Tyler is a dual-PhD student in Bioanthropology and Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures with research interests in the history and philosophy of biology, science-religion, evolutionary theory/medicine, primate behavioral ecology, medical primatology, endocrinology, and GIS/GPS. His current projects are focused on the evolution-creationism controversy in the Islamic world and the effects of urbanization and food waste on hamadryas baboon behavior and reproduction in the Middle East and East Africa. Additionally, he helps with field research on chimpanzees in Uganda and monitors the use of non-human primates in biomedical research.
Tyler Nighswander
Degree Program: Ph.D.
The College of Arts