Alyssa N. Crittenden
PhD Student, Anthropology

Education:
C.Phil., Anthropology, University of California, San Diego

M.A., Anthropology, University of California, San Diego

B.A., Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz

Research Interests:
My research focuses on the behavioral ecology of human foraging societies. I am interested in the evolution of the sexual division of labor, allomaternal care, children's foraging patterns, and the evolution of the human diet. My dissertation project studies various types of allomaternal care among the Hadza hunter-gatherers of northern Tanzania.

Thesis Title:
Female Foraging and Maternal Diet Composition among the Hadza of Tanzania.

Dissertation Title: (In Progress)
The Helping Behavior of Hadza Children: Allomothering and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding in Humans.

UCSD E-mail:
acritten@ucsd.edu

Website:
http://anthro.ucsd.edu/~acritten/