I am a biological anthropologist specializing in molecular primatology. My primary research areas are conservation genomics, microbiomes, and landscape genetics. I am trained holistically in field biology, molecular genetic lab work, and computational biology. My main field sites are in China (Wuliangshan) and Costa Rica (Santa Rosa), and I handle a primate scat detection dog named Pinkerton. Click on the sidebar images for more information about my work!

Position:

La Caixa Junior Leader Postdoctoral Scholar
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Institute of Evolutionary Biology
joseph[dot]orkin[at]upf[dot]edu

Education:

PhD    Washington University in St. Louis    Anthropology                          2014
MA     Washington University in St. Louis    Anthropology                          2008
BA      Penn State University                        Anthropology & Philosophy    2005