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