fieldwork
Q&A: Is it always ‘us vs them’? Researcher explains why flexibility is key
Penn State News - Anne
Perceived inequality and variability in the expression of parochial altruism
Ross, C.T., & Pisor, A.C. (2025)
Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits
WSU Insider/Penn State News - Kris & Anne
Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management
Smith, K.M., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2024)
Connections beyond blood - chosen kin are integral to human social life
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Ollie & Anne
Human intergroup relations are profoundly flexible. Our science needs to catch up.
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Anne
The impacts of long-distance relationships on local natural resource management
Pisor, A.C., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., & Smith, K.M. (2023)
Long-distance friends are good friends to have around
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Kris
Non-kin alloparents and child outcomes: Older siblings, but not godparents, predict educational attainment in a rural context
Hubbard, E.B., Shannon, O., & Pisor, A.C. (2023)
In need-based sharing, sharing is more important than need
Lightner, A.L., Pisor, A.C., & Hagen, E.H. (2023)
Friends near and afar, through thick and thin: Comparing contingency of help between close- and long-distance friends in Tanzanian fishing villages
Smith, K.M, Pisor, A.C., Aron, B., Bernard, K., Fimbo, P., Kimesera, R., Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change
The Dissenter - Anne
Do people manage climate risk through long-distance relationships?
Pisor, A.C. & Jones, J.H. (2021)
Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change
ScienceNews - Kris
Friendliness is more important in a new friend than which group she belongs to
Phys.org - Anne
Humans really ARE kind: Most people are naturally inclined to help strangers and share limited resources
Daily Mail - Anne
Anne
Q&A: Is it always ‘us vs them’? Researcher explains why flexibility is key
Penn State News - Anne
Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits
WSU Insider/Penn State News - Kris & Anne
The evolutionary, applied, interdisciplinary anthropology of climate adaptation
Michigan Anthropology Four-Field Symposium - Anne
Connections beyond blood - chosen kin are integral to human social life
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Ollie & Anne
Human intergroup relations are profoundly flexible. Our science needs to catch up.
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Anne
WSU anthropologist edits special journal issue on cultural climate adaptation
WSU Insider - Anne
Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change
The Dissenter - Anne
The evolution of between-community relationships in humans
WSU Common Reading Series - Anne
Friendliness is more important in a new friend than which group she belongs to
Phys.org - Anne
Humans really ARE kind: Most people are naturally inclined to help strangers and share limited resources
Daily Mail - Anne
cooperation
Q&A: Is it always ‘us vs them’? Researcher explains why flexibility is key
Penn State News - Anne
Perceived inequality and variability in the expression of parochial altruism
Ross, C.T., & Pisor, A.C. (2025)
Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits
WSU Insider/Penn State News - Kris & Anne
Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management
Smith, K.M., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2024)
Connections beyond blood - chosen kin are integral to human social life
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Ollie & Anne
Human intergroup relations are profoundly flexible. Our science needs to catch up.
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Anne
The impacts of long-distance relationships on local natural resource management
Pisor, A.C., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., & Smith, K.M. (2023)
Long-distance friends are good friends to have around
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Kris
Non-kin alloparents and child outcomes: Older siblings, but not godparents, predict educational attainment in a rural context
Hubbard, E.B., Shannon, O., & Pisor, A.C. (2023)
In need-based sharing, sharing is more important than need
Lightner, A.L., Pisor, A.C., & Hagen, E.H. (2023)
Friends near and afar, through thick and thin: Comparing contingency of help between close- and long-distance friends in Tanzanian fishing villages
Smith, K.M, Pisor, A.C., Aron, B., Bernard, K., Fimbo, P., Kimesera, R., Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
Kinship intensity and the use of mental states in moral judgment across societies
Curtin, C.M., Barrett, C., Bolyanatz, A., Crittenden, A., Fessler, D.M.T., Fitzpatrick, S., Gurven, M., Kanovsky, M., Kushnick, G., Laurence, S., Pisor, A., et al. (2020)
Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change
ScienceNews - Kris
Friendliness is more important in a new friend than which group she belongs to
Phys.org - Anne
Humans really ARE kind: Most people are naturally inclined to help strangers and share limited resources
Daily Mail - Anne
cross-cultural
Comment: The evolution of (intergroup) peace hinges on how we define groups and peace
Pisor, A.C., Smith, K.M., & Deminchuk, J. (2024)
WSU anthropologist edits special journal issue on cultural climate adaptation
WSU Insider - Anne
Climate change adaptation needs a science of culture
Pisor, A.C., Lansing, J.S., & Magargal, K. (2023)
Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals
Ross, C.T., Hooper, P.L., Smith, J.E., …Pisor, A., … Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
Want climate-change adaptation? Evolutionary theory can help
Jones, J.H., Ready, E., & Pisor, A.C. (2021)
Human adaptation to climate change: An introduction to the special issue
Pisor, A.C. & Jones, J.H. (2021)
Navigating cross-cultural research: Methodological and ethical considerations
Broesch, T., Crittenden, A.N., Beheim, B.A., Blackwell, A.D., Bunce, J.A., Colleran, H., Hagel, K., Kline, M., McElreath, R., Nelson, R.G., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2020)
Kinship intensity and the use of mental states in moral judgment across societies
Curtin, C.M., Barrett, C., Bolyanatz, A., Crittenden, A., Fessler, D.M.T., Fitzpatrick, S., Gurven, M., Kanovsky, M., Kushnick, G., Laurence, S., Pisor, A., et al. (2020)
Preferences and constraints: the value of economic games for studying human behaviour
Pisor, A.C., Gervais, M.M., Purzycki, B.G., & Ross, C.T. (2020)
review
To understand climate change adaptation we must characterize climate variability. Here’s how.
Pisor, A., Touma, D., Singh, D., & Jones, J.H. (2023)
Climate change adaptation needs a science of culture
Pisor, A.C., Lansing, J.S., & Magargal, K. (2023)
Effective climate-change adaptation means supporting community autonomy
Pisor, A.C., Basurto, X., Douglass, K.G., Mach, K.J., Ready, E., Tylianakis, J.M., Hazel, A., Kline, M.A., Kramer, K.L., Lansing, J.S., Moritz, M., Smaldino, P.E., Thornton, T.F., Jones, J.H. (2022)
Want climate-change adaptation? Evolutionary theory can help
Jones, J.H., Ready, E., & Pisor, A.C. (2021)
How can evolutionary and biological anthropologists engage broader audiences?
Jones, J.H., Pisor, A.C., Douglass, K., Bliege Bird, R., Ready, E., Hazel, A., Hackman, J., Kramer, K., Kohler, T.A., Pontzer, H., & Towner, M. (2021)
Human adaptation to climate change: An introduction to the special issue
Pisor, A.C. & Jones, J.H. (2021)
Navigating cross-cultural research: Methodological and ethical considerations
Broesch, T., Crittenden, A.N., Beheim, B.A., Blackwell, A.D., Bunce, J.A., Colleran, H., Hagel, K., Kline, M., McElreath, R., Nelson, R.G., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2020)
climate-adaptation
Climate change adaptation needs a science of culture
Pisor, A.C., Lansing, J.S., & Magargal, K. (2023)
Effective climate-change adaptation means supporting community autonomy
Pisor, A.C., Basurto, X., Douglass, K.G., Mach, K.J., Ready, E., Tylianakis, J.M., Hazel, A., Kline, M.A., Kramer, K.L., Lansing, J.S., Moritz, M., Smaldino, P.E., Thornton, T.F., Jones, J.H. (2022)
Want climate-change adaptation? Evolutionary theory can help
Jones, J.H., Ready, E., & Pisor, A.C. (2021)
Human adaptation to climate change: An introduction to the special issue
Pisor, A.C. & Jones, J.H. (2021)
Do people manage climate risk through long-distance relationships?
Pisor, A.C. & Jones, J.H. (2021)
climate adaptation
The evolutionary, applied, interdisciplinary anthropology of climate adaptation
Michigan Anthropology Four-Field Symposium - Anne
WSU anthropologist edits special journal issue on cultural climate adaptation
WSU Insider - Anne
intergroup
Perceived inequality and variability in the expression of parochial altruism
Ross, C.T., & Pisor, A.C. (2025)
The evolution of between-community relationships in humans
WSU Common Reading Series - Anne
Friendliness is more important in a new friend than which group she belongs to
Phys.org - Anne
Humans really ARE kind: Most people are naturally inclined to help strangers and share limited resources
Daily Mail - Anne
policy
WSU anthropologist edits special journal issue on cultural climate adaptation
WSU Insider - Anne
Climate change adaptation needs a science of culture
Pisor, A.C., Lansing, J.S., & Magargal, K. (2023)
Effective climate-change adaptation means supporting community autonomy
Pisor, A.C., Basurto, X., Douglass, K.G., Mach, K.J., Ready, E., Tylianakis, J.M., Hazel, A., Kline, M.A., Kramer, K.L., Lansing, J.S., Moritz, M., Smaldino, P.E., Thornton, T.F., Jones, J.H. (2022)
bolivia
Comment: The evolution of (intergroup) peace hinges on how we define groups and peace
Pisor, A.C., Smith, K.M., & Deminchuk, J. (2024)
Non-kin alloparents and child outcomes: Older siblings, but not godparents, predict educational attainment in a rural context
Hubbard, E.B., Shannon, O., & Pisor, A.C. (2023)
Do people manage climate risk through long-distance relationships?
Pisor, A.C. & Jones, J.H. (2021)
Navigating cross-cultural research: Methodological and ethical considerations
Broesch, T., Crittenden, A.N., Beheim, B.A., Blackwell, A.D., Bunce, J.A., Colleran, H., Hagel, K., Kline, M., McElreath, R., Nelson, R.G., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2020)
Preferences and constraints: the value of economic games for studying human behaviour
Pisor, A.C., Gervais, M.M., Purzycki, B.G., & Ross, C.T. (2020)
tanzania
Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management
Smith, K.M., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2024)
The impacts of long-distance relationships on local natural resource management
Pisor, A.C., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., & Smith, K.M. (2023)
In need-based sharing, sharing is more important than need
Lightner, A.L., Pisor, A.C., & Hagen, E.H. (2023)
Friends near and afar, through thick and thin: Comparing contingency of help between close- and long-distance friends in Tanzanian fishing villages
Smith, K.M, Pisor, A.C., Aron, B., Bernard, K., Fimbo, P., Kimesera, R., Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
long-distance-relationships
Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management
Smith, K.M., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2024)
The impacts of long-distance relationships on local natural resource management
Pisor, A.C., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., & Smith, K.M. (2023)
Friends near and afar, through thick and thin: Comparing contingency of help between close- and long-distance friends in Tanzanian fishing villages
Smith, K.M, Pisor, A.C., Aron, B., Bernard, K., Fimbo, P., Kimesera, R., Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
Do people manage climate risk through long-distance relationships?
Pisor, A.C. & Jones, J.H. (2021)
fisheries
Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits
WSU Insider/Penn State News - Kris & Anne
Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management
Smith, K.M., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2024)
The impacts of long-distance relationships on local natural resource management
Pisor, A.C., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., & Smith, K.M. (2023)
Friends near and afar, through thick and thin: Comparing contingency of help between close- and long-distance friends in Tanzanian fishing villages
Smith, K.M, Pisor, A.C., Aron, B., Bernard, K., Fimbo, P., Kimesera, R., Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
Kris
Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits
WSU Insider/Penn State News - Kris & Anne
Long-distance friends are good friends to have around
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Kris
Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change
ScienceNews - Kris
toolkit
Comment: The evolution of (intergroup) peace hinges on how we define groups and peace
Pisor, A.C., Smith, K.M., & Deminchuk, J. (2024)
To understand climate change adaptation we must characterize climate variability. Here’s how.
Pisor, A., Touma, D., Singh, D., & Jones, J.H. (2023)
Navigating cross-cultural research: Methodological and ethical considerations
Broesch, T., Crittenden, A.N., Beheim, B.A., Blackwell, A.D., Bunce, J.A., Colleran, H., Hagel, K., Kline, M., McElreath, R., Nelson, R.G., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2020)
Preferences and constraints: the value of economic games for studying human behaviour
Pisor, A.C., Gervais, M.M., Purzycki, B.G., & Ross, C.T. (2020)
Bolivia
The evolution of between-community relationships in humans
WSU Common Reading Series - Anne
Friendliness is more important in a new friend than which group she belongs to
Phys.org - Anne
Humans really ARE kind: Most people are naturally inclined to help strangers and share limited resources
Daily Mail - Anne
fitness-interdependence
Perceived inequality and variability in the expression of parochial altruism
Ross, C.T., & Pisor, A.C. (2025)
Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management
Smith, K.M., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2024)
In need-based sharing, sharing is more important than need
Lightner, A.L., Pisor, A.C., & Hagen, E.H. (2023)
Tanzania
Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits
WSU Insider/Penn State News - Kris & Anne
Long-distance friends are good friends to have around
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Kris
Studying subsistence societies, long-distance relationships, and climate change
ScienceNews - Kris
intergroup relations
Q&A: Is it always ‘us vs them’? Researcher explains why flexibility is key
Penn State News - Anne
Human intergroup relations are profoundly flexible. Our science needs to catch up.
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Anne
kenya
long-distance relationships
Long-distance friendships may provide conservation benefits
WSU Insider/Penn State News - Kris & Anne
Long-distance friends are good friends to have around
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Kris
natural-resource-management
Long-distance friends and collective action in fisheries management
Smith, K.M., Pisor, A.C., et al. (2024)
The impacts of long-distance relationships on local natural resource management
Pisor, A.C., Borgerhoff Mulder, M., & Smith, K.M. (2023)
games
Comment: The evolution of (intergroup) peace hinges on how we define groups and peace
Pisor, A.C., Smith, K.M., & Deminchuk, J. (2024)
Preferences and constraints: the value of economic games for studying human behaviour
Pisor, A.C., Gervais, M.M., Purzycki, B.G., & Ross, C.T. (2020)
climto
applied-research
primatology
The evolution of between-community relationships in humans
WSU Common Reading Series - Anne
colombia
Perceived inequality and variability in the expression of parochial altruism
Ross, C.T., & Pisor, A.C. (2025)
basic-science
public-health
Kenya
The evolutionary, applied, interdisciplinary anthropology of climate adaptation
Michigan Anthropology Four-Field Symposium - Anne
culture change
The evolutionary, applied, interdisciplinary anthropology of climate adaptation
Michigan Anthropology Four-Field Symposium - Anne
health
epidemiology
cooperative childrearing
Connections beyond blood - chosen kin are integral to human social life
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Ollie & Anne
chosen kin
Connections beyond blood - chosen kin are integral to human social life
Human Behavior & Evolution Society blog - Ollie & Anne
climate_change
To understand climate change adaptation we must characterize climate variability. Here’s how.
Pisor, A., Touma, D., Singh, D., & Jones, J.H. (2023)
africa
To understand climate change adaptation we must characterize climate variability. Here’s how.
Pisor, A., Touma, D., Singh, D., & Jones, J.H. (2023)
special issue
cooperative-childrearing
Non-kin alloparents and child outcomes: Older siblings, but not godparents, predict educational attainment in a rural context
Hubbard, E.B., Shannon, O., & Pisor, A.C. (2023)
risk
In need-based sharing, sharing is more important than need
Lightner, A.L., Pisor, A.C., & Hagen, E.H. (2023)
modeling
In need-based sharing, sharing is more important than need
Lightner, A.L., Pisor, A.C., & Hagen, E.H. (2023)
demography
Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals
Ross, C.T., Hooper, P.L., Smith, J.E., …Pisor, A., … Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
cross-species
Reproductive inequality in humans and other mammals
Ross, C.T., Hooper, P.L., Smith, J.E., …Pisor, A., … Borgerhoff Mulder, M. (2023)
ClimTo
interdisciplinary
how-to
How can evolutionary and biological anthropologists engage broader audiences?
Jones, J.H., Pisor, A.C., Douglass, K., Bliege Bird, R., Ready, E., Hazel, A., Hackman, J., Kramer, K., Kohler, T.A., Pontzer, H., & Towner, M. (2021)
natural resource management
cognition
Kinship intensity and the use of mental states in moral judgment across societies
Curtin, C.M., Barrett, C., Bolyanatz, A., Crittenden, A., Fessler, D.M.T., Fitzpatrick, S., Gurven, M., Kanovsky, M., Kushnick, G., Laurence, S., Pisor, A., et al. (2020)
great-apes
The evolution of between-community relationships in humans
WSU Common Reading Series - Anne