Visual development in tree shrews, macaques, and humans
Our current focus is on neural development supporting visual object recognition across mammalian species.
Ecology and evolution of species interactions in plants
We study the ecology and evolution of plant-microbe interactions.
Evolutionary dynamics of social and ecological systems
My lab works on mathematical and computational modeling of evolutionary, social, and ecological dynamics.
Translation of Globally-Circulating Political Ideas: The Multiple Genealogies of Democracy in Telugu South India
Use your Telugu language skills to trace the influence of globally-circulating political ideas on the shaping of democratic ideals in southern India.
Biochemistry and Biophysics of Biomembrane Function
Towards refining and expanding out techniques to understand the function of biological membranes.
Medieval Copper Plate Seals from South India
This is a study of Copper Plate Seals attached to royal grants in medieval South India that attempts to understand the shifting relations of royal insignia to political change.
Identity Politics in the U.S. and Other Developed Democracies
This project tackles a significant challenge in contemporary politics: is the U.S. unique among developed democracies in the way that core social identities are politically divisive?
Research on Early Modern Literature and Culture
Early Modern Literature and Culture/ History of Sexuality / Queer Theory / Historical Race Studies / Historical Trans Studies/ Shakespeare / Renaissance Drama / Ottoman Empire / Turkish Studies
Social, Cultural, and Biological Determinants of Health
My research focuses on the social, cultural, and biological determinants of health.