My research explores sexual selection and the evolution of sociality, with a focus on sexual coercion—its causes, consequences, and more broadly, the interplay between male and female reproductive strategies across both human and nonhuman societies. To this end, I combine individual-based studies using long-term behavioural, physiological, and genetic data from diverse, wild primate species, and comparative analyses across the mammal radiation to trace evolutionary pathways.

As a field primatologist, I have studied Wild Bornean and Sumatran orangutans in Indonesia (Masters/PhD), Western lowland gorillas in the Congo Basin (Wildlife Conservation Society), and chacma baboons in Namibia (Postdoc).

My work bridges evolutionary biology with social sciences, with the aim to foster interdisciplinary exchange to deepen our understanding of human nature and to eventually finding applied solutions to societal challenges.

Publications:

Orcid