Daniel Redhead

Roles and Affiliations: Daniel Redhead is an Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen (since 2023) within the Department of Sociology and the Inter-university Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS). He concurrently serves as a Guest Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology's Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture. Previously, he held roles including Group Leader (2020–2023) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2018–2020) at the same institute, and Visiting Researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017–2018).

Education:

• PhD in Psychology (2015–2018), University of Essex
• Masters by Research (MA) in Anthropology (2014–2015), Durham University
• BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Anthropology (2011–2014), Durham University

Research Interests: Redhead focuses on cultural evolution, human behavioral ecology, social hierarchy, and social network analysis. His work examines how social structures, cooperation, and inequality emerge in diverse contexts—from rural Colombian communities to foraging societies in the Congo Basin. He employs advanced statistical methods and computational models to analyze complex social systems.

Articles Trends: His recent publications emphasize methodological innovations (e.g., Bayesian network analysis, STRAND software), cross-cultural studies of cooperation and status, and interdisciplinary approaches bridging anthropology, evolutionary biology, and sociology.

Awards:

• Human Behavior & Evolution Society Margo Wilson Award (2024)
• NSF HNDS Program Co-PI Grant ($400,000, 2022)
• Leakey Foundation Research Grant (2025)

Teaching & Grants: Redhead teaches courses on Solidarity & Social Contexts and Methodology & Data Collection at the University of Groningen. He actively secures grants as PI/Co-I, including multi-million-dollar NSF and ESRC funding.