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Charles L Nunn is the Gosnell Family Professor in Global Health at Duke University, holding appointments in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology (since 2013) and Duke Global Health Institute (since 2013). He previously served as an Adjunct Professor at Duke (2012-2013) and Scholar in Residence in Evolutionary Anthropology (2013).
Dr. Nunn's research operates at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and health, focusing on infectious disease dynamics, evolutionary medicine, and sleep biology. His work investigates how anthropogenic changes like land use and market integration affect disease transmission in Madagascar, while also exploring theoretical aspects of parasite sharing networks and evolutionary mismatch.
Recent publications reveal trends in:
- Zoonotic disease transmission in human-altered ecosystems
- Evolutionary patterns of primate-parasite associations
- Climate change adaptation by smallholder farmers
- Network modeling for epidemic control
- Sleep ecology and its evolutionary implications
- Human-primate disease transmission risks
He has received significant funding from the National Science Foundation (including a US-Israel collaborative grant), National Institutes of Health, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and Sigma Xi. Nunn directs the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM) and previously served as Director of Graduate Studies in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke.
