Darryl Holman

Darryl Holman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds dual roles as Director of the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences and a Research Affiliate at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. Holman's expertise spans biological anthropology, demography, and quantitative methods, with a focus on human reproductive ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary theory.

He holds a PhD in Anthropology and Demography from Penn State University (1996), an MS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1990), and a BS from the same institution (1988). His research integrates biodemographic models, paleodemography, and statistical methodologies to address questions about human aging, fertility, and evolutionary processes.

Key research areas include the ecology of breastfeeding behavior, modeling ovarian aging, and applying event history analysis to social science problems. Holman teaches advanced courses such as Biodemography, Human Population Genetics, and Event History Analysis, emphasizing mathematical modeling and data-driven approaches.

His affiliations include the South Asia Center and leadership roles in interdisciplinary research centers, reflecting his commitment to bridging anthropology with quantitative social science. Holman has contributed over 20 peer-reviewed articles, focusing on topics like menopause evolution in cetaceans, dengue fever epidemiology, and longitudinal dental development studies.