Emily Emmott

Dr. Emily Emmott is an Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology at University College London (UCL), where she teaches and conducts research in the Department of Anthropology. She holds a PhD in Evolutionary Anthropology from UCL and an MSc in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology from the University of Oxford.

• Current academic roles: Associate Professor, Director for Education at UCL Anthropology
• Non-academic roles: Senior Research Officer at Children's Commissioner's Office, Researcher in Residence at Department for Health and Social Care

Her research sits at the intersection of Biological Anthropology, Evolutionary Public Health, and Biosocial Medical Anthropology, focusing on:

• Cooperative childrearing systems
• Social support networks for parents
• Evolutionary mismatch in maternal/adolescent health
• Quantitative-qualitative mixed methods

Major research projects include:

• Adolescent Sociality Across Cultures (ESRC, AHRC funded)
• Maternal Social Support and Infant Feeding (European Human Behaviour & Evolution Society, British Academy)
• Cooperative Childrearing in Middle Childhood (UCL SHS, BA grants)

She serves as:

• Associate Editor for Biological Anthropology (Journal of RAI)
• Conference organizer for International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health
• Guest Editor for special issues on biosocial research and maternal-child health

Her methodological expertise spans:

• British birth cohort data analysis
• Mobile health participatory studies
• Comparative autophotography
• Evolutionary theory application
• Complex social network analysis
• Quasi-naturalistic observational methods