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Fernando Campos serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), College of Liberal and Fine Arts. His research investigates evolutionary responses of nonhuman primates to environmental change, with direct applications for conservation amid the global primate extinction crisis driven by anthropogenic pressures.
His academic credentials include:
- PhD in Anthropology, University of Calgary (2014)
- MA in Anthropology, University of Calgary (2008)
- BSc in Biology, California Institute of Technology (2002)
Dr. Campos' research integrates behavioral ecology, biodemography, and conservation science to study primate life histories, aging, and responses to global change. Using a biodemographic approach, he examines links between environmental variability, health outcomes, and life trajectories in wild populations through long-term field studies of white-faced capuchins in Costa Rica and baboons in East Africa.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals a methodological emphasis on non-invasive biomarkers (fecal proteomics, DNA methylation) to quantify physiological impacts of stress and aging. This work demonstrates how social structures and ecological conditions interact to shape survival and reproductive success, providing critical data for evidence-based primate conservation strategies.
He directs the Campos Lab, which maintains active field sites in Costa Rica and Kenya, and contributes to cross-species primate life history databases for comparative analyses of demographic processes.
