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Karen D. Lupo is a Professor of Anthropology at Southern Methodist University. She is an anthropological archaeologist specializing in reconstructing ancient human behavior through theoretical models, with primary fieldwork conducted in Central Africa and the Great Basin region.
- Education: PhD in Anthropology from the University of Utah (1993)
Her research explores themes such as hunter decision-making, bushmeat commodification, human-animal interactions, and forager-farmer dynamics. She collaborates with international scholars on projects including the Sangha River Interval, Ubangui Archaeology, Central African aDNA, Wildmeat, and Paleolake Chad Faunal Histories initiatives.
Lupo’s work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and National Geographic Society, with publications in top-tier journals like the Journal of Human Evolution and American Antiquity. She teaches courses on zooarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and hunter-gatherer societies.
Current advising includes graduate students McKenzie Alford and Nicolette M. Edwards. Her laboratory focuses on interdisciplinary collaborations bridging archaeology, ecology, and evolutionary studies.
