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Sarah Mathew is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Change, affiliated with the Institute of Human Origins and centers like the Center for Evolution and Medicine. Her research focuses on the evolution of human ultra-sociality, exploring how large-scale cooperation and warfare emerge in societies like the Turkana pastoralists of Kenya without centralized governance. She investigates mechanisms such as moral norms, cultural group selection, and supernatural beliefs.
Her fieldwork emphasizes the Turkana's social structures, combat stress physiology, and cultural adaptations. Recent studies address genetic research ethics in small-scale populations, hormonal responses to stress, and cross-cultural patterns in religiosity and material insecurity. Her work bridges evolutionary theory, anthropology, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Affiliations: Institute of Human Origins, Adaptation, Behavior, Culture and Society, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Global Biosocial Complexity Initiative
- Key Themes: Moral sentiments, warfare origins, cultural evolution, pastoralist societies
Publications highlight topics ranging from testosterone dynamics in combatants to the role of third-party arbitration in sustaining cooperation. Her research underscores the interplay between cultural and biological factors in human social behavior.
