ALLELE: “Dinosaurs on Your Front Lawn” (Julia Clarke)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

“Dinosaurs on Your Front Lawn: The Evolution of Birds” Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 PM Julia Clarke is an Associate Professor and John A. Wilson Fellow in Vertebrate Paleontology in the Jackson chool of Geosciences. Her research focuses on using phylogenetic methods and diverse data types to gain insight into the evolution of birds, avian flight

ALLELE: “Dinosaurs on Your Front Lawn” (Julia Clarke)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

“Dinosaurs on Your Front Lawn: The Evolution of Birds” Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 PM Julia Clarke is an Associate Professor and John A. Wilson Fellow in Vertebrate Paleontology in the Jackson chool of Geosciences. Her research focuses on using phylogenetic methods and diverse data types to gain insight into the evolution of birds, avian flight

ALLELE: “Religion, a Cultural Virus” (Lee McCorkle)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

William “Lee” W. McCorkle Jr. – LEVYNA/Masaryk University (Czech Republic) “Religion, a Cultural Virus: Evolutionary Approaches in the Historical, Anthropological, and Scientific Study of Religion” Thursday, March 31, 2016, 7:30 PM William “Lee” W. McCorkle Jr. is a cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist that specializes in ritual, language, and communication. He served as the Director for

ALLELE: “Religion, a Cultural Virus” (Lee McCorkle)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

William “Lee” W. McCorkle Jr. – LEVYNA/Masaryk University (Czech Republic) “Religion, a Cultural Virus: Evolutionary Approaches in the Historical, Anthropological, and Scientific Study of Religion” Thursday, March 31, 2016, 7:30 PM William “Lee” W. McCorkle Jr. is a cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist that specializes in ritual, language, and communication. He served as the Director for

ALLELE: “Darwin’s Insight” (Morten Christiansen)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Morten H. Christiansen – Cornell University “Darwin’s Insight: The Cultural Evolution of Language” Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7:30 PM Morten H. Christiansen is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Cognitive Science Program at Cornell University as well Senior Scientist at the Haskins Labs and Professor in the Department of Language and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark.

ALLELE: “Darwin’s Insight” (Morten Christiansen)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Morten H. Christiansen – Cornell University “Darwin’s Insight: The Cultural Evolution of Language” Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7:30 PM Morten H. Christiansen is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Cognitive Science Program at Cornell University as well Senior Scientist at the Haskins Labs and Professor in the Department of Language and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark.

ALLELE: “Semen Chemistry” (Rebecca Burch)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

“Semen Chemistry: Implications, Innovations, and Controversy” Thursday, December 3, 2015, 7:30 PM Becky Burch‘s main research interests are the evolution of sexual behavior, sexual signaling, and domestic violence. However, recent academic pursuits have ventured into cultural differences and similarities in a variety of human behaviors, including sex, parenting, play, gender, and development. Dr. Burch has publications

ALLELE: “Semen Chemistry” (Rebecca Burch)

Ferguson Center Ballroom University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

“Semen Chemistry: Implications, Innovations, and Controversy” Thursday, December 3, 2015, 7:30 PM Becky Burch‘s main research interests are the evolution of sexual behavior, sexual signaling, and domestic violence. However, recent academic pursuits have ventured into cultural differences and similarities in a variety of human behaviors, including sex, parenting, play, gender, and development. Dr. Burch has publications