Completed PhDs in the Human Life History Projects
Samuli Helle 2004, University of Turku, Finland: “Reproduction and Post-reproductive Survival in Historical Humans”
Jenni Pettay 2008, University of Turku, Finland: “Phenotypic and Genetic Variance and Covariance in Life-history Traits in Historical Humans”
Ian Rickard 2009, University of Sheffield, UK: “Life-history Consequences of Developmental Conditions in Humans”
Mirkka Lahdenperä 2010, University of Turku, Finland: “Evolution of Prolonged Longevity in Humans”
Duncan Gillespie 2010, University of Sheffield, UK: “Natural Selection on Female Reproduction in Humans”
Jianghua Liu 2011, University of Sheffield, UK: “Evolutionary Foundation of Life-history Shifts During the Recent Demographic Transitions in Humans”
Aida Nitsch 2014, University of Sheffield, UK: “The Evolution of Sibling Interactions in Humans”
Simon Chapman 2020, University of Turku, Finland: "Context-dependence of Grandmother Effects & Selection on Post-reproductive Lifespan"