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Mhairi Gibson is a professor at the University of Bristol, focusing on understanding variations in women's reproductive life histories and health. Her research incorporates theories and methods from human behavioral ecology, social statistics, and anthropology. With a foundation in long-term fieldwork conducted in South-Central Ethiopia, she investigates the drivers of recent changes in reproduction, health, and parenting among Arsi Oromo farmers. Notably, her work addresses the social dynamics and normative practices that contribute to harmful practices affecting women and girls. She is particularly interested in identifying individual and community-level factors that explain the persistence of female genital cutting/mutilation and intimate partner violence in high-risk communities. Professor Gibson is also open to research proposals in Human Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Anthropology, and Applied Anthropology, having supervised numerous student projects that explore evolutionary explanations for harmful cultural traditions and develop specialized survey techniques for measuring sensitive behaviors.
University of Bristol • Bristol, UK
Teaching and research in anthropology, focusing on women's reproductive health and behavior.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.