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RYAN SCHACHT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY [email protected] http://ryanschacht.wordpress.com PRESENT Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Utah EDUCATION 2014 2009 2005 Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of California, Davis Dissertation Title, “Reproductive Decision Making among the Makushi of Guyana” Adviser: Monique Borgerhoff Mulder (Committee Members: Mark Grote, Andrew Marshall, Gail Patricelli, Joanna Scheib, and Bruce Winterhalder) M.A. in Anthropology, University of California, Davis B.S. in Anthropology (with distinction), University of Nebraska, Lincoln Research Specialties: Human behavioral ecology, reproductive health, family formation, risk taking, parental investment, violence, sex ratio. PUBLICATIONS In press Schacht R and Bell AV. The evolution of monogamy in response to partner scarcity. Nature Scientific Reports. In press Schacht R, Tharpe D, and Smith KR. Marriage markets and male mating effort: violence and crime are elevated where men are rare. Human Nature. 2016 Schacht R and Kramer KL. Patterns of family formation in response to the sex ratio. PLoS ONE 11(8). 2015 Schacht R and Grote M. Partner Choice Decision Making and the Integration of Multiple Cues. Evolution and Human Behavior 36(6), 456-466. 2015 Schacht R and Borgerhoff Mulder M. Sex Ratio Effects on Reproductive Strategies in Humans. Royal Society Open Science 2, 140402. 2014 Schacht R, Rauch KL, and Borgerhoff Mulder, M. Too Many Men: The Violence Problem? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29, 214-222. 2013 Schacht R. Cassava and the Makushi: A Shared History of Resiliency and Transformation. In Food and Identity in the Caribbean, edited by Hanna Garth, 15-29. Berg Publishers, London. 2012 Borgerhoff Mulder M and Schacht R. Human Behavioural Ecology. The Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Wiley-Blackwell. 2009 Borgerhoff Mulder M, Schacht R, Caro T, Schacht J, and Caro B. Knowledge and Attitudes of Children of the Rupununi: Implications for Conservation in Guyana. Biological Conservation 142, 879-887. 2008 Schacht R. A Gap in Sudanese Refugee Resettlement. Current Anthropology 49(4), 543. 2008 Willis MS, Esqueda CW, and Schacht R. Social Perceptions of Individuals Missing Upper Front Teeth. Perceptual and Motor Skills 106, 423-435. 2005 Schacht, R. Female and Male Perceptions of Attractiveness: What is Attractive and Why? The Nebraska Anthropologist 20, 63-69. 2005 Willis MS, Schacht R, and Toothaker R. Anterior Dental Extractions among Dinka and Nuer Refugees in the United States: A Case Series. Special Care in Dentistry 25(4),193-198. Curriculum Vitae R. Schacht, 2016 ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES, REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES AND POPULAR ARTICLES In press Schacht R. Mate Choice. Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Wiley. In press Schacht R. Sociobiology. Encyclopedia of Political Behavior. SAGE. 2014 Schacht R, Rauch KL, and Borgerhoff Mulder M. Does a surplus of men really mean more violence? New Scientist 224 (2989), 28-29. 2013 Schacht R. Book Review: Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior. American Journal of Human Biology 25(6), 857-858. 2008 Schacht R. Biological Adaptations and their Influence on Health during Economic Modernization. Current Anthropology 49(6), 960. 2008 Schacht R. Big Hips = Brainy Babies? Current Anthropology 49(5), 767. 2008 Schacht R. Human Estrus. Current Anthropology 49(4), 542. 2008 Schacht R. Preference for Novelty. Current Anthropology 49(3), 360. EDITED JOURNAL ISSUES AND BOOKS Schacht R, Kramer KL, Szekely T, and Kappeler P. Adult sex ratios and reproductive decisions: a critical re-examination of sex differences in human and nonhuman societies. Co-edited themed-issue upcoming in 2017: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Schacht, R. Sex Ratios and Society: How Partner Availability Structures Social Interactions, Relationships, and Parenting. Invited book for the series: Springer Briefs: Human Behavior, Biology and Evolution. Currently under negotiation. PRESENTATIONS 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 Patterns of family formation in response to the sex ratio. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Columbia, MO. Applications of sex ratio reformulations within sexual selection theory. Paper presented at the Northwest Evolution, Ecology, And Human Behavior Symposium, Boise, ID. Violence against Women: A Mating-Market Approach. Paper presented at the 114th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington D.C. Reproductive Decision Making among the Makushi of Guyana and beyond. Invited speaker. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology. Violence against Women: A Mating-Market Approach. Paper presented at the joint Society for Applied Anthropology and Society for Anthropological Sciences meeting, Albuquerque, NM. Provost’s Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Reception. Invited speaker. Too Many Men: The Violence Problem? Paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Miami, FL. More Men More Violence? Poster presented at the 7th Annual California Workshop on Evolutionary Perspectives of Human Behavior, San Luis Obispo, CA. Explaining Sex Roles in Humans: Sex Ratio Effects on Reproductive Strategies. Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Albuquerque, NM. Sex Ratio Effects on Sex Roles: Dads Replace Cads When there are More Lads. Poster presented at the 6th Annual California Workshop on Evolutionary Perspectives of Human Behavior, SLO, CA What Evolutionary Psychology Missed in the Study of Sex Differences: Mate Choice Preferences among the Makushi of Guyana. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Anthropological Sciences, Las Vegas, NV. 2 Curriculum Vitae 2011 2005 2004 2004 R. Schacht, 2016 Social Context and Mate Choice: Shared and Divergent Responses among the Makushi of Southwestern Guyana. Paper presented at the 111th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Montréal, Québec. Female and Male Perceptions of Attractiveness: What is Attractive and Why? Paper presented at the 115th annual meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE. Teeth, Food, and Identity: Social Change among the Dinka and Nuer of Sudan. Paper presented at the 64th annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Dallas, TX. Teeth, Food, and Identity: Social Change among the Dinka and Nuer of Sudan. Paper presented at the UCARE Spring Research Symposium, Lincoln, NE. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-2013 2013 2007-2013 Associate Instructor: Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis ANT 15, Behavioral and Evolutionary Biology of the Human Life Cycle (Summer 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2013) ANT 50, Evolution of Human Nature (Summer, Fall 2012) Teaching Assistant: Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis PSY 159, Gender and Human Reproduction (Spring 2013) Teaching Assistant: Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis ANT 1, Human Evolutionary Biology ANT 15, Behavioral and Evolutionary Biology of the Human Life Cycle ANT 122A, Economic Anthropology ANT 158, The Evolution of Females and Males: A Biological Perspective RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2016 201520142013-2014 2010-2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 Field research: Yucatan, Mexico (Maya) Data collection on risk orientation and economic diversification. Utah Population Database (UPDB): University of Utah Data analysis on adverse early life conditions and adult outcomes. U.S. Census Data: University of Utah Data management and analysis on patterns of family formation. Undergraduate Education: UC Davis Data collection on student perceptions of hybrid (online) course construction Dissertation Research: Guyana, South America (16 months). Data collection on reproductive decision making across eight villages Field Research: Guyana, South America (Makushi) Pilot data collection assessing the applicability of Western psychometrics. Field Research: Guyana, South America Data collection on conservation attitudes among local schoolchildren. Field Research: Guyana, South America Establishing local contacts and visiting potential field sites. Research Assistant: Guyana, South America. Supervisors: Monique Borgerhoff Mulder and Tim Caro. FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS & AWARDS 2016-2019 National Science Foundation (1632338): Risk-sensitive Decision Making: Subsistence Diversification in Response to Novel Environments (Co-PI). 3 Curriculum Vitae 20152013-2014 2013-2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011-2012 2011-2012 2011 2010-2011 2010-2011 2010‒2011 2009 2009 2008-2009 2008 2007 2004-2005 2003-2004 R. Schacht, 2016 National Institute of Health (RO1AG022095): Early life conditions, survival and health (ELCS): a pedigree-population based study (Co-Investigator). Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Awarded by the Office of Graduate Studies, College of Letters and Science . UC Davis and Humanities Graduate Research Award: Awarded by the Office of Graduate Studies, University of California, Davis. Poster Prize: 7th Annual California Workshop on Evolutionary Social Science. Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Program Fellowship: Awarded by the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Poster Prize: Human Behavior and Evolution Society Annual Meeting . Peter and Diana Crook Graduate Travel Award: Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Graduate Student Travel Award: Office of Graduate Studies, University of California, Davis. UC Davis and Humanities Graduate Research: Awarded by the Office of Graduate Studies, University of California, Davis. Dissertation Improvement Grant: Institute for Governmental Affairs, University of California, Davis. Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Program Fellowship: Awarded by the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Wenner Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant: Gender Roles, Mate Choice, and Adult Sex Ratios: A Comparison in the Rupununi, Guyana. Floyd and Mary Schwall Dissertation Year Fellowship in Medical Research: Awarded by the Office of Graduate Studies, University of California, Davis. National Science Foundation DDIG (#0962440): Parental investment, socioecological variation, and family formation: Comparative cases in Guyana. Summer Institute for Research Design in Cultural Anthropology: Sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Three-week intensive course at Duke University (room, board and tuition). Evolutionary Anthropology Summer Fellowship: Awarded by the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Dissertation Improvement Award: Institute for Governmental Affairs, University of California, Davis. Evolutionary Anthropology Summer Fellowship: Awarded by the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. Evolutionary Anthropology Summer Fellowship: Awarded by the Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis. UCARE Student Research Grant: Awarded by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, for “Perceptions of Those with Missing Teeth”. UCARE Student Research Grant: Awarded by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, for “Nutrition and Dental Restoration Project”. REFERENCES Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, Professor, UCD Bruce Winterhalder, Professor, UCD Elizabeth Cashdan, Professor, UU Alan Rogers, Professor, UU Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology 4 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]