Kristen Hawkes is an American anthropologist, currently a professor at University of Utah.
She was awarded a PhD in Anthropology for her research into kinship and cooperation among the Binumarien a highland community in New Guinea.
[1] Hawkes, an expert in human evolution and sociobiology, is the author of several studies on the “grandmother hypothesis,” which asserts that many of the characteristics that distinguish us from our ape ancestors are thanks to the thoughtful care of our mothers' mothers.
[4] Her research is based on ethnographic observation studies of hunter-gatherer communities such as the Aché and Hadza.
[5] Combining mathematical modelling and observational studies she also researches the effects of fire on ancient hunter-gatherers.