Kristen Hawkes

Kristen Hawkes is an American anthropologist, currently a professor at University of Utah. In 2021 she was elected to the American Philosophical Society.

Education

Hawkes received a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Iowa State University and a Masters in Anthropology from the University of Washington. She was awarded a PhD in Anthropology for her research into kinship and cooperation among the Binumarien a highland community in New Guinea. Her research is based on ethnographic observation studies of hunter-gatherer communities such as the Aché and Hadza. Combining mathematical modelling and observational studies she also researches the effects of fire on ancient hunter-gatherers.