The Human Sociality Lab (HSL) studies human social life to tackle big questions and pressing social issues in the 21st century.
We investigate how people use social relationships to navigate the impacts of environmental, social, and economic change on their well-being, health, and livelihoods. We approach this problem from multiple perspectives, looking at individual psychology and decision-making, relationship formation and maintenance, the structure of social networks, and the impacts of local institutions.
We do a lot of:
Our lab spans two universities, Penn State and Washington State.
Anne is accepting PhD students at Penn State in Anthropology, with the option to join a dual-degree program like Demography or Transdisciplinary Research on Environment and Society (TREES). See here for details on the Penn State programs and how to apply.
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HSL members acknowledge the traditional caretakers of the lands on which we live and work: Erie, Haudenosaunee (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora), Lenape (Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe, Stockbridge-Munsee), Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), Palus, Shawnee (Absentee, Eastern, and Oklahoma), Susquehannock, and Wahzhazhe (Osage) peoples.