Eva Hernandez-Janer

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Ph.D. Anthropology/ Human Evolutionary Sciences (in progress),

Rutgers University

Fulbright Research Fellow, Indonesia 2022-2023

M.A. Anthropology, NYU 2020

Me llamo Eva, and I am a Biological Anthropologist (in training), focusing on how primate health and diet is impacted by environmental degradation and climate change. I am currently an Evolutionary Anthropology PhD Candidate at Rutgers University exploring how habitat loss and peatland fires in Tuanan, Indonesia affect Orangutan diet, health, and survival.

I am currently a Fulbright Fellow conducting research in Indonesia from Fall 2022-Fall 2023!

Follow My Fulbright Journey Here

I am interested in exploring and documenting how we as primates have and will adapt to environmental degradation caused by habitat destruction and extreme climatic events. I am particularly interested in tropical forests, as they house over two-thirds of the world’s biodiversity. My research uses several methods including Stable Isotope Analysis (SIA) on animal and plant materials, as a tool to measure changes in diet, health, and ecology spanning from weeks to years. This is the focus of my Fulbright & dissertation research.

Personally and as part of my work, I am invested in deconstructing and combatting inequality around me. The climate crisis is disproportionately impacting marginalized communities, and without mitigation, will only increase over time. Part of the objective of my work is not only in exploring and reporting the science to the public, but actively working with and for underserved communities for collective action and social equity. I do this through accessible and equitable science education, community engagement, and activism.