Faculty Leaders
William Durham
Professor William Durham, '71, past chair of the department of anthropological sciences at Stanford is an innovative teacher and administrator, whose primary interests are ecology and evolution, the interactions of genetic and cultural change in human populations, and the challenges to conservation and community development in the tropics, especially the Galapagos and the Amazon.
“It was a privilege to have Professor Durham as our faculty leader. Bill Durham's involvement and expertise were the key reasons we joined this trip in the first place.”
Positions
Academic History
- Bing Professor in Human Biology
- Yang and Yamazaki University Fellow
Academic History
- BS, biological sciences, Stanford
- PhD, ecology and evolutionary biology, University of Michigan
- MacArthur Fellowship, 1983
- Recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim, Danforth, and National Science Foundations