Dr. Carol Worthman, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Anthropology and the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she also led Emory’s Laboratory for Comparative Human Biology. Her academic work brings together anthropology, endocrinology, adolescence, and psychobiological development, offering a deeply interdisciplinary perspective on how human beings grow and adapt across different cultural settings.
With a career grounded in rigorous research and global inquiry, Dr. Worthman’s expertise sheds light on the complex relationship between biology, behavior, and environment. Her insights are especially valuable for audiences interested in human development, health, and the ways culture shapes lived experience throughout life.