JOHN D. WAGNER

Department of Anthropology

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Email: wagner@unm.edu

Webpage: www.unm.edu/~wagner

 

Educational History

2001-present   University of New Mexico, Anthropology, Human Evolutionary Ecology, *Passed Ph.D. qualifying exam with distinction

Dissertation Title: Electroencephalography, health and cognition across the lifespan among the Ache of Paraguay

Dissertation Advisor: Jane Lancaster

 

1999–2001      University of Missouri-Columbia, M.A. Anthropology

Thesis title: Endocrine Cronies: Male coalitions and hormone response to competition.

Thesis Advisor:           Mark V. Flinn

 

1991–1995      Cornell University, B.S. Nutritional Sciences

                       

Teaching

1/07—5/07      Instructor, Anthropology 364: Nutritional Health and Evolution. University of New Mexico.

 

8/06–12/06      Instructor, Anthropology 160/161L: The Human Life Course and Computer Lab. University of New Mexico.

 

1/06–5/06        Instructor, Anthropology 364: Nutrition, Evolution, and Anthropology. University of New Mexico.

 

1/03–5/03        Teaching Assistant, Anthropology 150: Evolution of Human Emergence. Instructor: Kim Hill, University of New Mexico

 

8/02–12/02      Teaching Assistant, Anthropology 101: Introduction to Anthropology. Instructor: Les Field, University of New Mexico

 

1/02–5/02        Teaching Assistant, Anthropology 110: Language, Culture, and the Human Animal. Instructor: Larry Gorbet, University of New Mexico

 

8/01–12/01      Teaching Assistant for Anthropology 101: Introduction to Anthropology. Instructor: Kim Hill, University of New Mexico

 

1/01–5/01        Teaching Assistant, Art 3: Art Appreciation. Instructor: Dale Fisher, University of Missouri-Columbia

 

1/00–5/00 &     Teaching Assistant, Anthropology 60: Monkeys, Apes and Humans. Instructor: 1/99–5/99 Mark V. Flinn, University of Missouri-Columbia

                                   

1/95-5/95         Teaching Assistant, Nutritional Sciences 421: Nutrition and Exercise. Responsibilities included grading, assignment writing, and presenting two lectures. Cornell University

 

Other Employment

6/01–8/01        Missouri Department of Health, Jefferson City, MO, Intern. Project: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Performed initial SAS data-set analysis, assimilated regional summary data sets, produced power point presentations of health statistics by county.

 

8/99–5/01        Tutor for Campus Writing Program (CWP) at the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Assisted students enrolled in writing intensive courses with all aspects of writing short essays - organization, content, and grammar

  

6/97-12/98       Chemist at Silliker Laboratories. Columbus, Ohio. Responsible for client support, quality control, and supervision of quantitative and analytical testing procedures.

 

9/96-6/97         Interim teacher, Columbus City Public Schools, Columbus, Ohio. 

 

3/96-8/96         Travel abroad in Western Europe. Taught English as second language from March to May in Cadiz, Spain.

 

 5/94–8/94       Research assistant for Gerber Foods project, Center for Human Nutrition, Omaha, NE. Supervisor: Wanda Koszewski, Ph.D.

 

6/94                 Assistant to Summer Program Coordinator, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University. Planned class agenda and assisted instructor with lecture materials. Aided visiting participants with arrangements in Ithaca area.

 

5/94–7/94        Research assistant, North Central Regional Research Project on Food Choice and Dieting Behavior of Young Adults. Supervisor: Wanda Koszewski, Ph.D.

 

Publications

(In prep)           Wagner, J., Walker, R., Hill, K. Short term memory, fluid intelligence and brain nerve speed in a population with variable cultural exposure. Human Nature.

 

2007               Wagner, J. Lifespan health parameters: Evidence for take-off growth disruption among Ache males? American Journal of Physical Anthropology. (Abstract).

 

2006               Walker, R., Burger, O., Wagner, J., Von Rueden, C. Evolution of brain size and juvenile periods in primates. Journal of Human Evolution, 51: 480-89.

 

2006                Wagner, J. Visual ontogeny and essential lipid levels in a small-scale society. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 129 (S42), 183. (Abstract).

 

2005                Wagner, J. Cognition and electroencephalography across the lifespan across the lifespan among the Ache. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 126 (S40): 216. (Abstract)

 

2003                Wagner, J. Basic Psychological and Physiological Hydrostrategies. Colloque/Symposium C 10.2 Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Hydrostrategies, Dragos Gheorghiu (Ed.). British Archaeology Reports International Series 1123: Oxford.

 

2002                Wagner, J. D., Flinn, M. V., England, B. Hormonal response to competition among male coalitions. Evolution and Human Behavior, 23(6): 437–442.

 

2002                Wagner, J. D. Review of The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature by Geoffrey Miller. Human Nature Review, 2: 110-113.

 

2001                Wagner, J. D., Flinn, M. V., Gangestad, S. G., Thornhill, A. R., & England, B. G. Testosterone and cortisol response to competition within and between male coalitions.  American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 114 (S32): 157-158. (Abstract).

 

Participation in Professional Meetings

2007                Lifespan health parameters and evidence for take-off growth disruption among Ache males. Paper presented at Anthropology Graduate Students Association, University of New Mexico, April 6–7. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

2007                Lifespan health parameters: Evidence for take-off growth disruption among Ache males? Paper presented at the American Association of Physical Anthropology annual meeting March 28–April 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

2006                Visual ontogeny and essential lipid levels in a small-scale society. Paper presented at the American Association of Physical Anthropology annual meeting March 8–11. Anchorage, Alaska.

 

2005                Cognitive ontogeny among the Ache of Paraguay as measured by visual evoked potentials and psychometrics. Poster presented at the American Association of Anthropology annual meeting November 30-December 4. Washington, D.C.

           

2005                Cognitive ontogeny among the Ache of Paraguay as measured by visual evoked potentials and psychometrics. Paper presented at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society annual meeting June 1-5. Austin, Texas.

 

2005                Electroencephalography and cognition across the lifespan among the Ache. Paper presented at the American Association of Physical Anthropology annual meeting April 6–9. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 

2005                Electroencephalography and cognition across the lifespan among the Ache. Paper presented at Anthropology Graduate Students Association, University of New Mexico, March 24–6. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

2002                The role of essential fatty acids for health, behavior, and evolution. Paper presented at Anthropology Graduate Students Association, University of New Mexico, April 5–6. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

2002                Value of cross-cultural research in exploring relations among behavior, diet, and evolution. Paper presented at Society for Cross-Cultural Research annual meeting February 19–24. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 

2001                Male coalitions, status, FA, and hormone response to domino competition. Paper presented at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society annual meeting June 12–17. London, England.

 

 

2001                Testosterone and cortisol response to competition within and between male coalitions. Paper presented at the American Association of Physical Anthropology annual meeting March 28–31. Kansas City, Kansas.

 

2001                Testosterone, cortisol and male coalitions. Paper presented at Graduate Professional Council, University of Missouri, March 10. Columbia, Missouri.

 

Invited Lectures

2007                Nutritional Health and Evolution. Lecture given to Anthropology 230: Anthropology & Community Gardens. University of New Mexico. April 26. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

2005                Cognitive ontogeny among the Ache of Paraguay. Presentation at the 6th Schloessmann Seminar on Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Ontogeny. June 4-12. Doelln, Germany.

 

2001                Social cognition, hormones, and fast and frugal heuristics. Presentation given at Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC), April 2–7. Berlin, Germany.

 

 

Research/Field Experience (14 months)

3/06                 Fieldwork Paraguay, S.A. Collected breast milk and blood spots for lipid and C-reactive protein analysis, respectively Ache of eastern Paraguay.

 

1/05–3/05        Fieldwork Paraguay, S.A. Collected EEG, visual evoked potentials, bioelectric impedance and administered cognitive tasks among Ache of eastern Paraguay.

 

7/04–9/04        Fieldwork Paraguay, S.A. Collected EEG and administered cognitive tasks among Ache of eastern Paraguay.

 

8/04                 Reconnaisance of uncontacted Guaja Indians in Arariboia Indigenous Reserve, Maranhγo, Brazil, August 2004

 

7/03–10/03      Fieldwork Ecuador, S.A. Administered psychometric tests, collected cheek cells and anthropometrics from Ecuadorian children.

 

12/02–1/03      Fieldwork, Ecuador, S.A. Collected cheek cells among Ecuadorian children analyzed for fatty acid content.

 

6/02–8/02        Field site reconnaissance and language training in Ecuador, S.A.

 

7/00–8/00        Field research in Dominica, West Indies. Collected ethnographic and physiological information in Dominican village pertaining to Masters thesis.

 

12/98–1/99      Field research in Dominica, West Indies. Collected anthropometric data on children and adults as part of longitudinal study measuring growth and fluctuating asymmetry. Principle Investigator: Mark V. Flinn

 

Grants ($22,838)

2007                Projects, and Travel Grant, $US 1000. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico.

 

2005                General Research Project Grant, $US 750. Graduate and Professional Student Association. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico.

 

2005                Research, Projects, and Travel Grant, $US 1000. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico.

 

2005                Specialized Travel Grant, $150. Graduate and Professional Student Association. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico.

 

2004                L.S.B. Leakey Foundation General Grant for dissertation research, $US 11,438

 

2004                Research, Projects, and Travel Grant, $US 1000. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico.

 

2004                Sigma Xi, Grants-in-Aid of Research, $US 2000.

 

2004                General Research Project Grant, $US 2500. Graduate and Professional Student Association. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico.

 

2003                General Research Project Grant, $US 1500. Graduate and Professional Student Association. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico

 

2002                Research, Projects, and Travel Grant, $US 1000. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico

 

2002                Student Research and Allocations Committee Grant, $US 500. Dissertation research, University of New Mexico. 

 

Professional Honors

2005                Invited to present research proposal at The Max Planck Society 6th Schloessmann Seminar on Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Ontogeny in Doelln Germany, June 4-12, 2005

 

2004                Grant proposal selected as one of “Top 4” by L.S.B. Leakey Foundation and presented to board of directors. December 4–5, 2004, San Francisco, California.

 

2001-2003       Awarded Lewis R. Binford Graduate Fellowship, August 2001–May 2003, tuition and $US 11,000 per year stipend (University of New Mexico).

 

2001                Awarded best poster distinction, Human Behavior and Evolution Society annual meeting, $US 500. June 12–17, London, England.

 

2001                One of six finalists interviewed for pre-doctoral fellowships (two awarded) at Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC), April 2–7, Berlin, Germany.

 

1995                Mary J. Wilson Scholarship, $US 1000. Cornell University

 

1994                Brian McMahon Memorial Scholarship, $US 500. Cornell University

 

Membership

American Association of Anthropology

American Association of Physical Anthropology

Human Behavior and Evolution Society

Behavioral and Brain Sciences Associate

 

Activities

Foreign Travel:  Argentina, Austria, Balkan states, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Venezuela.

 

Varsity football, Cornell University