Alan R. Rogers Explained

Alan R. Rogers
Birth Date:	1950 8, mf=yes
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Population genetics Evolutionary ecology
Workplaces:	University of Utah
Alma Mater:	University of New Mexico
Thesis Title:	Variation of Neutral Characters in Subdivided Populations
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Thesis Year:	1982
Doctoral Advisor:	Henry C. Harpending
Spouse:	Elizabeth Cashdan
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Children:	2

Alan R. Rogers (born August 13, 1950) is a professor in the Department of Anthropology and adjunct professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Utah. His research is in the fields of population genetics and evolutionary ecology.^[1] He is the author of The Evidence for Evolution.^[2]

Early life and education

Rogers earned a B.A. at the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. at University of New Mexico, where he studied under Henry Harpending.

Rogers is best known for his work in population genetics, much of which uses genetic data to study the history of populations.^[3] ^[4] He has also contributed to the theory of cultural evolution,^[5] to life history theory, and to economic theory on the interest rate.

Rogers, A.R. 2011. The Evidence for Evolution. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Rogers, A.R. 2012. Models in Evolutionary Ecology (free ebook)

Rogers, A.R. 1988. Does biology constrain culture? American Anthropologist, 90(4): 819-831.
Rogers, A.R. 1991. Conserving resources for children. Human Nature, 2:73-82.
Rogers, A.R. 1992. Population growth makes waves in the distribution of pairwise genetic differences. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 9:552-569.
Rogers, A.R. 1993. Why menopause? Evolutionary ecology, 7(4):406-420.^[6]
Rogers, A.R. 1994. The evolution of time preference by natural selection. American Economic Review, 84(3):460-481.^[7]
Rogers, A.R. 1995. Genetic evidence for a Pleistocene population explosion. Evolution, 49(4):608-615.
Rogers, A.R., Jorde, L.B. 1996. Ascertainment bias in estimates of average heterozygosity. American Journal of Human Genetics, 58:1033-1041.
Harpending, H.C., Rogers, A.R. 2000. Genetic perspectives on human origins and differentiation. 1, 361-385.
Rogers, A.R. 2000. Analysis of bone counts by maximum likelihood. Journal of Archaeological Science, 27(2):111-125.

Book: Nicholas Wade. Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors. registration. 2006. Penguin Press. 978-1-59420-079-3. 25–.
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/06/08/New-book-backs-up-Darwin-on-evolution/UPI-52631307579874/ "What Darwin didn't know"
Book: John Savino. Marie D. Jones. Supervolcano: The Catastrophic Event that Changed the Course of Human History (could Yellowstone be Next?). 2007. Career Press. 978-1-56414-953-4. 144–.
Book: Brian Regal. Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates. registration. 2004. ABC-CLIO. 978-1-85109-418-9. 262–.
Book: Geoffrey Miller. The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature. 21 December 2011. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 978-0-307-81374-9. 90–.
Book: Siegfried Hekimi. The Molecular Genetics of Aging: 8 Tables. 1 January 2000. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-540-66663-9. 15–.
Book: Richard A. Posner. Aging and Old Age. 1 April 1997. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-67568-8. 71–.