Ruizhe Liu (she/her)
/ʒʊeɪ-dʒɜ:/
or Rachel (similar pronouciation as my Chinese name)
My blog: Culture Explorer RZ check my fieldwork updates via my blog or “Blog posts” here
About
I am a PhD candidate (4th year) in evolutionary anthropology, University of New Mexico.
As an anthropologist, I am interested in human cooperation pattern and their social structure. My current project focuses on the individual’s social networks and the function of kinship under market integration. I explore this question by using theories grounded in evolutionary theory, such as Human Behavioral Ecology (HBE) and Cultural evolution theory (CET). My project involves qualitative and quantitive analysis, especially social network analysis (SNA).
As an archaeologiest, I am interested in the human behaviors and technology in prehistory world. I focus on their adaptive strategies via ethnography, lithic analysis and experiments.
HBE ; SNA ; Kinship ; Cooperation & Social Structure ; Lithic Analysis ; Prehistory Archaeology
Education
2019-now PhD program, Anthropology, University of New Mexico, U.S.
2019-2022 M.S., Anthropology, University of New Mexico, U.S.
2016-2019 M.A., Archaeology, Renmin University of China
2012-2016 B.A., Archaeology, Jilin University, China