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I'm an evolutionary anthropologist who uses tools from across the social sciences, in particular ethnographic fieldwork and behavioural economic games, to better understand human inter-group dynamics. Most of my research takes place in the Italian city of Siena, where I collaborate with local neighbourhoods known as the contrade. I also promote the adoption of various open research practices through teaching and practice.
I'm currently Assistant Professor in Data Science at the London Interdisciplinary School. I was Departmental Lecturer at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography at the University of Oxford, where I was also Course Director for the MSc in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology. Before that I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Calleva Research Centre for Evolution and Human Sciences, Magdalen College, Oxford. I hold a DPhil in Anthropology from the University of Oxford (supervised by Dr Laura Fortunato), alongside an MSc in Human Evolution and Behaviour (UCL), and an MA in Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge).
Contact details: adam.kenny@anthro.ox.ac.uk
Personal website link: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-3091; https://twitter.com/kennyanthropus