INVEST visiting professor David Coall lecture 12.4.2023

Open lecture by INVEST visiting professor David Coall: “Grandparental Investment“

Lecture on Wednesday 12th April 2023 at 12-14 

Place: PUB4 (Publicum), you are welcome to come and meet him

Dr David Coall is a biological anthropologist. He holds the positions of Discipline Lead Medical Sciences, Senior Lecturer and Biomedical Science Course Coordinator in the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University. David completed his PhD in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia and his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Centre for Cognitive and Decision Sciences at The University of Basel, Switzerland.  After returning to UWA as a researcher in the School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, in 2010 David moved to his current position. He has authored more than 50 publications across the fields of evolutionary anthropology, paediatrics, cognitive science, mental health, and maternal and child health.  His research focuses on applying evolutionary theory to understanding the complex inter-generational influences on health and behaviour within families. He has two main lines of research, one exploring the impact the childhood environment has on subsequent growth, development and reproduction and the second examines the roles grandparents play in families and its health consequences. He is currently examining the experiences, needs and health of grandparents who are raising their own grandchildren. His work is impacting government policy and is being translated into support services for people in low resource family situations. He is currently a Visiting Professor here at the University of Turku.