Biography:

Dr. Lauren Milligan Newmark has been writing for SPLASH!® Milk Science Update since 2013. she received her B.S. in anthropology from University of California, Los Angeles and her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Arizona. Her research publications focus on human and nonhuman primate milk composition. She has taught courses on human evolution, primatology, human variation, and evolutionary medicine at UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley. Currently, she works as a science writer and part-time community college instructor in San Diego, CA.

Email: laurennewmark@gmail.com