Ph.D. 2002, Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.A. 1996, Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.A. 1990, Political Science (French minor), University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests

Molecular anthropology, bioarchaeology, migration theory, genetics and identity formation, population genetics, skeletal biology, archaeological theory and human evolution.

Selected Publications

Cabana G, Hunley K, Kaestle F. 2008. Population continuity or replacement? A test of the Numic Expansion (western Great Basin, USA) using a novel computer simulation approach. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, forthcoming.

Hunley K, Cabana G, Merriwether DA, Long JC. 2007. A formal test of linguistic and genetic coevolution in Native Central and South America. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132:622-631.

Cabana G, Merriwether DA, Hunley K, Demarchi DA. 2006. Is the genetic structure of Gran Chaco populations unique? An interregional perspective on Native South American mitochondrial DNA variation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 131:108-119.

Books In Progress

Migration: Where We Stand. Current Anthropological Approaches to Prehistoric Migration. Cabana GS and Clark JA, editors. Forthcoming.