Assistant Professor, Biology, Fall 2022 | Liz’s research focuses on the causes and consequences of variation in the gut microbiome both within and between species. Much of her research examines how diet, environmental change, and host physiology influence wild nonhuman primate gut microbiomes, but her recent work identifies factors shaping microbiome variation in adults and children in the United States. In particular, Liz focuses on how exposure to environmental pollutants and soil-transmitted helminths negatively impact the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic health. Liz completed her PhD in biological anthropology at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana (2016), followed by postdoctoral training at Northwestern University, Dartmouth College, and Vanderbilt University.