Naomi Freud

Naomi Freud is a Biological Anthropologist and teaches Human Ecology and Human Evolution. She believes that Human Sciences is exciting and gives students the tools to explore and study the world in a variety of different ways. Human Ecology allows students to understand the mechanisms in which human individuals and populations have been both physically and culturally shaped by their environment. And, importantly, Human Ecology provides a linch pin with the other disciplines within Human Sciences to provide a deeper understanding of what it is to be human.

Naomi’s interests include predictive adaptive strategies for those living in nutritionally challenged environments; agricultural risk minimisation strategies in contemporary and historical communities and the genetic adaptations that have manifest themselves through chance and selection to benefit individuals under particular circumstances. As well as teaching Human Ecology, Naomi Freud is also the Director of Studies for Visiting Students.