Dr. Michael P. Muehlenbein

Michael Muehlenbein is a professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Baylor University. He holds advanced degrees in public health and anthropology and has worked at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Indiana University, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and now Baylor University. His academic interests include a variety of topics relating to ecological immunology, evolutionary endocrinology, and One Health. He is particularly interested in the roles of hormones in mediating human life history trade-offs, affect and the behavioral immune system, immune biomarker development, risks of emerging infectious diseases associated with human-wildlife contact, and most recently, attitudes about the COVID-19 pandemic. He has worked in 11 countries, served as the primary instructor to more than 3,000 students, brought more than 250 students on 16 study abroad and international research experiences, published two edited volumes and more than 100 papers, organized two international conferences and nine symposia, is active in doctoral student professional development, and is a father of four amazing kids. To learn even more, visit MichaelMuehlenbein.com.

He will be presenting lectures over these two subjects during Darwin Day 2025 at UT Tyler and TJC:

• Welcome Reception

  • Thursday, 2/6/2025, 5:00 - 5:55pm in Apache Rooms

  • Tyler Junior College, Rogers Student Center, 1411 E. Lake St., Tyler, TX

  • Welcome reception with the speaker

• Darwin Day Public Science Lecture at TJC

  • Thursday, 2/6/2025, 6:00 - 7:00pm in Apache Rooms

  • Tyler Junior College, Rogers Student Center, 1411 E. Lake St., Tyler, TX

  • Corner of Baxter Avenue and Lake Street

  • Topic: "One Health and Travel/Conservation Medicine: The Environmental Psychology of Biophilia and Risk Perception"

• Welcome Reception

  • Friday, 2/7/2025, 5:15 - 5:55pm in UT Tyler Mabry Theatre Lobby, University Center

  • Circle Dr., Tyler, TX 75799

  • Please note: This is NOT the Cowan Center. This is the theater in the building near the athletic center.

  • Welcome reception with the speaker

• Darwin Day Public Science Lecture at UT-Tyler

  • Friday, 2/7/2025, 6:00 - 7:00pm in UT Tyler Mabry Theatre, University Center

  • Circle Dr, Tyler, TX 75799

  • Please note: This is NOT the Cowan Center. This is the theater in the building near the athletic center.

  • Topic: "Hormones and Immunity in Evolutionary Perspective"