Lawrence Greksa

Lawrence P. Greksa, Ph.D. (Penn State, 1980), is a human population biologist at Case Western Reserve University who utilizes evolutionary and ecological paradigms to examine the biological and cultural adaptations of humans to a variety of stressors. His most recent work has focused on the Old Order Amish, particularly the demographic impact (fertility, out-migration rates, rates of joining the church) of the sociocultural changes associated with the thus far successful attempt of the Amish to maintain their cultural integrity while at the same time adapting to changing economic conditions which have required them to have much higher levels of contact with the surrounding modernized society.

Contact information:
lawrence.greksa@case.edu
http://anthropology.case.edu/faculty/lawrence-greksa/