David Coall

Associate Professor David Coall completed his PhD in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia and his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Centre for Cognitive and Decision Sciences at The University of Basel, Switzerland. In 2009 David returned to Australia working as a Research Fellow in the School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (UWA). David is now a Biological Anthropologist in the School of Human Sciences at The University of Western Australia. David was recently honoured with a Visiting Professorship (2021-2025) of Evolutionary Social Science at the University of Turku, Finland as part of the INVEST (Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State) Research Flagship Centre (https://invest.utu.fi/). Before starting his current position at UWA, David was a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Edith Cowan University. David has authored over 70 publications across the fields of biological anthropology, evolutionary anthropology, paediatrics, evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, mental health, sociology, and maternal and child health. His research focuses on applying evolutionary theory to understanding the complex inter-generational influences on health and behaviour within families.