Christopher Dunford

I have a PhD in evolutionary biology from the University of Arizona in Tucson after a BS in animal behavior and ecology from Cornell University. I contributed several articles to the behavioral ecology research literature and co-authored with Ronald Pulliam a book about the parallels between biological and cultural evolution, Programmed to Learn: An Essay on the Evolution of Culture (Columbia University Press, 1980). But for three decades I made a living in the world of international development and non-profit management. This career, and my wife and son, have allowed me to observe many faces of the human condition as well as of the natural world, around the world.

You may know me more deeply by reading another book I’ve authored (as Chris Dunford) with the title Life List – A Birder’s Spiritual Awakening (Novalis, 2006). Based on a visit to sub-arctic Canada years ago, it explores why nature means so much to me. In writing that book, I discovered the conflict and interdependence of science and religion. This led to my most recent book, also as Chris Dunford, titled Charles and Emma Darwin: The Option to Believe (Wipf & Stock, 2022). Learn more about that book in my author profile as Chris Dunford. Also check out the book's website: http://darwinwatch.org/.