dr Piotr Fedurek
About me
I hold a BSc and MSc in Human Biology from the University of Wroclaw (Poland) and an MRes in Primate Biology, Behaviour and Conservation from the University of Roehampton (UK). In 2020, I completed my PhD in Anthropology at Roehampton, where I investigated how social integration relates to stress levels among the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Northern Tanzania. I also hold Qualified Teacher Status (General Teaching Council for England) and joined Anthropology Department at IITD of Polish Academy of Sciences as an Assistant Professor in Anthropology in February 2022.
My research focuses on social integration, status, and health in both human and non-human primates. For humans, I study these dynamics in small-scale societies (such as hunter-gatherers) as well as in large, industrialised populations. I have conducted extensive fieldwork in Indonesia, Peru, Bolivia, and Nigeria with primates, and in Tanzania with the Hadza. Currently, my NCN-funded work examines how social status and integration within social networks influence quality of life across diverse ethnic groups in Tanzania, each with distinct social structures. In parallel, I am co-leading a project on the role of proximity networks in shaping perceived vulnerability to diseases among Polish secondary school students. I am a member of Human Generosity Project and collaborating with Being Human.