Deena Emera

Author of A Brief History of the Female Body (Sourcebooks)

Deena Emera, Ph.D. is an evolutionary biologist, writer, and teacher who serves as a Senior Scientist in the Center for Reproductive Longevity and Equality at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Her unique research background includes a bachelor’s from UC Berkeley in Integrative Biology and Middle Eastern Studies, a master’s from SFSU in Secondary Education, a master’s from NYU in Physical Anthropology, a Ph.D. from Yale in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and a postdoctoral fellowship in Genetics from the Yale School of Medicine.

Throughout her career, she has published academic articles on the evolution of the brain, hand, and uterus. A significant portion of her research focuses on the evolution of female biology, which is the primary subject of her book, A Brief History of the Female Body: An Evolutionary Look at How and Why the Female Form Came to Be, published by Sourcebooks in 2023. Deena lives in Mill Valley, California, with her husband and four children.

Books

A Brief History of the Female Body

Sourcebooks, August 15, 2023