Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora

Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora is Associate Professor at the Institute for Psychological Research, Universidad Veracruzana, campus Xalapa, Mexico and coordinates a research group on Gender and Community Health.

Alejandra read Basic Biomedical Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and obtained an MPhil in Biological Anthropology from Cambridge University and a PhD from University College London in the United Kingdom. Her research focuses on the application of evolutionary anthropology to reproductive and health issues combining field and laboratory methodologies. The overarching aim of her work is to understand the ecological, physiological, social and cultural sources of human variation. Current projects focus on the psychosocial and biocultural determinants of health, with particular interest in women’s health. She works towards generating evidence to inform policy aimed at increasing women representation in STEM and in public life in general.