Michael J. O’Brien's main areas of research focus on the integration of evolutionary theory into the social sciences, in particular archaeology and anthropology. Dr. O'Brien is well-known for his work in evolutionary archaeology and biology and has authored or edited 26 books and more than 150 articles, which have appeared in journals such as: Science, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Journal of Human Evolution and Journal of Theoretical Biology.
