• Khaled Bin Oli Bhuiyan
  • Khaled Bin Oli Bhuiyan
  • PhD Student
  • Graduate Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
  • Research Interests: Human behavioral ecology, evolutionary medicine, energetic, metabolic adaptation, cultural evolution.

About: Khaled is a PhD student in Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES) at Rutgers University. He completed his undergraduate and master's degrees in anthropology at Jahangirnagar University (JU) in Bangladesh, followed by a master’s degree in evolutionary anthropology at the University of New Mexico. Khaled's research interests include human behavioral ecology, life history theory, and evolutionary medicine. He conducts research in Bangladesh and Vanuatu on topics that investigate relationships between market integration, social structure, and health. His master’s project described gendered differences in kidney transplantation in Bangladeshi hospitals. His dissertation focuses on how market integration impacts physical activity, immune function, and growth. Khaled aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of how the human body responds to change through biological and cultural adaptations and the role of culture and ecology in shaping health and behavior.