Helen Fisher

Helen Fisher, PhD, is a Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University. She studies gender differences in the brain and behavior, human romantic love, marriage, adultery, divorce, and personality,
temperament and mate choice.

Her books include: WHY HIM? WHY HER?; WHY WE LOVE; THE FIRST SEX; ANATOMY OF LOVE; and THE SEX CONTRACT, all published in several languages. Recent lectures at: The World Economic Forum (Davos), TED, The Aspen Institute, Harvard Medical School, The United Nations, The Smithsonian, and The Salk Institute. Recent articles in: Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Neurophysiology, and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, and in books published by MIT Press, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Yale University Press. Since l983 Dr. Fisher has served as an anthropological commentator and/or consultant for businesses and the media.

For her work in communicating anthropology to the lay public, Helen received the American Anthropological Association's "Distinguished Service Award."