B. Holly Smith received her Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University of Michigan in 1983. She is presently Visiting Research Professor at the Museum of Archaeological Anthropology at the University of Michigan and Research Professor at the Center for Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, George Washington University. She is an evolutionary biologist and paleoanthropologist who uses the lens of life-history theory to look for insights into the evolutionary history of humans and other mammals. She is also a dental anthropologist and a participant in a project on women's health.