His past and current research relies upon molecular evolutionary and comparative genomic techniques to study the evolution of mammalian pregnancy with a long-term goal of accurately describing the evolutionary events that led to the diversity of forms of placentation in mammals. Dr. Wildman also studies the evolution the human brain’s extended period of adaptive plasticity. He has authored or co-authored approximately 80 publications. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Human Evolution.