Her research focus includes human behavioral ecology, evolutionary demography, and fertility transition. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico and a B.S. in Computer Science from Cornell University. Dr. Snopkowski is a peer reviewer for a number of journals including Evolution and Human Behavior and PLOS ONE, and has been a blog contributor for OpenPop.org which is a collaborative blog that discusses population matters.