Vanessa Woods

Vanessa Woods is an award winning writer and researcher. Her first book with her husband, Dr. Brian Hare, became a New York Times bestseller, while their second book, Survival of the Friendliest, was an international bestseller and won the Smart Book of the Year 2022. Her books have been translated into 12 languages and have been recognized by the Royal Society.

Vanessa’s work has been featured nationally and internationally, including the New York Times, Time Magazine, Washington Post, the Atlantic and National Geographic. In 2022, the Duke community voted Woods a Duke Icon, an award recognizing “kindness, passion, talent, or intellect”.