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    • Melanie Martin

       

      Biological Anthropologist

      University of Washington

       

       

    • About Me

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      Assistant Professor

      Department of Anthropology, University of Washington

      My research examines biocultural influences on health, growth, and development across the life course. I am the Co-PI of the Biodemography Lab at the University of Washington Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and conduct field research with two international projects on Indigenous community health and well-being: the Chaco Area Reproductive Ecology Program (Co-Director) and the Tsimane Health and Life History Project (Affiliate).

       

      Interested graduate student or collaborator? Contact me: martinm7@uw.edu

       

      Appointments and Education:

      2016 - 2018 Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University

      2008 - 2015 MA/PhD, University of California Santa Barbara

      2004 - 2007 BA University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

    • Research

      Projects and Collaborators

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      Chaco Area Reproductive Ecology (CARE) project

      Formosa, Argentina

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      Biodemography Lab

      University of Washington

      Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology

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      Tsimane Health and Life History Project

      Beni, Bolivia

    • Popular Media

      Blog Posts

      An evolutionary anthropology master syllabus (Anthropology News, 2016)

      A game-changer in the study of human origins (Anthropology News, 2016)

      Manufactured mommy wars. Le sigh (Mammals Suck...Milk!, 2014)

      Media Coverage

      The Atlantic "Go ahead, try to explain milk" (2023)

      UW News "Infants less likely to contract COVID-19 than household caregivers" (2022)

      Here we are with Shane Mauss "Child rearing across cultures" (2022)

      Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle Podcast “Alicia Silverstone, Vegan Cheese” (2017)

      Nature News: “Mining the secrets of college syllabuses” (2016)

      Undark Magazine: “The science (and culture) of pre-chewing food for children” (2016)

      NPR: “Can a parasitic worm make it easier (or harder) for a woman to conceive?” (2015)

      The Weekly Weinersmith Podcast (Episode 53: Melanie Martin on breastfeeding) (2014)

      BBC Mundo: “Leche materna de índigenas bolivianos: ¿de mejor calidad?” (2012)

      The New York Times: “In the Bolivian Amazon, a yardstick for modern health” (2012)

    Natasha Kingsley © 2017

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