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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

      Sausage ofScience Podcast “MelanieMartin talks mother-infant COVID-19 transmission and social jet lag” 

      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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