Dr. Melissa Liebert

Areas of Interest Biocultural Anthropology; Human Evolutionary Biology; Human Development and Adaptability; Stress and Health; Effects of Cultural and Economic Changes on Human Biology; Shuar Health and Life History Project (SHLHP); World Health Organization’s Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) Teaching

• Humankind Emerging
• Biological Anthropology Seminar
• Quantitative Research Methods

Publications

• Implications of market integration for cardiovascular and metabolic health among an indigenous Amazonian Ecuadorian population
• Physical growth of the Shuar: Height, weight, and BMI references for an indigenous Amazonian population
• Associations between sleep duration, sleep quality, and cognitive test performance among older adults from six middle income countries