Department of Anthropology university of pennsylvania

Claudia Valeggia

Francis E. Johnston Term Associate Professor of Anthropology
valeggia@sas.upenn.edu
Phone: 
215 746 5162
Education: 
Ph.D. University of California, Davis 1996
Research Interests: 
Human reproductive ecology; reproductive physiology; human life history; ethnopediatrics; biocultural perspectives on sexual and reproductive health; health of Latin American indigenous people.
Office Address: 

University Museum Room 432

PLEASE VISIT MY WEBPAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.valeggia.wordpress.com

Appointments: 
2011 - present Francis E. Johnston Term Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania 2005 – 2011 Francis E. Johnston Term Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania 2008 – Present Faculty Member, Graduate Group in Demography , University of Pennsylvania 2005 – Present Research Associate, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Biography Page Content: 

 

My work is primarily concerned with the interactions between human reproductive biology and the ecological and cultural context in which it develops. My research program takes a biocultural approach, that is, the interplay between biology and culture takes a central role in interpreting reproductive patterns. Some of the topics I have explored are the determinants of the return to postpartum fecundity, the variation in reproductive hormonal levels within and between women in relation to environmental variables, growth and development patterns in breastfed infants, and variation in male and female life history in populations experiencing drastic lifestyle changes.

Please go to my personal webpage for pdf copies of my publications and more information about my research program.  Thank you!