Dr. Claudia Valeggia was awarded the Yale Dean’s Award for Inclusion and Belonging
Congratulations to our own Dr. Claudia Valeggia who was one of the recipients of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Inclusion and Belonging. This award recognizes faculty who are dedicated to creating an environment of inclusion and belonging.
Dr. Richard Bribiescas is inducted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Congratulations to our own Dr. Richard Bribiescas for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). The academy honors excellent academic achievement and bring leaders together for the sake of public good. It is presented to fellows for their extraordinary dedication to advancing the field of science.
Members of YREL have published an article in the American Journal of Human Biology. Ph.D candidate Katherine Daiy, PI Claudia Valeggia and undergraduate researcher Laura Palacio Londoño, investigated the relationship between media exposure, body norms, and body image in the Qom, an indigenous population that reside primarily in Northern Argentina.
"How Men Age" awarded W.W. Howells Prize by AAA
"How Men Age: What Evolution Reveals about Male Health and Mortality" by Richard Bribiescas (Princeton Press, 2016) was awarded W.W. Howells Prize for best book in biological anthropology by the Association of American Anthropologists. The award was given on November 22, 2019 at the annual AAA meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
YREL Ph.D. candidate Vicky Harries and Professor of Public Health at Swansea University Amy Brown are published in the journal "Maternal & Child Nutrition" exploring the relationship between baby care books and infant care behaviors.
The developmental origins of risk and time preferences across diverse societies
YREL Ph.D. alum Dorsa Amir assesses risk and time preferences across several global communities to test the hypothesis that these aspects of decision-making are flexible and environmentally informed. Yale Reproductive Ecology Lab PIs Professors Richard Bribiescas and Claudia Valeggia are among the co-authors. Dr. Amir is a post-doctoral fellow at the UC Berkeley Department of Psychology. It is published in the "Journal of Experimental Psychology: General".
Richard Bribiescas, Professor and PI
Bribiescas is Professor of Anthropology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. He is on the editorial board for the American Journal of Human Biology.
Claudia Valeggia, Professor and PI
Claudia Valeggia is a PI and Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies. Professor Valeggia is also Director of the Yale Council on Latin American Studies.
This paper explores the relationships between experiences of chronic racial discrimination and relevant biomarkers among pregnant African American women. It is published in the "Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities" by YREL Ph.D. candidate Carlye Chaney and Professor Claudia Valeggia. .
Established in 1998, evolutionary anthropologists at the Yale Reproductive Ecology Laboratory conduct research on human and comparative evolutionary biology. We are particularly interested in biological factors that contribute to variation in key life history traits such as reproduction, growth, aging, and immune function.
