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Home » People » Sakura Oyama

Bio

Education:
M.Phil Applied Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge, 2018
B.A. Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2017
 
Research Interests:
Sakura is broadly interested in understanding how local evolutionary histories and sociocultural ecologies influence maternal and child health outcomes in the Pacific Islands. Her dissertation project will examine the impact of obesity on ovarian function among Samoan women.
 
Recent Publications: 
Feasibility of using infrared thermal imaging to examine brown adipose tissue in infants aged 18 to 25 months
 
Factorial validation analysis of the Baby and Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaires in Samoa 
 
Body size and composition of Samoan toddlers aged 18–25 months in 2019
 
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3067-1337
 
CV: Link to CV is here
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