Publications

Journal Article Impact of high temperatures on enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) performance for leptin measurements in human milk stored under varied freeze/thaw conditions (2025)
Victoria Bertacchi, Margaret Corley, Gary Aronsen, Richard Bribiescas. PLOS One
 

Journal Article Associations among rearing environment and the infant gut microbiome with early-life neurodevelopment and cognitive development in a nonhuman primate model (Macaca mulatta) (2025)
Katherine Daiy, Kyle Wiley, Jacob Allen, Michael T. Bailey, Amanda M. Dettmer. Journal of Development Origins of Health and Disease, 16
 

Journal Article Salivary Testosterone, Age, and Adiposity Associations Among Shuar Males in Amazonian Ecuador Challenge Assumptions of “Normal” Testosterone Patterns (2025)
Theresa E. Gildner, Melissa A. Liebert, Joshua M. Schrock, Samuel S. Urlacher, Dorsa Amir, Christopher J. Harrington, Felicia C. Madimenos, Tara J. Cepon-Robins, Richard G. Bribiescas, Lawrence S. Sugiyama, Josh Snodgrass. American Journal of Human Biology, 37
 

Journal Article Positive Cortisol–Testosterone Hormonal Coupling Among Adolescents in Argentina and Jordan (2025)
Delaney J. Glass, Jessica Godwin, Josefin Koehn, Eleanna Bez, Margaret Corley, Rana Dajani, Kristin Hadfield, Catherine Panter-Brick, Claudia Valeggia, Melanie Martin. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 188
 

Journal Article Population Genetic Structure of Azara’s Owl Monkey (Aotus azarae) From Northern Argentina: Insights Into Gene Flow and Dispersal Patterns in a Pair‐Living Primate (2025)
Margaret Corley, Katherine Burchfield, Nicole Fusco, Eduardo Fernandez‐Duque, Adalgisa Caccone. American Journal of Primatology, 87
 

Journal Article Associations between maternal and infant body composition, feeding practices, and perceived infant eating behaviour in Samoan mother–infant dyads aged 1–4 months (2025)
Victoria Bertacchi, Katherine Daiy, Lupesina Vesi, Kima Faaselele-Savusa, Rachel L. Duckham, Take Naseri, Christina Soti-Ulberg, Jyothi Abraham, Richard G. Bribiescas, Nicola L. Hawley. Annals of Human Biology, 52

Journal Article Trayectorias hormonales asociadas con la edad a la menarca y el aumento de peso en niñas originarias Qom/Toba. (2025) 

Martin, M., Blackwell, A.D, Corley, M. and Valeggia, C. 

Contaminant Exposure Profiles Demonstrate Similar Physiological Effects Across Environments Despite Unique Profile Composition in Formosa, Argentina, and Connecticut, USA (2025). 

Chaney, C., Mansilla, L., Kubica, M., Pinto‐Pacheco, B., Dunn, K., Bertacchi, V., … & Valeggia, C. 

Journal Article Reproductive endocrinology and aging in human males: An evolutionary perspective (2024)
R.G. Bribiescas. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 167
 

Journal Article Variation in diurnal cortisol patterns among the Indigenous Shuar of Amazonian Ecuador (2024)
Melissa A. Liebert, Samuel S. Urlacher, Felicia C. Madimenos, Theresa E. Gildner, Tara J. Cepon-Robins, Christopher J. Harrington, Richard G. Bribiescas, Lawrence S. Sugiyama, Josh Snodgrass. American Journal of Human Biology, 37
 

Journal Article Infrastructural violence and resistance in Namqom: Navigating environmental injustice in Formosa, Argentina (2024)
Carlye Chaney, Marcelina Kubica, Lisandra Mansilla, Claudia R. Valeggia. Geoforum, 157
 

Journal Article From physical climate storylines to environmental risk scenarios for adaptation in the Pilcomayo Basin, central South America (2024)
Guillermo German Joosten, Julia Mindlin, Jonas Østergaar Nielsen, Luis María de la Cruz, Marina Sardi, Claudia Valeggia. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 29

Journal Article Longitudinal analysis of cortisol changes during pubertal development in indigenous Qom girls (2024)
Delaney J. Glass, Jessica Godwin, Eleanna Bez, Margaret K. Corley, Claudia R. Valeggia, Melanie A. Martin. American Journal of Human Biology, 36
 

Journal Article Can women hunt? Yes. Did women contribute much to human evolution through endurance hunting? Probably not. (2024)
Melanie Martin, Alejandra Nuñez de la Mora, Claudia Valeggia, Amanda Veile. American Anthropologist, 126, 365-369.
 

Journal Article Infrastructural violence and resistance in Namqom: Navigating environmental injustice in Formosa, Argentina (2024)
Carlye Chaney, Marcelina Kubica, Lisandra Mansilla, Claudia R. Valeggia. Geoforum, 157
 

Journal Article The postmenopausal brain: no silver bullet, but silver linings (2024)
Riley Bove, Hannah Silverman, Claudia Valeggia. The Lancet Neurology, 23, 238-239.

Book Chapter Reproductive Ecology and Behavioral Endocrinology of Owl Monkeys (2023)
Margaret Corley, Andrea Spence-Aizenberg, Eduardo Fernández-Duque, Claudia Valeggia. Owl Monkeys: Biology, Adaptive Radiation, and Behavioral Ecology of the Only Nocturnal Primate in the Americas, 265-300.
 

Journal Article Wicked Environmental Problems in Bañado La Estrella: Floods and Water Pollution of the Pilcomayo Basin and their Impact on Indigenous and Rural Communities (2023)
Guillermo German Joosten, Luis María de la Cruz, Claudia R. Valeggia, Marina L. Sardi. Wetlands , 43

Journal Article Cesarean section and breastfeeding outcomes in an Indigenous Qom community with high breastfeeding support (2022)
Melanie Martin, Monica Keith, Sofía Olmedo, Deja Edwards, Alicia Barrientes, Anwesha Pan, Claudia Valeggia. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 10, 36-46.
 

Journal Article Body norms, body image, and media in a market-integrating indigenous population in Argentina: A mixed-methods investigation (2022)
Katherine Daiy, Tomeka Frieson, Laura Palacio-Londono, Ivana Barnes, Sofía Olmedo, Pedro Aranda, Florencia Cirigliano, Claudia Valeggia. American Journal of Human Biology, 35
 

Journal Article “Si usted es antropólogo, bueno, hablemos del viento”: el rol de la antropología biológica en el Antropoceno y el cambio climático (2022)
Guillermo German Joosten, Claudia Valeggia, Marina Sardi. Dossier: Antropología Biológica , 43, 265-288.
 

Journal Article Human Milk Oligosaccharide Compositions Illustrate Global Variations in Early Nutrition (2022)
Anita Vinjamuri, Jasmine C.C. Davis, Sarah M. Totten, Lauren D. Wu, Laura D. Klein, Melanie Martin, E A. Quinn, Brooke Scelza, Alicia Breakey, Michael Gurven, Grazyna Jasienska, Hillard Kaplan, Claudia Valeggia, Katie Hinde, Jennifer T. Smilowitz, Robin M. Bernstein, Angela M. Zivkovic, Michael J. Barratt, Jeffrey I. Gordon, Mark A. Underwood, David A. Mills, Bruce German, Carlito B. Lebrilla. The Journal of Nutrition, 152, 1239-1253.

Journal Article Moving biological anthropology research beyond p < 0.05 (2021)
Claudia R. Valeggia, Eduardo Fernández-Duque. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 177
 

Journal Article Demystifying mentorship: Tips for successfully navigating the mentor–mentee journey (2021)
Cara Ocobock, Alexandra Niclou, Tisa Loewen, Kendall Arslanian, Rebecca Gibson, Claudia Valeggia. American Journal of Human Biology, 34
 

Journal Article Low prevalence of anemia among Shuar communities of Amazonian Ecuador (2021)
Alicia M. DeLouize, Melissa A. Liebert, Felicia C. Madimenos, Samuel S. Urlacher, Joshua M. Schrock, Tara J. Cepon-Robins, Theresa E. Gildner, Aaron D. Blackwell, Christopher J. Harrington, Dorsa Amir, Richard G. Bribiescas, James Josh Snodgrass, Lawrence S. Sugiyama. American Journal of Human Biology, 34
 

Journal Article Associations between fecal cortisol and biparental care in a pair-living primate (2021)
Margaret Corley, Juan Pablo Perea-Rodriguez, Claudia Valeggia, Eduardo Fernández-Duque. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 176
 

Journal Article Comparison of two human infant urine collection methods for measuring estrone-3-glucuronide (2021)
Carlye Chaney, Margaret Corley, Claudia Valeggia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 175
 

Journal Article C-reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates (2021)
Anna C. Rivara, Margaret Corley, Courtney C. Choy, Rachel L. Duckham, Alysa Pomer, Muagututia Sefuiva Reupena, Satupaitea Viali, Take Naseri, Erin E. Kershaw, Scott E. Crouter, Stephen T. McGarvey, Richard G. Bribiescas, Claudia Valeggia, Nicola L. Hawley. American Journal of Human Biology, 34
 

Journal Article Moonstruck sleep: Synchronization of human sleep with the moon cycle under field conditions (2021)
Leandro Casiraghi, Ignacio Spiousas, Gideon P. Dunster, Kaitlyn McGlothlen, Eduardo Fernández-Duque, Claudia Valeggia, Horacio O. De La Iglesia. Science Advances, 7

Journal Article Oxidative stress as a hidden cost of attractiveness in postmenopausal women (2020)
Urszula M. Marcinkowska, Anna Ziomkiewicz, Karel Kleisner, Andrzej Galbarczyk, Magdalena Klimek, Amelia Sancilio, Grazyna Jasienska, Richard G. Bribiescas. Science Reports, 10
 

Journal Article Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction: Testing associations between oxidative stress and reproductive effort in rural and urban women (2020)
Amelia Sancilio, Grazyna Jasienska, Catherine Panter-Brick, Anna Ziomkiewicz, Ilona Nenko, Richard G. Bribiescas. American Journal of Human Biology, 33

Book Chapter Flexible Caretakers: Responses of Toba Families in Transition (2009)
Claudia R. Valeggia. Substitute Parents: Biological and Social Perspectives on Alloparenting in Human Societies, 100-114.