Melanie Martin
Biological Anthropologist
University of Washington
About Me
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology, University of Washington
My research examines biocultural influences on health, growth, and development across the life course. I am the Co-PI of the Biodemography Lab at the University of Washington Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and conduct field research with two international projects on Indigenous community health and well-being: the Chaco Area Reproductive Ecology Program (Co-Director) and the Tsimane Health and Life History Project (Affiliate).
Interested graduate student or collaborator? Contact me: martinm7@uw.edu
Appointments and Education:
2016 - 2018 Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University
2008 - 2015 MA/PhD, University of California Santa Barbara
2004 - 2007 BA University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Research
Projects and Collaborators
Formosa, Argentina
University of Washington
Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology
Beni, Bolivia
Popular Media
Blog Posts
An evolutionary anthropology master syllabus (Anthropology News, 2016)
A game-changer in the study of human origins (Anthropology News, 2016)
Manufactured mommy wars. Le sigh (Mammals Suck...Milk!, 2014)
Media Coverage
Sausage ofScience Podcast “MelanieMartin talks mother-infant COVID-19 transmission and social jet lag”
The Atlantic "Go ahead, try to explain milk" (2023)
UW News "Infants less likely to contract COVID-19 than household caregivers" (2022)
Here we are with Shane Mauss "Child rearing across cultures" (2022)
Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle Podcast “Alicia Silverstone, Vegan Cheese” (2017)
Nature News: “Mining the secrets of college syllabuses” (2016)
Undark Magazine: “The science (and culture) of pre-chewing food for children” (2016)
NPR: “Can a parasitic worm make it easier (or harder) for a woman to conceive?” (2015)
The Weekly Weinersmith Podcast (Episode 53: Melanie Martin on breastfeeding) (2014)
BBC Mundo: “Leche materna de índigenas bolivianos: ¿de mejor calidad?” (2012)
The New York Times: “In the Bolivian Amazon, a yardstick for modern health” (2012)
Natasha Kingsley © 2017