Emerita Professoroconnork@uw.edu CV (284.52 KB)Not accepting new graduate studentsFields of Interest Biological Anthropology Biology Ecology Global Health Health Medical Anthropology Reproduction Background and ExperienceSummaryMy research and teaching interests focus on variation in human fertility and mortality, and the biological, cultural, and environmental factors contributing to this variation. In my research on human fertility I examine age-related, population and individual-level variation in female reproductive function. My laboratory specializes in developing and optimizing collection methods and assays for population-level research in reproductive ecology. My research on human mortality has focused on the application of etiologic models of the age pattern of mortality to paleodemographic data. My newest research focuses on men’s health, with the overarching goal of understanding why men tend to have higher mortality across all ages of the lifespan, including in utero, than women. Research Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations Bethancourt, Hilary. The Health Implications of Periodic Dietary Restrictions on Animal Products among Orthodox Christians in the United States. Diss. U of Washington. 2018. Trumble, Benjamin C. Testosterone, Energetics, and Male Life-history. Diss. U of Washington, 2012. Snipes, Shedra Amy. Pesticides and Cortisol Increase among Mexican Immigrant Farmworkers: A Bio-cultural Model. Diss. U of Washington, 2007. Courses Taught Spring 2016 BIO A 350 A: Men's Health Across The Lifespan BIO A 584 A: Topics In Ecology And Adaptation Winter 2016 BIO A 450 A: Biodemography Seminar Autumn 2015 BIO A 350 B: Men's Health Across The Lifespan - Course Website Share: Print PDF