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Claudia Valeggia, PhD

Professor of Anthropology
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Additional Titles

Chair, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Vice-President, Executive Committee, Fundacion ECO

Contact Info

Yale University

10 Sachem Street, Department of Anthropology

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

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Titles

Professor of Anthropology

Chair, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Positions outside Yale

Vice-President, Executive Committee, Fundacion ECO

Biography

I am originally from Argentina, from where I received my degree in biology. I got my PhD from the University of California, Davis in 1996. I then went on to do a postdoc on women's reproductive biology at Harvard University and in 2005 I joined the Department of Anthropology at Penn. In 2014, I was appointed as a Professor of Anthropology at Yale University.

My work is primarily concerned with the interactions between human reproductive biology and the social and cultural context in which it develops. Some of the topics I have explored are the determinants of the return to postpartum fecundity, the variation in reproductive hormonal levels within and between women in relation to environmental variables, growth and development patterns in infants and children, and metabolic health in populations experiencing drastic lifestyle changes. My research interests include human reproductive ecology, reproductive endocrinology, maternal and child health, and the health of indigenous populations in Latin America.


Appointments

Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University (2001)
PhD
UC Davis, Animal Behavior (1996)
MS
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Biology (1988)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Claudia Valeggia's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    American Association of Physical Anthropology

  • activity

    Human Biology Association

  • honor

    Lex Hixon ’63 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Social Sciences

  • honor

    RAICES Award for International Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • honor

    Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

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Yale University

10 Sachem Street, Department of Anthropology

New Haven, CT 06511

United States