Achsah Dorsey

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Assistant Professor (On Leave Spring 2023)Contact:
adorsey@umass.eduResearch Interests:
human biology, global health, child growth and development, nutrition, immune function, evolutionary medicine, disease and reproductive ecology, life-history theory, biocultural perspectives on health and human development, South America and Sub-Saharan AfricaBiography:
Achsah Dorsey’s research utilizes life-history and evolutionary medicine perspectives to investigate the relationships between immune activation, body size and growth, and nutritional status in women and children. Her recent research explores the biological, environmental, and cultural links between anemia and infection, the gut microbiome, and home environment in families living in peri-urban communities within Lima, Peru.
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