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Achsah Dorsey
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
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 Africa
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Email:
adorsey [at] umass [dot] edu
Location
Machmer Hall
240 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003
United States
About
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.