Birth Stories

Dr. Melanie Martin I am an Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology at the University of Washington. My research examines how biocultural influences, particularly nutrition and microbial exposures, influence growth and development. In collaboration with Claudia Valeggia and the Chaco Area Reproductive Ecology Program, my most recent research examines anthropometric and hormonal changes during pubertal development in Toba/Qom girls. I completed my Ph.D. in Anthropology