Dr. Bernstein's research program aims to unite theoretical and methodological approaches from the fields of anthropology, nutrition, and physiology to understand variation in human growth and development within an evolutionary, adaptive, and applied framework. She is currently working, together with collaborators and students, to share results of the recently completed HERO-G (Hormonal and Epigenetic Regulators of Growth) study, which explored in great detail the endocrine, epigenetic, and metabolomic correlates of normal and stunted infant growth in rural Gambia. She also directs the Growth and Development Lab at CU Boulder, which uses enzyme and chemiluminescent assay and mid-infrared spectrometry methods to assess biomarkers related to growth and health. Dr. Bernstein values interdisciplinary collaboration as the most productive means of addressing critical theoretical and applied questions relating to maternal and infant health, and infant and child growth.
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growth and development, endocrinology, maternal-infant physiology, global health, life history evolution, lactation biology and breastfeeding, professional development and mentoring
ANTH 2020 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 2
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Spring 2018 / Summer 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Spring 2021
Continuation of ANTH 2010. Emphasizes genetics, human variation, and microevolution. Recommended prerequisite: ANTH 2010..
ANTH 2040 - Laboratory in Biological Anthropology 2
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2021
Experiments and hands-on exercises designed to enhance understanding of the principles and concepts presented in ANTH 2020. One two-hour class per week. Recommended corequisite: ANTH 2020.
ANTH 7020 - Seminar: Physical Anthropology
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Fall 2020
In-depth discussion of selected topics in physical anthropology with emphasis on recent research. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
ANTH 7620 - Seminar: Ethnography and Cultural Theory
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Spring 2019
Explores how ethnographic writing has evolved over the past century to incorporate different forms of cross-cultural representation and to accommodate new theoretical paradigms. Includes ethnographic authority and reflexivity, as well as embedded theories and blurred genres of cultural research.
