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Christopher Kuzawa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University and a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research. He serves as Network Leader for the Health Inequality Network and is a human biologist/biological anthropologist specializing in early-life environmental impacts on adult health.
Education:
- MS.PH. in Epidemiology from Emory University (2001)
- Ph.D. in Anthropology from Emory University (2001)
His research examines how intrauterine and early postnatal environments shape development and adult disease risk, with longitudinal fieldwork in the Philippines investigating effects on male reproduction, cardiovascular health, immunity, and intergenerational nutritional stress transmission. He integrates developmental biology, epidemiology, and evolutionary theory to study health disparities through a life-course lens.
Scientific Awards:
- No specific awards listed in source materials
Advising and Grants: While specific advisees aren't documented, as an Associate Professor he mentors graduate students. His research receives major funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Wenner Gren Foundation.
Labs and Teams: Kuzawa co-founded Cells to Society (C2S), Northwestern's interdisciplinary center studying social disparities in health, which bridges anthropological, biological, and policy research frameworks.
