ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
AMY M.
BODDY
I am a human biologist and evolutionary theorist with an interest in applying evolutionary and ecological theory to human health and disease. My work is multidisciplinary and uses a combination of genomics, comparative biology, and evolutionary theory to understand life history trade-offs between survival and reproduction across different levels of biological organization. Active research topics include (1) Comparative oncology and the evolution of cancer defenses across the tree of life; (2) Life history trade-offs in cancer, with a focus on early life adversity and cancer outcomes, and (3) Maternal-fetal conflict in maternal health, including studies on microchimerism and maternal tolerance during pregnancy, the immunology of breastfeeding, and maternal health and behavior postpartum.
My Experience
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
University of California, Santa
Barbara,
Department of Anthropology
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2021- Present
University of California, Santa
Barbara,
Department of Anthropology
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2017 – 2021
Arizona State University,
The Biodesign Institute
Assistant Research Professor
2016 – 2017
Arizona State University
Postdoctoral Fellow
2014 – 2016
University of California, San Francisco
Postdoctoral Fellow
2013 – 2014
My Experience
AFFILIATED MEMBERSHIP
Arizona Cancer and Evolution (ACE) Center, Co-leader
2018 – Present
BROOM Center for Demography, University of California, Santa Barbara
2018 – Present
Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University
2015 – 2017
Center for Evolution and Cancer, University of California San Francisco
2013 – 2015
MY EXPERIENCE
SELECTED ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS
UCSB Faculty Career Development Award
Maternal-Fetal Crosstalks: Investigating the Role of
Maternal Immune Tolerance and Fetal Microchimerism in Maternal Health and Disease.
2020
Nominee
Packard Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara
2020
Nominee
Pew Biomedical Scholars, University of California, Santa Barbara
2018
Postdoctoral Award Finalist
Human Behavior and Evolution Society
2016
Postdoctoral Award Finalist
Human Behavior and Evolution Society
2016
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