Courtney Helfrecht
Assistant Professor
- email: chelfrecht@ua.edu
- phone (205) 348-7293
- office location ten Hoor Hall 13
- Website
Bio
Research Interests
- Biocultural medical anthropology
- Impact of cultural/physical stressors on biomarker patterning and developmental trajectories
- Socio-cultural and evolutionary determinants of childhood health and growth
- Evolution of human childhood
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Ethiopia (Sidama agropastoralists) and Central African Republic (Aka foragers and Ngandu horticulturalists)