William Leonard

Professor, Anthropology
Abraham Harris Professor, Anthropology
Alumni Parents Fund Professorship, Anthropology
Professor, Preventive Medicine
Anthropology PhD Program
Program Director (Academic), Global Health Studies Program

Phone+1 847 491 4839
Emailw-leonard1@northwestern.edu

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Research Interests

Biological anthropology, adaptability, growth and development, nutrition, South America, Asia, and United States.

Education/Academic qualification

Bioanthropology, PhD, University of Michigan

… → 1987

Research interests

Biological anthropology
Income inequality
Indigenous amazonians
Metabolic health
Yakut (sakha)

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1 Active
23 Finished

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Eating to fit in: Impacts of acculturative stress on diet change and metabolic health among immigrant young adults in Spain
Leonard, W.
National Science Foundation
12/1/20 → 11/30/21
Project: Research project
Walking Green: Developing an evidence-base for Nature Prescriptions
Horton, T. H. & Leonard, W.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
5/1/16 → 12/31/17
Project: Research project
Consequences and Context of Stunting in the Bolivian Amazon
Leonard, W.
University of Georgia, National Science Foundation
7/1/15 → 7/31/20
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: Conceptualizing the Adaptive Significance of Brown Adipose Tissue in Cold Climates
Leonard, W.
National Science Foundation
3/1/15 → 2/28/18
Project: Research project
The adaptive significance of brown fat among the Yakut of Siberia
Leonard, W.
L. S. B. Leakey Foundation
1/1/15 → 2/29/16
Project: Research project

7550 Citations
206 Article
24 Chapter
10 Review article
8 Book/Film/Article review
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Novel applications of minimally invasive biomarkers in human biology research
Leonard, W. R., Jan 1 2021, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 33, 1, e23568.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Human Biologists confront the COVID-19 pandemic
Leonard, W. R., Sep 1 2020, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 32, 5, e23511.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Re-examining Biocultural Approaches in Human Biology
Leonard, W. R., Jul 1 2020, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 32, 4, e23475.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
The role of human biology in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
Leonard, W. R., May 1 2020, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 32, 3, e23430.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Open Access
Water & Human Biology and New Developments for the American Journal of Human Biology
Leonard, W. R., Jan 1 2020, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 32, 1, e23389.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review