William Leonard

Phone+1 847 491 4839
Emailw-leonard1northwesternedu

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Research Interests

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

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Education/Academic qualification

Bioanthropology, PhD, University of Michigan

… → 1987

Research interests keywords

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

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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. (PD/PI)
National Science Foundation
12/1/20 → 11/30/22
Project: Research project
Walking Green: Developing an evidence-base for Nature Prescriptions
Horton, T. (PD/PI) & Leonard, W. (PD/PI)
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. (PD/PI)
University of Georgia, National Science Foundation
7/1/15 → 7/31/21
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: Conceptualizing the Adaptive Significance of Brown Adipose Tissue in Cold Climates
Leonard, W. (PD/PI)
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. (PD/PI)
L. S. B. Leakey Foundation
1/1/15 → 2/29/16
Project: Research project

Celebrating 50 Years of the Human Biology Association
Leonard, W. R., Jan 2025, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 37, 1, e24185.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations
Predictive equation derived from 6,497 doubly labelled water measurements enables the detection of erroneous self-reported energy intake
Bajunaid, R., Niu, C., Hambly, C., Liu, Z., Yamada, Y., Aleman-Mateo, H., Anderson, L. J., Arab, L., Baddou, I., Bandini, L., Bedu-Addo, K., Blaak, E. E., Bouten, C. V. C., Brage, S., Buchowski, M. S., Butte, N. F., Camps, S. G. J. A., Casper, R., Close, G. L. & Cooper, J. A. & 78 others, Cooper, R., Das, S. K., Davies, P. S. W., Dabare, P., Dugas, L. R., Eaton, S., Ekelund, U., Entringer, S., Forrester, T., Fudge, B. W., Gillingham, M., Goris, A. H., Gurven, M., El Hamdouchi, A., Haisma, H. H., Hoffman, D., Hoos, M. B., Hu, S., Joonas, N., Joosen, A. M., Katzmarzyk, P., Kimura, M., Kraus, W. E., Kriengsinyos, W., Kuriyan, R., Kushner, R. F., Lambert, E. V., Lanerolle, P., Larsson, C. L., Leonard, W. R., Lessan, N., Löf, M., Martin, C. K., Matsiko, E., Medin, A. C., Morehen, J. C., Morton, J. P., Must, A., Neuhouser, M. L., Nicklas, T. A., Nyström, C. D., Ojiambo, R. M., Pietiläinen, K. H., Pitsiladis, Y. P., Plange-Rhule, J., Plasqui, G., Prentice, R. L., Racette, S. B., Raichlen, D. A., Ravussin, E., Redman, L. M., Reilly, J. J., Reynolds, R., Roberts, S. B., Samaranayakem, D., Sardinha, L. B., Silva, A. M., Sjödin, A. M., Stamatiou, M., Stice, E., Urlacher, S. S., Van Etten, L. M., van Mil, E. G. A. H., Wilson, G., Yanovski, J. A., Yoshida, T., Zhang, X., Murphy-Alford, A. J., Sinha, S., Loechl, C. U., Luke, A. H., Pontzer, H., Rood, J., Sagayama, H., Schoeller, D. A., Westerterp, K. R., Wong, W. W. & Speakman, J. R., Jan 2025, In: Nature Food. 6, 1, p. 58-71 14 p., 100203.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Scopus citations
Adult knowledge of wild plants associated with limited delayed health and nutritional benefits for children or adults in the face of external change: A yearly panel (2003−2010) study among Tsimane’, an indigenous Amazonian society in Bolivia
Godoy, R., Huanca, T., Leonard, W. R., McDade, T., Reyes-García, V., Rosinger, A. Y. & Tanner, S., Sep 2024, In: Evolution and Human Behavior. 45, 5, 106594.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
Assessing Children's Growth and Motor Development after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from the REACT Project
Leonard, W. R., Jul 2024, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 36, 7, e24123.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Changes in adult well-being and economic inequalities: An exploratory observational longitudinal study (2002–2010) of micro-level trends among Tsimane’, a small-scale rural society of Indigenous People in the Bolivian Amazon
Godoy, R., Bauchet, J., Behrman, J. R., Huanca, T., Leonard, W. R., Reyes-García, V., Rosinger, A., Tanner, S., Undurraga, E. A. & Zycherman, A., Apr 2024, In: World Development. 176, 106518.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Scopus citations

Archival Version
Godoy, R. A. (Creator) & Leonard, W. R. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2020
DOI: 10.3886/icpsr37671, https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/37671
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Godoy, R. A. (Creator) & Leonard, W. R. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2020
DOI: 10.3886/icpsr37671.v2, https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/37671/versions/V2
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William Leonard

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Research Interests

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Research interests keywords

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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Doctoral Dissertation Research: Eating to fit in: Impacts of acculturative stress on diet change and metabolic health among immigrant young adults in Spain

Walking Green: Developing an evidence-base for Nature Prescriptions

Consequences and Context of Stunting in the Bolivian Amazon

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: Conceptualizing the Adaptive Significance of Brown Adipose Tissue in Cold Climates

The adaptive significance of brown fat among the Yakut of Siberia

Celebrating 50 Years of the Human Biology Association

Predictive equation derived from 6,497 doubly labelled water measurements enables the detection of erroneous self-reported energy intake

Adult knowledge of wild plants associated with limited delayed health and nutritional benefits for children or adults in the face of external change: A yearly panel (2003−2010) study among Tsimane’, an indigenous Amazonian society in Bolivia

Assessing Children's Growth and Motor Development after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from the REACT Project

Changes in adult well-being and economic inequalities: An exploratory observational longitudinal study (2002–2010) of micro-level trends among Tsimane’, a small-scale rural society of Indigenous People in the Bolivian Amazon

Archival Version

Version 2

William Leonard

Personal profile

Research Interests

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Research interests keywords

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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