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William Leonard

  • 7153 Citations
1984 …2020

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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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Grants

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

    • 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

    • 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

    Doctoral Dissertation Research: The effects of community allotment gardening on health and well-being in two Chicago communities

    Leonard, W.

    National Science Foundation

    7/1/14 → 12/31/15

    Project: Research project

    • Research Output

    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

    American Journal of Human Biology: Leading Innovation in Human Population Biology Research

    Leonard, W., Sep 1 2019, In : American Journal of Human Biology. 31, 5, e23332.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

    Longitudinal Changes in Measures of Body Fat and Diet Among Adult Tsimane’ Forager-Horticulturalists of Bolivia, 2002-2010

    Bethancourt, H. J., Leonard, W. R., Tanner, S., Schultz, A. F. & Rosinger, A. Y., Aug 2019, In : Obesity. 27, 8, p. 1347-1359 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Walking green: Developing an evidence base for nature prescriptions

    Koselka, E. P. D., Weidner, L. C., Minasov, A., Berman, M. G., Leonard, W. R., Santoso, M. V., de Brito, J. N., Pope, Z. C., Pereira, M. A. & Horton, T. H., Nov 2 2019, In : International journal of environmental research and public health. 16, 22, 4338.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Birth seasons and heights among girls and boys below 12 years of age: lasting effects and catch-up growth among native Amazonians in Bolivia

    Brabec, M., Behrman, J. R., Emmett, S. D., Gibson, E., Kidd, C., Leonard, W., Penny, M. E., Piantadosi, S. T., Sharma, A., Tanner, S., Undurraga, E. A. & Godoy, R. A., May 19 2018, In : Annals of Human Biology. 45, 4, p. 299-313 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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