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Jamie Hodgkins Publishes Article on Late Pleistocene Prey Mobility and its Implications for Neanderthal Ranging Behaviors

Jamie Hodgkins, Associate Professor of Anthropology, published an article in Quaternary Science Reviews on Late Pleistocene prey mobility and its implications for Neandertal ranging behaviors. 

Courtney Manthey-Pierce and Anna Warrener Publish Article on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Courtney Manthey-Pierce, who received her MA from the Department of Anthropology, coauthored an article with her thesis advisor, Anna Warrener, Assistant Professor. The article shows that Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome may have evolved because it provides protection against fractures. They tested this hypothesis by examining rates of fracture occurrence in female athletes. Courtney is also a Junior Fellow with the Human Biology Association.

Insight into Pandemic Eldercare Impacts for Mexican Immigrants from Sarah Horton

Sarah Horton, Professor and Graduate Program Director for the Department of Anthropology, recently published an article based on interviews conducted with undocumented Mexican immigrants about their pandemic eldercare burdens. “Praying for More Time: Mexican Immigrants’ Pandemic Eldercare Dilemmas,” published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly, details how they struggled to help elderly parents obtain health care despite their own exclusion from pandemic relief.

Bound to fail

For almost as long as cannabis has been legal in Colorado, Marty Otañez has been studying it. Not the drug itself, but issues surrounding it, such as the health and safety of workers in the industry and ways to reduce stigma for users.

Otañez is an associate professor of anthropology at CU Denver. One of his latest projects involves conducting hour-long video interviews with people about their experiences with psychedelics.