Elizabeth M. Miller

 

I am a biological anthropologist specializing in human biology, with interest in evolutionary and biocultural approaches to maternal and child health. My research program ranges from the study of human milk composition and infant feeding practices, infant immune function in diverse ecologies, maternal iron homeostasis, and early microbiome maturation; with field sites in Kenya and the United States. 

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Publications 

Miller E.M. and McConnell D.S. (2015). Milk immunity and reproductive status among Ariaal women of northern Kenya. Annals of Human Biology, 42, 76-83.

Miller E.M. (2014). Chronic undernutrition and traditional weaning foods are associated with fat stores in Ariaal infants of northern Kenya. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 153, 286-296.

Miller, E.M., Aiello, M.O., Fujita, M., Hinde K., Milligan, L.M., and Quinn, E.A. (2013). Field and laboratory methods in human milk research. American Journal of Human Biology, 25, 1-11.

Miller, E.M. and McConnell, D.S. (2012). Chronic undernutrition is associated with mucosal antibody concentration among Ariaal infants of northern Kenya. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 149, 136-141.

Abrams, E.T. and Miller, E.M. (2011). The roles of the immune system in women’s reproduction: Evolutionary constraints and life history trade‐offs. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, 53, 134-154.

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