I am a Biological Anthropologist and Data Scientist who studies longitudinal health and child growth in a biosocial framework. I use Bayesian models to assess predictors of growth and health outcomes, and my research integrates health, socio-ecological, and genetic data to study human variation and health disparities in diverse contexts.
I work with three ongoing field studies in Dominica, Bangladesh, and Argentina researching health, growth, and biodemography in rural and Indigenous populations. I have also begun working with data from the NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to address disparities in reproductive and maternal health in the US.
Monica H. Keith
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University
Department of Anthropology
Nashville, TN 37235
monica.h.keith@vanderbilt.edu
Appointments and Education
2020-22 Postdoc, University of Washington
2014-20 PhD, University of Missouri
2012-14 MA, University of Missouri
2009-12 BS, Texas State University
Saint David, Dominica
[Genetic Project Lead]
Population genetics, quantitative genetics, GWAS of cardiometabolic traits, admixture mapping, impacts of colonialism in the Caribbean
Matlab, Bangladesh
[Collaborator]
Child growth and development, impacts of household economic strategies, women's productive work, parental investment, climate effects on health
Formosa, Argentina
[Collaborator]
Infant and child growth, impacts of birth mode and breastfeeding, biomarkers and life history transitions
