Mary K. Shenk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Anthropology
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Demography
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Biography
I am a biocultural anthropologist, human behavioral ecologist, and anthropological demographer with interests in marriage, family, kinship, parental investment, fertility, mortality, and inequality. I have conducted field research on the economics of marriage and parental investment in urban South India, the causes of rapid fertility decline in rural Bangladesh, and the effects of market integration on wealth, social networks, and health in rural Bangladesh.
Research Interests
Human Behavioral Ecology; Anthropological Demography; Evolutionary Demography; Fertility; Parental Investment; Marriage; Kinship; Inequality; India; Bangladesh
Education
- Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Washington, 2005
- M.A., Anthropology, University of Washington, 1996
- B.A., Anthropology, Biology minor, University of New Orleans, 1994