Edward Hagen (anthropologist)

Edward H. Hagen
Born
Edward Harold Hagen

(1962-06-01) June 1, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, Santa Barbara
Scientific career
FieldsBiological anthropology
Evolutionary anthropology
InstitutionsWashington State University Vancouver
ThesisTwo studies of differential parental investment: Child nutrition and health in a Yanomamö village, and the evolutionary psychology of postpartum depression (1999)
Doctoral advisorJohn Tooby
Other academic advisorsBruce Novak
Peter Hammerstein

Edward Harold Hagen (born June 1, 1962)[1] is an American biological anthropologist and professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington State University Vancouver, where he has taught since 2007. His research has focused on evolutionary explanations for mental health phenomena and substance use.[2][3] He has studied the Yanomamo people of Venezuela,[4] West African Pygmies,[5] and the Aka people of the Congo Basin.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Hagen, Edward H., 1962-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  2. ^ "Edward H. Hagen". Washington State University Vancouver. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  3. ^ Syme, Kristen (2018). "Edward Hagen". Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham: Springer International Publishing. pp. 1–4. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_201-1. ISBN 978-3-319-16999-6.
  4. ^ Martin, Wednesday (2009-05-04). Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-547-39431-2.
  5. ^ Check Hayden, Erika (2012-04-26). "Hunt for genetic link to pygmy height yields clue". Nature: nature.2012.10517. doi:10.1038/nature.2012.10517. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 211729962.
  6. ^ Doucleff, Michaeleen (2015-06-23). "Pot For Parasites? Pygmy Men Smoke Out Worms". NPR. Retrieved 2020-05-12.


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