Title: Ph.D. Candidate, The Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona
Present position: Ph.D. Student
Institution where degree(s) were taken:
B.A., Anthropology, Ohio State University 1997
M.A. Anthropology, Ohio State University 1999
Ph.D., Biological Anthropology (in progress), The University of Arizona.
Previous research done in Haydom area (Title of thesis):
Assisted with dissertation research for D. Crystal Patil’s project entitled, “Weaning and the next pregnancy among the Iraqw of Tanzania”. June 2002.
Current research or planned research in Haydom area or related to Haydom:
Ph.D. Thesis title: Patterns of infant vulnerability and caregiver-infant interaction in a northern Tanzanian community. October 2004-February 2006.
This is a dissertation thesis that examines infant health and development among the Datoga living in the Yaeda depression. The project focuses on changes in risk for illness in infants under age two and maternal perception/response to infant development and vulnerability.
Contact information:
e-mail: ayoung1@email.arizona.edu, alys.yng@gmail.com
Postal address:
Department of Anthropology
University of Arizona
1009 E. South Campus Dr.
PO Box 210030
Tucson, AZ 85721-0030
USA
Publications:
Tucker, B. and AG Young. 2005. Growing up Mikea: Children’s time allocation and tuber foraging in southwestern Madagascar. In Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods: Evolutionary, Developmental, and Cultural Perspectives, edited by Hewlett, B. and M. Lamb. Aldine Transaction, New Brunswick.
Published Abstracts:
Young, A. 2006. Perceived vulnerability associated with anemia among Datoga infants. American Journal of Human Biology, 19(2): 246.
Miller, H., A. Young, and I.L. Pike. 2006. Evaluating the cultural value of elder women, communal responsibility for children, and implications for reproductive success. American Journal of Human Biology, 19(2): 249.
Young, A. 2004. Using the ‘developmental niche’ to refine measures of parental investment. American Journal of Human Biology, 16(2): 230.
Pike, IL, CL Patil, and AG Young. 2003. Examining women’s psychosocial stress among three subsistence populations of East Africa. American Journal of Human Biology, 15(2): 250.
Young, AG and IL Pike. 2002. Using the ethnographic record to assess cross-cultural recognition of developmental stages. American Journal of Human Biology, 14(1): 94.
Professional presentations
Young, A. Implications of social capital for promoting WHO global initiatives for infant feeding. Society for Applied Anthropology. Tampa, Florida (March 27-31,2007)
Young, A. Household constraints and maternal decision-making among the Datoga: implications for implementation of public health policy in rural Tanzania. Presentation at the 2005 American Anthropology Association annual meeting, Washington D.C.
Young, A. Using the ‘developmental niche’ to refine measures of parental investment. Poster presented at the 2004 Human Biology Association annual meeting, Tampa, FL.
Pike, IL, Patil, CL, and A Young. Examining women’s psychosocial stress among three subsistence populations of East Africa. Poster presented at the 2003 Human Biology Association annual meeting, Tempe, AZ.
Pike, IL and AG Young. Understanding psychosocial health among women from Turkana District, Kenya and Mbulu District, Tanzania. Presentation at the 2002 American Anthropological Association annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Young, AG and IL Pike. Using the ethnographic record to assess cross-cultural recognition of developmental stages. Poster presented at the 2002 Human Biology Association annual meeting, Buffalo, NY.
Work dissemination:
Results from research will be shared with COSTECH, Haydom Lutheran Hospital, and professors from the University of Dar es Salaam. In addition, research results from the dissertation will be presented at several professional meetings including the American Anthropological Association annual meetings, and the Human Biology Association annual meetings.