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Kate Clancy she/her

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Contact Information

Department of Anthropology
607 S Mathews Ave.
M/C 148
Urbana, IL 61801

Professor

Education

2001, BA cum laude, Harvard University, Biological Anthropology and Women's Studies
2007, PhD, Yale University, Anthropology

Grants

2019     PI: Clancy. NSF, “Workshop: Transdisciplinary Research on Incivility in STEM Contexts” $59,985

2018     Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute Award $20,000

2017     Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows Program $2,500

2016     co-PIs: Jenny Amos, Kelly Cross, Kathryn Clancy, Princess Imoukhuede, Ruby Mendenhall, NSF, “The Double Bind of Race and Gender:  A Look into the Experiences of Women of Color in Engineering” $386,530

2016     Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows Program $5,000

2015     Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows Program $5,000

2014     PI: Clancy co-PIs: Daniel Simons, William Hammack, Daniel Urban, Jessica Hekman. Focal Point Grant, for “Training the 21st Century Scientist” $15,000

2013     PI: Clancy. NSF, “Ecological determinants of luteal reproductive function” $229,643

2012     PI: Clancy. Campus Research Board Grant, for “Girl power: how girls negotiate their environments,” $9,905

2010     PI: Clancy. Hewlett International Travel Grant, University of Illinois, $4,000

2009     PI: Clancy. Campus Research Board Grant, University of Illinois, $17,000

Courses Taught

ANTH 110: HUMANIZING SCIENCE

ANTH 399: BIRTH AND THE POSTPARTUM EXPERIENCE

ANTH 438: PRIMATE LIFE HISTORY EVOLUTION

ANTH 515: FEMINIST SCIENCE

Additional Campus Affiliations

Interim Associate Head, Anthropology
Professor, Anthropology
Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
Professor, Women & Gender in Global Perspectives
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science

Recent Publications

Choudhary, N., SturtzSreetharan, C., Trainer, S., Brewis, A., Wutich, A., Clancy, K., Fatima, U. A., & Jobayer Hossain, M. (2023). Managing menstruation with dignity: Worries, stress and mental health in two water-scarce urban communities in India. Global Public Health, 18(1), Article 2233996. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2233996

Clancy, K. (2023). Period: The Real Story of Menstruation. Princeton University Press.

Ban, H. E., Lee, K. M. N., Rogers-LaVanne, M. P., Zabłocka-Słowińska, K., Galbarczyk, A., Jasienska, G., & Clancy, K. B. H. (2022). Dietary protein source matters for changes in inflammation measured by urinary C-reactive protein in rural polish women. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 178(1), 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24502

Cortina, L. M., Sandy Hershcovis, M., & Clancy, K. B. H. (2022). The Embodiment of Insult: A Theory of Biobehavioral Response to Workplace Incivility. Journal of Management, 48(3), 738-763. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206321989798

Lee, K. M. N., Junkins, E. J., Luo, C., Fatima, U. A., Cox, M. L., & Clancy, K. B. H. (2022). Investigating trends in those who experience menstrual bleeding changes after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Science Advances, 8(28), Article eabm7201. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm7201

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