James Josh Snodgrass, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon

Department of Anthropology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR 97403

Office: 354 Condon Hall

Lab: Center for Medical Education and Research
(2nd Floor), Sacred Heart
Medical Center, 722 E. 11th Avenue

Office Phone: 541-346-4823
Lab Phone: 541-346-0849
Fax: 541-346-0668
E-mail: jjosh@uoregon.edu

J. Josh Snodgrass, Ph.D.

Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
Associate Member, Center for Ecology & Evol. Biology
Member, Institute of Cognitive & Decision Sciences

Research Interests

Human Biology; Adaptation; Growth & Development; Human Nutrition/Energetics; Evolutionary Medicine; Global Health; Human Skeletal Biology

Education

NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Mind and Biology,

The University of Chicago (2004-2005)

Ph.D., Anthropology, Northwestern University (2004)
M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida (1998)
B.A., Anthropology, University of California-Santa Cruz

(1995)

Current Projects
Health consequences of economic development among

indigenous Siberians

Metabolic adaptation among circumpolar populations
WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE)
Acculturation and psychosocial stress among Latino
immigrants in Oregon
Community-based Health Activation Project (CHAP)
Development of biomarkers for assessing health and

physiology in population-based research

Comparative and evolutionary perspectives on human and

primate energy requirements

Selected Publications

Snodgrass JJ, Leonard WR, Sorensen MV, Tarskaia LA, Mosher MJ. 2008. The influence of basal metabolic rate on blood pressure among indigenous Siberians. Am J Phys Anthropol (in press).

Snodgrass JJ, Sorensen MV, Tarskaia LA, Leonard WR. 2007. Adaptive dimensions of health research among indigenous Siberians. Am J Hum Biol 19: 165-180.

(Cover Photo)

Snodgrass JJ, Leonard WR, Tarskaia LA, McDade TW, Sorensen MV, Alekseev VP, Krivoshapkin VG. 2007. Anthropometric correlates of C-reactive protein among indigenous Siberians. J Physiol Anthropol 26: 241-246.

Snodgrass JJ, Leonard WR, Robertson ML. 2007. Primate bioenergetics: an evolutionary perspective. In: M Ravosa & M Dagosto (eds.) Primate Origins: Adaptations and Evolution. New York: Springer, pp. 703-737.

Leonard WR, Snodgrass JJ, Robertson ML. 2007. Effects of brain evolution on human nutrition and metabolism. Annu Rev Nutr 27: 311-327.

Snodgrass JJ, Leonard WR, Tarskaia LA, Schoeller DA. 2006. Total energy expenditure in the Yakut (Sakha) of Siberia as measured by the doubly labeled water method. Am J Clin Nutr 84: 798-806.

Snodgrass JJ, Leonard WR, Sorensen MV, Tarskaia LA, Alekseev VP, Krivoshapkin VG. 2006. The emergence of obesity among indigenous Siberians. J Physiol Anthropol 25: 75-84.

Snodgrass JJ. 2006. Review of: A Prehistory of the North: Human Settlement of the Higher Latitudes, JF Hoffecker. Am J Phys Anthropol 130: 275-276.

Leonard WR, Robertson ML, Snodgrass JJ. 2006. Energetic models of human nutritional evolution. In: PS Ungar (ed.) Evolution of the Human Diet. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 344-359.

Sorensen MV, Snodgrass JJ, Leonard WR, Tarskaia LA, Ivanov KI, Krivoshapkin VG, Spitsyn VA. 2005. Health consequences of postsocialist transition: dietary and lifestyle determinants of plasma lipids in Yakutia. Am J Hum Biol 17: 576-592.

Leonard WR, Snodgrass JJ, Sorensen MV. 2005. Metabolic adaptation in indigenous Siberian populations. Annu Rev Anthropol 34: 451-471.

Snodgrass JJ, Leonard WR, Tarskaia LA, Alekseev VP, Krivoshapkin VG. 2005. Basal metabolic rate in the Yakut (Sakha) of Siberia. Am J Hum Biol 17: 155-172.

(Cover Photo)

Snodgrass JJ. 2004. Sex differences and aging of the vertebral column. J Forensic Sci 49: 458-463.

Snodgrass JJ, Galloway A. 2003. Utility of dorsal pits and pubic tubercle height in parity assessment. J Forensic Sci 48: 1226-1230.

Leonard WR, Robertson ML, Snodgrass JJ, Kuzawa CW. 2003. Metabolic correlates of hominid brain expansion. Comp Biochem Physiol 136A: 5-15.

Note: All articles are the sole copyright of the respective publishers. Materials are provided for educational use only.

Classes

Anthropology 174: Anthropology of Food & Health
        (Last taught Spring 2007) (Syllabus)
Anthropology 199: Footprints We Leave (Freshman Interest
          Group College Connections Course (Last taught Fall
           2007) (Syllabus)
Anthropology 270: Introduction to Biological Anthropology

(Last taught Fall 2007) (Syllabus)

Anthropology 362: Human Biological Variation (Last taught

Fall 2006) (Syllabus)

Anthropology 399: Human Growth and Development (Last taught Fall 2007) (Syllabus)

Anthropology 407/507: Bioanthropology Methods
(Last taught Spring 2007) (Syllabus)

Anthropology 407/507: Evolutionary Theory (Last taught

Spring 2006) (Syllabus)

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