Thank you for your interest in this project. Please note that we closed the survey on October 7, 2021 after 6 months of data collection so we can focus on analyzing the results and starting a follow-up survey.
Collaborators
Kate ClancY, PhD
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research interests: menstrual cycles, endometrial function, reproductive-immune axis
Katharine (Katie) Lee, MS, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Division of Public Health Sciences.
Research interests: menstrual cycles, physical activity, bone health
L. Zachary DuBois, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon.
Research interests: transgender experience, embodied stigma and stress, resilience, health disparities.
Brendan Harley, ScD
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research interests: developing biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications, including hierarchical models of the endometrial microenvironment to investigate trophoblast invasion and endometrial pathologies.
Romana Nowak, PhD
Professor of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research interests: women’s reproductive health and reproductive diseases including endometriosis, uterine fibroids, pregnancy disorders, and the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on embryo development and uterine function.
Amanda L. Patterson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Animal Sciences and Department of Ob/Gyn and Women’s Health, University of Missouri.
Alfonso Serrano, MD FACOG-FACS
Chair Ob-Gyn Department UCCaribe School of Medicine.
Bianca Meléndez Nieves, BS
Medical Student M2, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine.
Research Assistants
Urooba Ahmed Fatima, BA
Qualitative Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research interests: menstrual health, practices, and adolescence
Eleanor Junkins, MS
Quantitative Research Assistant, UIUC Psychology Department.
Research interests: personality psychology, individual differences, statistics, and improving sexual and/or gender minority representation in research
Maria Cox, MA
Graduate Research Assistant. Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Research interests: chronic stress, embodiment, immune function
Bryana M Rivera, BS
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research interests: menstrual cycles, women’s reproductive health
Fatimata Soumare, BS
Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Florence F Yung
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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