David P. Tracer , Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UC Denver, Health and Behavioral Sciences and Anthropology
Research Interests
- maternal and child health
- socioeconomic development and health
- demography
- human ecology and adaptation
- decision making theory
Courses Taught
- Human Ecology And Environmental Adaptation
- Applications Of Health And Behavioral Sciences
Education
- Brandeis University, B.A., Anthropology, magna cum laude
- University of Michigan, M.A., Anthropology (Biological)
- University of Michigan, Ph.D., Anthropology (Biological)
Selected Publications
Referred Publications, Invited Chapters, and Other Contributions
Refereed Journal Articles
Selfishness and fairness in economic and evolutionary perspective: An experimental economic study in Papua New Guinea. Current Anthropology 44:432-438, 2003.
Somatic versus reproductive energy allocation in Papua New Guinea: life history theory and public policy. American Journal of Human Biology 14:621-626, 2002.
Two decade trends in birth weight and early childhood growth in Papua New Guinea. (with R.J. Sturt, A. Sturt and L.M. Braithwaite) American Journal of Human Biology 10:483-493, 1998.
Reproductive and socio-economic correlates of maternal haemoglobin levels in a rural area of Papua New Guinea. Tropical Medicine & International Health 2:513-518, 1997.
Lactation, nutrition, and postpartum amenorrhea in lowland Papua New Guinea. Human Biology 68:277-293, 1996.
Socioeconomic mediation of birth interval duration in a Papua New Guinea population. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 709, Human Reproductive Ecology: Interactions of Environment, Fertility, and Behavior. New York: The New York Academy of Sciences. pp. 231-234, 1994.
Clines and clusters versus "race": A test in ancient Egypt and the case of a death on the Nile. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology 36:1-31 (with C.L. Brace, L.A. Yaroch, J. Robb, K. Brandt, and A.R. Nelson), 1993.
Fertility-related changes in maternal body composition among the Au of Papua New Guinea. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 85:393-405, 1991.
Dimensions of face in Asia in the perspective of geography and prehistory. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 85:269-279 (with Y. Li, C.L. Brace, and J. Gao), 1991.
Human craniofacial form and the evidence for the peopling of the Pacific. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association 11:247-269 (with C.L. Brace and K.D. Hunt), 1991.
Standards of arm muscle by stature for the assessment of nutritional status of children. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 73:459-465 (with A.R. Frisancho), 1987.
Book Chapters
Market Integration, Reciprocity and Fairness in Rural Papua New Guinea: Results from a Two-Village Ultimatum Game Study. In J. Henrich, R. Boyd, S. Bowles, C. Camerer, E. Fehr and H. Gintis (eds.) Foundations of Human Sociality: Economic Experiments and Ethnographic Evidence from Fifteen Small-Scale Societies. Oxford University Press. pp. 232-259, 2004.
Clines and clusters versus "race": A test in ancient Egypt and the case of a death on the Nile. In M.R. Lefkowitz and G.M. Rogers (eds.), Black Athena Revisited. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 129-164. (with C.L. Brace, L.A. Yaroch, J. Robb, K. Brandt, and A.R. Nelson), 1996.
Craniofacial continuity and change: a comparison of late Pleistocene and recent Europe and Asia. In T. Akazawa, K. Aoki, and T. Kimura (eds.), The Evolution and Dispersal of Modern Humans in Asia. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Museum Press (Hokusen-Sha). pp. 439-471 (with C.L. Brace), 1992.
In Press:
'Economic Man' in Cross-cultural Perspective: Economic Experiments in 15 Small Scale Societes. Forthcoming in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (with J. Henrich, R. Boyd, S. Bowles, C. Camerer, E. Fehr, H. Gintis, R. McElreath, M. Alvard, A. Barr, J. Ensminger, K. Hill, F. Gil-White, M. Gurven, F. Marlowe, J.Patton, and N. Smith).