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Undergraduate
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Heidi Ann Manlove
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College of Liberal Arts |
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Anthropology and Ethnic Studies |
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UNLV Maternal
Health Lab; Human Behavioral Endocrinology Lab |
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Academic
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Heidi is an Anthropology major with an associate of arts from Western Nevada Community College in Carson City, Nevada. She is a senior at UNLV, participating in research in both the Anthropology and Psychology Labs, and expects to graduate in May 2008 |
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Research Interests |
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Heidi's interests include cross-cultural health, nutrition, and medicine as well as the associated behaviors. Specifically, she is studying gender and social inequalities in nutrition and health medicine, gendered reproductive health medicine and behaviors. |
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Research Labs |
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UNLV Maternal Health Lab
Currently, she is working in collaboration with fellow undergraduate student Chrisalbeth Guillermo researching the effects of hormones on mood and cognition, the possible interactions between oral contraceptives (OC) and the female’s natural hormones.
UNLV Human Behavioral Endocrinology Lab
Heidi is continuing her research in the study of hormones involved in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and similar disorders, as well as their effects on female sexuality and behavior from childhood to adulthood. |
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Clubs & Memberships |
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- American Anthropological Association
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists
- Human Behavior and Evolution Society
- American Association of Human Biologists
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- Lamda Alpha National Collegiate Honor Society for Anthropology
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Golden Key International Honors Society
- Anthropology Society
- Hormones Research and Support Group
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University
of Nevada,Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV
89154
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