Michaela Howells

I am an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in Biological Anthropology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington specializing in the intersection of biology and culture. I am particularly interested in social determinants of health surrounding human development.

I am the director of the GAPS (Growth Adaptation Pregnancy Stress) Lab where we ask questions about human adaptations across the globe. I have conducted research in American Samoa for the past 7 years, and have co-directed a field school in Bali Indonesia for the past 3 years.

I am a Seattle native, and an avid swing dancer.

April 2018