Sandra J Gray
Biographic Data
| ID | 3617693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra J Gray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra J |
| FAMILY NAME | Gray |
| SIGNATURE | GRAY S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology University of Kansas Lawrence KS 66045 USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Vera Radaslava (Demerec) Dyson-Hudson (1930-2016)
Beer is the cattle of women: Sorghum beer commercialization and dietary intake of agropastoral families in Karamoja, Uganda
Cross‐sectional growth of pastoralist Karimojong and Turkana children
In this study, we compare cross‐sectional growth in two Nilotic pastoralist populations, the Turkana and Karimojong of northern East Africa. Until the middle of the 18th century, these two groups constituted one population, and their genetic affinities consequently are assumed to be strong. Known differences in their subsistence practices as well as their recent cultural history allow us to consider the genetic vs. environmental determinants of t…
Correlates of breastfeeding frequency among nomadic pastoralists of Turkana, Kenya: A retrospective study
Recent research has shown that significant variation in breast‐feeding behavior exists among natural fertility populations, all of whom have been characterized as practicing “on‐demand” breastfeeding. A number of recent prospective studies have contributed to a better understanding of breastfeeding structure and of its consequences for population differences in fertility. Currently, there is a growing interest in quantifying the complex environme…
Comparison of effects of breast-feeding practices on birth-spacing in three societies: Nomadic Turkana, Gainj, and Quechua
Variation in the duration and pattern of breast-feeding contributes significantly to inter-population differences in fertility. In this paper, measures of suckling frequency and intensity are used to compare the effects of breastfeeding practices on the duration of lactational amenorrhoea, and on the length of the birth interval in three prospective studies undertaken during the 1980s, among Quechua Indians of Peru, Turkana nomads of Kenya, and G…
Correlates of dietary intake of lactating women in South Turkana
Previous studies of nutrition among nomadic pastoralists in South Turkana, Kenya, have suggested that social mechanisms may be used to buffer vulnerable members of the group from acute nutritional stress. During 1989–1990, 24‐hour dietary recall data were collected from 101 lactating women in Ngisonyoka, Turkana. Multivariate regression was then used to quantify the effects of environmental, socioeconomic, and demographic variables on dietary int…
Growth of nomadic and settled Turkana infants of northwest Kenya
Turkana tribespeople reside in a semi‐arid savanna ecosystem in northwest Kenya. For over a decade, Ngisonyoka Turkana nomads have been studied within a multidisciplinary framework that embraces ecology, anthropology, and human population biology. Original research objectives of the South Turkana Ecosystem Project were to study nomads longitudinally and within the context of the dry savanna ecosystem. These objectives have been expanded to incorp…
Growth of Young Nomadic and Settled Turkana Children
Growth patterns of Turkana nomadic children (N = 333) and settled schoolchildren (N = 280) aged 4 to 9 years were compared. The objective was to assess effects of a sedentary life-style on the growth patterns of Turkana children. Settled children with institutional food support tended to be larger at all ages than nomadic children in most measures of size and body composition. At age 9 years, settled children were 7.5 cm taller than the nomads. W…
Growth of nomadic and settled Turkana infants of northwest Kenya
Turkana tribespeople reside in a semi‐arid savanna ecosystem in northwest Kenya. For over a decade, Ngisonyoka Turkana nomads have been studied within a multidisciplinary framework that embraces ecology, anthropology, and human population biology. Original research objectives of the South Turkana Ecosystem Project were to study nomads longitudinally and within the context of the dry savanna ecosystem. These objectives have been expanded to incorp…
Correlates of breastfeeding frequency among nomadic pastoralists of Turkana, Kenya: A retrospective study
Recent research has shown that significant variation in breast‐feeding behavior exists among natural fertility populations, all of whom have been characterized as practicing “on‐demand” breastfeeding. A number of recent prospective studies have contributed to a better understanding of breastfeeding structure and of its consequences for population differences in fertility. Currently, there is a growing interest in quantifying the complex environme…
Growth of Young Nomadic and Settled Turkana Children
Growth patterns of Turkana nomadic children (N = 333) and settled schoolchildren (N = 280) aged 4 to 9 years were compared. The objective was to assess effects of a sedentary life-style on the growth patterns of Turkana children. Settled children with institutional food support tended to be larger at all ages than nomadic children in most measures of size and body composition. At age 9 years, settled children were 7.5 cm taller than the nomads. W…
Cross‐sectional growth of pastoralist Karimojong and Turkana children
In this study, we compare cross‐sectional growth in two Nilotic pastoralist populations, the Turkana and Karimojong of northern East Africa. Until the middle of the 18th century, these two groups constituted one population, and their genetic affinities consequently are assumed to be strong. Known differences in their subsistence practices as well as their recent cultural history allow us to consider the genetic vs. environmental determinants of t…
Beer is the cattle of women: Sorghum beer commercialization and dietary intake of agropastoral families in Karamoja, Uganda
Vera Radaslava (Demerec) Dyson-Hudson (1930-2016)
Growth of Young Nomadic and Settled Turkana Children
Growth patterns of Turkana nomadic children (N = 333) and settled schoolchildren (N = 280) aged 4 to 9 years were compared. The objective was to assess effects of a sedentary life-style on the growth patterns of Turkana children. Settled children with institutional food support tended to be larger at all ages than nomadic children in most measures of size and body composition. At age 9 years, settled children were 7.5 cm taller than the nomads. W…
Growth of nomadic and settled Turkana infants of northwest Kenya
Turkana tribespeople reside in a semi‐arid savanna ecosystem in northwest Kenya. For over a decade, Ngisonyoka Turkana nomads have been studied within a multidisciplinary framework that embraces ecology, anthropology, and human population biology. Original research objectives of the South Turkana Ecosystem Project were to study nomads longitudinally and within the context of the dry savanna ecosystem. These objectives have been expanded to incorp…
Comparison of effects of breast-feeding practices on birth-spacing in three societies: Nomadic Turkana, Gainj, and Quechua
Variation in the duration and pattern of breast-feeding contributes significantly to inter-population differences in fertility. In this paper, measures of suckling frequency and intensity are used to compare the effects of breastfeeding practices on the duration of lactational amenorrhoea, and on the length of the birth interval in three prospective studies undertaken during the 1980s, among Quechua Indians of Peru, Turkana nomads of Kenya, and G…
Correlates of dietary intake of lactating women in South Turkana
Previous studies of nutrition among nomadic pastoralists in South Turkana, Kenya, have suggested that social mechanisms may be used to buffer vulnerable members of the group from acute nutritional stress. During 1989–1990, 24‐hour dietary recall data were collected from 101 lactating women in Ngisonyoka, Turkana. Multivariate regression was then used to quantify the effects of environmental, socioeconomic, and demographic variables on dietary int…
Correlates of breastfeeding frequency among nomadic pastoralists of Turkana, Kenya: A retrospective study
Recent research has shown that significant variation in breast‐feeding behavior exists among natural fertility populations, all of whom have been characterized as practicing “on‐demand” breastfeeding. A number of recent prospective studies have contributed to a better understanding of breastfeeding structure and of its consequences for population differences in fertility. Currently, there is a growing interest in quantifying the complex environme…
Cross‐sectional growth of pastoralist Karimojong and Turkana children
In this study, we compare cross‐sectional growth in two Nilotic pastoralist populations, the Turkana and Karimojong of northern East Africa. Until the middle of the 18th century, these two groups constituted one population, and their genetic affinities consequently are assumed to be strong. Known differences in their subsistence practices as well as their recent cultural history allow us to consider the genetic vs. environmental determinants of t…
Beer is the cattle of women: Sorghum beer commercialization and dietary intake of agropastoral families in Karamoja, Uganda
Vera Radaslava (Demerec) Dyson-Hudson (1930-2016)
Geography (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Livestock (3 works)