Thomas Mcdade
Biographic Data
| ID | 3635347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Mcdade |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdade |
| SIGNATURE | MCDADE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 321 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Everyday Discrimination and Adolescents’ Mental Health: Evidence From an Ecological Momentary Assessment
Adolescents who report discrimination experience worse mental health. However, most research has been cross-sectional and retrospective. This study investigated how prospectively-assessed day-to-day perceptions of everyday discrimination relate to mental health symptoms in 395 adolescents across a 14-day ecological momentary assessment. Black adolescents reported discrimination on more days (15%) than White adolescents (6%), as did economically d…
Adult knowledge of wild plants associated with limited delayed health and nutritional benefits for children or adults in the face of external change: A yearly panel (2003−2010) study among Tsimane’, a…
Cross-sectional studies suggest that local ecological knowledge (LEK) helps humans cope with their environment. Among the forms of LEK, adult knowledge of wild plants has been associated with better child and adult health. We assess if the concurrent links between i) LEK and ii) health and nutritional status last and examine if LEK yields delayed benefits when societies face large socioeconomic and environmental changes. We use a yearly panel (20…
Nigeria healthcare worker Sars-CoV-2 serology study: Results from a prospective, longitudinal cohort
Healthcare workers, both globally and in Nigeria, have an increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the general population due to higher risk contacts, including occupational exposures. In addition, primary healthcare workers represent an important group for estimating prior infection to SARS-CoV-2 because they work at the first point-of-contact for most patients yet have not been included in prior COVID-19 seroepidemiology research i…
Study of active neighborhoods in Detroit (StAND): Study protocol for a natural experiment evaluating the health benefits of ecological restoration of parks
Registration: OSF Preregistration registered March 31, 2020. Accessible from https://osf.io/surx7
Variation in levels of AMH among Maya and non‐Maya women in Campeche, Mexico
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels among women of Maya and non-Maya ancestry in the city of Campeche, Mexico. Levels of AMH can potentially predict age at menopause. Previous studies have indicated an early mean age at menopause among the Maya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Women aged 40-60 (n = 97) participated in semistructured interviews, anthropometric measures, and blood samples. Maya/non-Maya e…
American Journal Of Human Biology, Volume 28, Issue 6, November/December 2016
s Corporate Citizenship initiative seeks to address the environmental, social, economic, and ethical challenges faced
Birth weight, early life course BMI, and body size change: Chains of risk to adult inflammation
Biomarkers in Demographic Research
Biosocial Inheritance: A Framework for the Study of the Intergenerational Transmission of Health Disparities
Proponents of global market expansion claim that economic growth brings prosperity and creates a more equitable global society, yet these efforts may result in the exacerbation of economic disparities that translates into significant disparities in health. These trends underscore the importance of research examining the social determinants of health in an increasingly unequal world. This article brings together concepts from biocultural anthropol…
Diurnal cortisol rhythms and child growth: Exploring the life history consequences of HPA activation among the Tsimane
OBJECTIVE: Although psychosocial stress has also been implicated as a contributor to growth failure by imposing energetic constraints during development, the direct physiological pathways by which these life history trade-offs are imposed are not well understood. This study explores associations between diurnal cortisol rhythms and differential patterns of linear child growth among the Tsimane, a horticulturalist and foraging society in the Boliv…
Does the Future Affect the Present? The Effects of Future Weather on the Current Collection of Planted Crops and Wildlife in a Native Amazonian Society of Bolivia
Non-market Returns to Traditional Human Capital: Nutritional Status and Traditional Knowledge in a Native Amazonian Society
In industrial economies schooling produces positive non-market returns but do traditional forms of human capital also produce such returns, and do schooling and traditional human capital act as complements or substitutes in their association with well-being? Drawing on data from 450 adults (16+ years of age) from an indigenous Amazonian society in Bolivia, we estimate the association between traditional plant knowledge and nutritional status as m…
Concepts and Methods in Studies Measuring Individual Ethnobotanical Knowledge
We review 34 quantitative studies that have measured individual-level variations in ethnobotanical knowledge, analyzing how those studies have conceptualized and operationalized ethnobotanical knowledge. We found that this type of research is recent but growing, and is concentrated in indigenous peoples of developing countries. We also found that studies differ on how they conceptualize and measure individual ethnobotanical knowledge. As it is th…
Schooling's contribution to social capital: Study from a native Amazonian society in Bolivia
Understanding why traditional cultures weaken matters because they embody humanity's heritage. Schooling has been singled out as an abrader of traditional culture. We assess whether schooling erodes one aspect of traditional culture: social capital as shown by generosity to people outside the household. In industrial nations researchers find positive associations between social capital and schooling. We hypothesize that in pre‐industrial societie…
Ethnobotanical Skills and Clearance of Tropical Rain Forest for Agriculture: A Case Study in the Lowlands of Bolivia
Indigenous peoples are often considered potential allies in the conservation of biological diversity. Here we assess whether ethnobotanical skills of indigenous people contribute to a reduction in the clearance of tropical rain forest. We measured ethnobotanical skills of male household heads and area of rain forest cleared for agriculture among 128 households of Tsimane', a native Amazonian group in Bolivia. We used multivariate regressions to e…
Advancing Biocultural Perspectives: Optimism from a Workshop
Economic Development and Local Ecological Knowledge: A Deadlock? Quantitative Research from a Native Amazonian Society
Concepts and Methods in Studies Measuring Individual Ethnobotanical Knowledge
We review 34 quantitative studies that have measured individual-level variations in ethnobotanical knowledge, analyzing how those studies have conceptualized and operationalized ethnobotanical knowledge. We found that this type of research is recent but growing, and is concentrated in indigenous peoples of developing countries. We also found that studies differ on how they conceptualize and measure individual ethnobotanical knowledge. As it is th…
Evaluating indices of traditional ecological knowledge: A Methodological Contribution
BACKGROUND: New quantitative methods to collect and analyze data have produced novel findings in ethnobiology. A common application of quantitative methods in ethnobiology is to assess the traditional ecological knowledge of individuals. Few studies have addressed reliability of indices of traditional ecological knowledge constructed with different quantitative methods. METHODS: We assessed the associations among eight indices of traditional ecol…
The origins of monetary income inequality
Why do mothers favor girls and fathers, boys: A hypothesis and a test of investment disparity
Does village inequality in modern income harm the psyche? Anger, fear, sadness, and alcohol consumption in a pre-industrial society
Nutritional status and spousal empowerment among native Amazonians
Do smiles have a face value? Panel evidence from Amazonian Indians
Physical stature of adult Tsimane’ Amerindians, Bolivian Amazon in the 20th century
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Third Epidemiologic Transition
We use an expanded framework of multiple epidemiologic transitions to review the issues of re/emerging infection. The first epidemiologic transition was associated with a rise in infectious diseases that accompanied the Neolithic Revolution. The second epidemiologic transition involved the shift from infectious to chronic disease mortality associated with industrialization. The recent resurgence of infectious disease mortality marks a third epide…
Concepts and Methods in Studies Measuring Individual Ethnobotanical Knowledge
We review 34 quantitative studies that have measured individual-level variations in ethnobotanical knowledge, analyzing how those studies have conceptualized and operationalized ethnobotanical knowledge. We found that this type of research is recent but growing, and is concentrated in indigenous peoples of developing countries. We also found that studies differ on how they conceptualize and measure individual ethnobotanical knowledge. As it is th…
Economic Development and Local Ecological Knowledge: A Deadlock? Quantitative Research from a Native Amazonian Society
Evaluating indices of traditional ecological knowledge: A Methodological Contribution
BACKGROUND: New quantitative methods to collect and analyze data have produced novel findings in ethnobiology. A common application of quantitative methods in ethnobiology is to assess the traditional ecological knowledge of individuals. Few studies have addressed reliability of indices of traditional ecological knowledge constructed with different quantitative methods. METHODS: We assessed the associations among eight indices of traditional ecol…
Physical stature of adult Tsimane’ Amerindians, Bolivian Amazon in the 20th century
Biosocial Inheritance: A Framework for the Study of the Intergenerational Transmission of Health Disparities
Proponents of global market expansion claim that economic growth brings prosperity and creates a more equitable global society, yet these efforts may result in the exacerbation of economic disparities that translates into significant disparities in health. These trends underscore the importance of research examining the social determinants of health in an increasingly unequal world. This article brings together concepts from biocultural anthropol…
Birth weight, early life course BMI, and body size change: Chains of risk to adult inflammation
Does village inequality in modern income harm the psyche? Anger, fear, sadness, and alcohol consumption in a pre-industrial society
Ethnobotanical Skills and Clearance of Tropical Rain Forest for Agriculture: A Case Study in the Lowlands of Bolivia
Indigenous peoples are often considered potential allies in the conservation of biological diversity. Here we assess whether ethnobotanical skills of indigenous people contribute to a reduction in the clearance of tropical rain forest. We measured ethnobotanical skills of male household heads and area of rain forest cleared for agriculture among 128 households of Tsimane', a native Amazonian group in Bolivia. We used multivariate regressions to e…
Why do mothers favor girls and fathers, boys: A hypothesis and a test of investment disparity
Nutritional status and spousal empowerment among native Amazonians
The origins of monetary income inequality
Do smiles have a face value? Panel evidence from Amazonian Indians
Schooling's contribution to social capital: Study from a native Amazonian society in Bolivia
Understanding why traditional cultures weaken matters because they embody humanity's heritage. Schooling has been singled out as an abrader of traditional culture. We assess whether schooling erodes one aspect of traditional culture: social capital as shown by generosity to people outside the household. In industrial nations researchers find positive associations between social capital and schooling. We hypothesize that in pre‐industrial societie…
Does the Future Affect the Present? The Effects of Future Weather on the Current Collection of Planted Crops and Wildlife in a Native Amazonian Society of Bolivia
Prostates and profits: The social construction of benign prostatic hyperplasia in American men
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is clinically diagnosed in approximately three-fourths of American men, a prevalence two to three times higher than that currently reported in Scotland and Japan. Prostatectomy is the most common operation performed on American men over 65. A critical medical anthropological analysis reveals that American urologists rely on prostatectomy to maintain their practices, and the growth of urology as a specialty is si…
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Third Epidemiologic Transition
We use an expanded framework of multiple epidemiologic transitions to review the issues of re/emerging infection. The first epidemiologic transition was associated with a rise in infectious diseases that accompanied the Neolithic Revolution. The second epidemiologic transition involved the shift from infectious to chronic disease mortality associated with industrialization. The recent resurgence of infectious disease mortality marks a third epide…
Do smiles have a face value? Panel evidence from Amazonian Indians
Physical stature of adult Tsimane’ Amerindians, Bolivian Amazon in the 20th century
Evaluating indices of traditional ecological knowledge: A Methodological Contribution
BACKGROUND: New quantitative methods to collect and analyze data have produced novel findings in ethnobiology. A common application of quantitative methods in ethnobiology is to assess the traditional ecological knowledge of individuals. Few studies have addressed reliability of indices of traditional ecological knowledge constructed with different quantitative methods. METHODS: We assessed the associations among eight indices of traditional ecol…
The origins of monetary income inequality
Why do mothers favor girls and fathers, boys: A hypothesis and a test of investment disparity
Does village inequality in modern income harm the psyche? Anger, fear, sadness, and alcohol consumption in a pre-industrial society
Nutritional status and spousal empowerment among native Amazonians
Concepts and Methods in Studies Measuring Individual Ethnobotanical Knowledge
We review 34 quantitative studies that have measured individual-level variations in ethnobotanical knowledge, analyzing how those studies have conceptualized and operationalized ethnobotanical knowledge. We found that this type of research is recent but growing, and is concentrated in indigenous peoples of developing countries. We also found that studies differ on how they conceptualize and measure individual ethnobotanical knowledge. As it is th…
Schooling's contribution to social capital: Study from a native Amazonian society in Bolivia
Understanding why traditional cultures weaken matters because they embody humanity's heritage. Schooling has been singled out as an abrader of traditional culture. We assess whether schooling erodes one aspect of traditional culture: social capital as shown by generosity to people outside the household. In industrial nations researchers find positive associations between social capital and schooling. We hypothesize that in pre‐industrial societie…
Ethnobotanical Skills and Clearance of Tropical Rain Forest for Agriculture: A Case Study in the Lowlands of Bolivia
Indigenous peoples are often considered potential allies in the conservation of biological diversity. Here we assess whether ethnobotanical skills of indigenous people contribute to a reduction in the clearance of tropical rain forest. We measured ethnobotanical skills of male household heads and area of rain forest cleared for agriculture among 128 households of Tsimane', a native Amazonian group in Bolivia. We used multivariate regressions to e…
Advancing Biocultural Perspectives: Optimism from a Workshop
Economic Development and Local Ecological Knowledge: A Deadlock? Quantitative Research from a Native Amazonian Society
Concepts and Methods in Studies Measuring Individual Ethnobotanical Knowledge
We review 34 quantitative studies that have measured individual-level variations in ethnobotanical knowledge, analyzing how those studies have conceptualized and operationalized ethnobotanical knowledge. We found that this type of research is recent but growing, and is concentrated in indigenous peoples of developing countries. We also found that studies differ on how they conceptualize and measure individual ethnobotanical knowledge. As it is th…
Non-market Returns to Traditional Human Capital: Nutritional Status and Traditional Knowledge in a Native Amazonian Society
In industrial economies schooling produces positive non-market returns but do traditional forms of human capital also produce such returns, and do schooling and traditional human capital act as complements or substitutes in their association with well-being? Drawing on data from 450 adults (16+ years of age) from an indigenous Amazonian society in Bolivia, we estimate the association between traditional plant knowledge and nutritional status as m…
Does the Future Affect the Present? The Effects of Future Weather on the Current Collection of Planted Crops and Wildlife in a Native Amazonian Society of Bolivia
Diurnal cortisol rhythms and child growth: Exploring the life history consequences of HPA activation among the Tsimane
OBJECTIVE: Although psychosocial stress has also been implicated as a contributor to growth failure by imposing energetic constraints during development, the direct physiological pathways by which these life history trade-offs are imposed are not well understood. This study explores associations between diurnal cortisol rhythms and differential patterns of linear child growth among the Tsimane, a horticulturalist and foraging society in the Boliv…
Biosocial Inheritance: A Framework for the Study of the Intergenerational Transmission of Health Disparities
Proponents of global market expansion claim that economic growth brings prosperity and creates a more equitable global society, yet these efforts may result in the exacerbation of economic disparities that translates into significant disparities in health. These trends underscore the importance of research examining the social determinants of health in an increasingly unequal world. This article brings together concepts from biocultural anthropol…
Biomarkers in Demographic Research
American Journal Of Human Biology, Volume 28, Issue 6, November/December 2016
s Corporate Citizenship initiative seeks to address the environmental, social, economic, and ethical challenges faced
Birth weight, early life course BMI, and body size change: Chains of risk to adult inflammation
Variation in levels of AMH among Maya and non‐Maya women in Campeche, Mexico
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels among women of Maya and non-Maya ancestry in the city of Campeche, Mexico. Levels of AMH can potentially predict age at menopause. Previous studies have indicated an early mean age at menopause among the Maya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Women aged 40-60 (n = 97) participated in semistructured interviews, anthropometric measures, and blood samples. Maya/non-Maya e…
Study of active neighborhoods in Detroit (StAND): Study protocol for a natural experiment evaluating the health benefits of ecological restoration of parks
Registration: OSF Preregistration registered March 31, 2020. Accessible from https://osf.io/surx7
Nigeria healthcare worker Sars-CoV-2 serology study: Results from a prospective, longitudinal cohort
Healthcare workers, both globally and in Nigeria, have an increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the general population due to higher risk contacts, including occupational exposures. In addition, primary healthcare workers represent an important group for estimating prior infection to SARS-CoV-2 because they work at the first point-of-contact for most patients yet have not been included in prior COVID-19 seroepidemiology research i…
Biology (13 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Geography (11 works) · Demography (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works)