Mary S Willis
Biographic Data
| ID | 80694 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary S Willis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary S |
| FAMILY NAME | Willis |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIS M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4766-5029 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Commercialising traditional market shares: A qualitative study of impacted peasant livelihoods in Copperbelt province, Zambia
The perceived impact of commercialisation on peasant livelihoods was examined in this qualitative study. To understand the scope of commercialisation for open-air goods, an inventory of large grocery retailers and open-air markets (OAMs) in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province was completed. Interviews were conducted with sellers (n = 100) and urban consumers (n = 40). More than 80% of market sellers reported a reduction in sales and more than 80% of hou…
It Takes a Village: Creating a Short-Term Study Abroad in Ethiopia
A USDA “International Science and Education” grant allowed the University of Nebraska Lincoln to develop a curriculum-based, short-term study abroad focused on food security, health, and nutrition in two highly diverse, agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia. Incorporating best practices for creating a rigorous academic experience, we employed a “learn on the job” approach to implement the five-week program using an anthropological lens. We share the …
Growing Healthy Families: Household Production, Food Security, and Well-Being in South Wollo, Ethiopia
Although many studies have focused on the socio-economic and nutritional status of Ethiopians, few have incorporated anthropometric measurements and structured questionnaires to explore the links between agriculture, development, and nutrition. Additionally, the research design included interviews with development agents, university faculty and staff, and community leaders from the Ethiopian highlands. A survey of 120 households in three district…
Relationships between the diet and dentition of Asian leaf monkeys
Colobines have been generally described as primates that use the anterior teeth minimally, but the posterior teeth extensively, to process leaves and related food items. However, variation among leaf monkeys in both anterior and posterior dental morphology has been recognized for decades. In this study, we turn to Hylander's (Science 189 (1975) 1095–1098) analysis of anterior incisor row length and Kay's (Adaptations for foraging in nonhuman prim…
Dental Restorations for Dinka and Nuer Refugees: A Confluence of Culture and Healing
The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25, and the Self-reporting Questionnaire-24 were used to evaluate distress among 22 Dinka and Nuer refugees to the US before and after complete restoration of four to six lower front teeth that had been extracted during childhood in Sudan. Participants reported significant improvement in levels of distress following full restoration of missing teeth, including symptoms of PTSD. These res…
Initiatory Mental Health Assessments for Dinka and Nuer Refugees from Sudan
Sudanese refugees resettled in the U.S. cited the replacement of lower front teeth removed through childhood ritual as critical to a healthy transition. Consequently, we designed a dental restoration program that included initiatory mental health assessments. This study presents the psychological baseline of participants prior to dental restoration and includes documentation of refugee-related trauma exposure. Dinka and Nuer adults were interview…
Health and Related Factors for Sudanese Refugees in Nebraska
Molar size and shape variations among Asian colobines
Despite decades of research, little is known about morphometric differences within the dentition of Asian colobines. Although some differences, such as the M 3 hypoconulid, are often cited as distinct among genera, no comprehensive assessment has been made. The objectives of this study were to document size and shape differences in third molars in eight Asian colobine genera, including Kasi , Nasalis , Presbytis , Pygathrix , Rhinopithecus , Semn…
Anthropologists & Sudanese Refugees: Cultural Exchange in the Heartland
For nearly two decades, Lincoln, Nebraska has served as a refugee resettlement site for programs administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a division of the Administration for Children and Families, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Recently, anthropologists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have begun collaborations with (1) Nebraska HHS, (2) social service agencies, (3) resettlement progr…
Relationships between the diet and dentition of Asian leaf monkeys
Colobines have been generally described as primates that use the anterior teeth minimally, but the posterior teeth extensively, to process leaves and related food items. However, variation among leaf monkeys in both anterior and posterior dental morphology has been recognized for decades. In this study, we turn to Hylander's (Science 189 (1975) 1095–1098) analysis of anterior incisor row length and Kay's (Adaptations for foraging in nonhuman prim…
Molar size and shape variations among Asian colobines
Despite decades of research, little is known about morphometric differences within the dentition of Asian colobines. Although some differences, such as the M 3 hypoconulid, are often cited as distinct among genera, no comprehensive assessment has been made. The objectives of this study were to document size and shape differences in third molars in eight Asian colobine genera, including Kasi , Nasalis , Presbytis , Pygathrix , Rhinopithecus , Semn…
Growing Healthy Families: Household Production, Food Security, and Well-Being in South Wollo, Ethiopia
Although many studies have focused on the socio-economic and nutritional status of Ethiopians, few have incorporated anthropometric measurements and structured questionnaires to explore the links between agriculture, development, and nutrition. Additionally, the research design included interviews with development agents, university faculty and staff, and community leaders from the Ethiopian highlands. A survey of 120 households in three district…
Initiatory Mental Health Assessments for Dinka and Nuer Refugees from Sudan
Sudanese refugees resettled in the U.S. cited the replacement of lower front teeth removed through childhood ritual as critical to a healthy transition. Consequently, we designed a dental restoration program that included initiatory mental health assessments. This study presents the psychological baseline of participants prior to dental restoration and includes documentation of refugee-related trauma exposure. Dinka and Nuer adults were interview…
Anthropologists & Sudanese Refugees: Cultural Exchange in the Heartland
For nearly two decades, Lincoln, Nebraska has served as a refugee resettlement site for programs administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a division of the Administration for Children and Families, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Recently, anthropologists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have begun collaborations with (1) Nebraska HHS, (2) social service agencies, (3) resettlement progr…
Molar size and shape variations among Asian colobines
Despite decades of research, little is known about morphometric differences within the dentition of Asian colobines. Although some differences, such as the M 3 hypoconulid, are often cited as distinct among genera, no comprehensive assessment has been made. The objectives of this study were to document size and shape differences in third molars in eight Asian colobine genera, including Kasi , Nasalis , Presbytis , Pygathrix , Rhinopithecus , Semn…
Health and Related Factors for Sudanese Refugees in Nebraska
Initiatory Mental Health Assessments for Dinka and Nuer Refugees from Sudan
Sudanese refugees resettled in the U.S. cited the replacement of lower front teeth removed through childhood ritual as critical to a healthy transition. Consequently, we designed a dental restoration program that included initiatory mental health assessments. This study presents the psychological baseline of participants prior to dental restoration and includes documentation of refugee-related trauma exposure. Dinka and Nuer adults were interview…
Dental Restorations for Dinka and Nuer Refugees: A Confluence of Culture and Healing
The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25, and the Self-reporting Questionnaire-24 were used to evaluate distress among 22 Dinka and Nuer refugees to the US before and after complete restoration of four to six lower front teeth that had been extracted during childhood in Sudan. Participants reported significant improvement in levels of distress following full restoration of missing teeth, including symptoms of PTSD. These res…
Relationships between the diet and dentition of Asian leaf monkeys
Colobines have been generally described as primates that use the anterior teeth minimally, but the posterior teeth extensively, to process leaves and related food items. However, variation among leaf monkeys in both anterior and posterior dental morphology has been recognized for decades. In this study, we turn to Hylander's (Science 189 (1975) 1095–1098) analysis of anterior incisor row length and Kay's (Adaptations for foraging in nonhuman prim…
Growing Healthy Families: Household Production, Food Security, and Well-Being in South Wollo, Ethiopia
Although many studies have focused on the socio-economic and nutritional status of Ethiopians, few have incorporated anthropometric measurements and structured questionnaires to explore the links between agriculture, development, and nutrition. Additionally, the research design included interviews with development agents, university faculty and staff, and community leaders from the Ethiopian highlands. A survey of 120 households in three district…
It Takes a Village: Creating a Short-Term Study Abroad in Ethiopia
A USDA “International Science and Education” grant allowed the University of Nebraska Lincoln to develop a curriculum-based, short-term study abroad focused on food security, health, and nutrition in two highly diverse, agro-ecological zones of Ethiopia. Incorporating best practices for creating a rigorous academic experience, we employed a “learn on the job” approach to implement the five-week program using an anthropological lens. We share the …
Commercialising traditional market shares: A qualitative study of impacted peasant livelihoods in Copperbelt province, Zambia
The perceived impact of commercialisation on peasant livelihoods was examined in this qualitative study. To understand the scope of commercialisation for open-air goods, an inventory of large grocery retailers and open-air markets (OAMs) in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province was completed. Interviews were conducted with sellers (n = 100) and urban consumers (n = 40). More than 80% of market sellers reported a reduction in sales and more than 80% of hou…
Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Refugee (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)