Carol A Lambourne, PhD

Office address: Family Medicine Center, 295 Calhoun St MSC 192, Charleston, SC 29425-1920 Telephone/Fax: (843) 792-1922 / (843) 792-3598 (fax) Email address: lambourc@musc.edu Title: Research Assistant Professor

Education / Training:

2007 PhD University of New Mexico, Anthropology
1997 MSc University College London, Anthropology
1996 BSc(Hons) University of Bristol, Zoology

Courses Taught:

At MUSC (College of Health Professions):
Introduction to Decision Analysis

At University of New Mexico (Dept Anthropology):
Cross-Cultural Child Development & Parental Investment
Anthropology of Health
Introduction to Anthropology

At University of New Mexico (Dept Biology):
Biology for the Health Sciences

Positions in academic / professional groups:

American Anthropology Association
(Section memberships: Evolutionary Anthropology Society, Society for Medical Anthropology)
Human Behavior and Evolution Society (member)
North American Primary Care Research Group (member)

Research / academic / clinical interests:

Anthropological perspectives on health and development
Socioecology of puberty and adolescence
Health disparities
Social determinants of health
Kidney transplantation
Health services research
Quality improvement in primary care
Medical informatics

Selected Publications:

Lambourne, CA. Early Socioecological determinants of adolescence behavioral strategies. 2007. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico.

Hurtado AM, Lambourne CA, Hill KR & K Kessler. 2006. The public health implications of maternal care trade-offs. Human Nature, 17(2):129-154.

Hurtado AM, Lambourne CA, James P, Hill K, Cheman K & K Baca. 2005. Human rights, biomedical science, and infectious diseases among South American indigenous groups. Annual Review of Anthropology, 34(1):639-665.

Hurtado AM, Hurtado I, Hill K, Lambourne CA, Gonzales MC, Gangestad S & P James. 2004. Fluctuating asymmetry and immune status: Implications for intrauterine growth in a population of South American natives. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 123(S38):117-118.