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MOLLY FOX, PHD

ABOUT ME

I'm a biological anthropologist.

Within the frameworks of evolutionary and developmental biology, my research focuses on maternal and grandmaternal transgenerational transmission of genes, phenotypes, life-history patterns, and disease risk. I synthesize information from molecular, clinical, epidemiological, and anthropological research towards understanding the evolutionary context of human health and disease, family and societal structure, and addressing global health challenges.

I'm from New York, and proudly call myself an Eli (Morsel) and a Cantab (Caian)!

UCLA Biological Anthropology of Motherhood Lab

I am the Principal Investigator.

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Mothers' Cultural Experiences Study

I am the Lead Researcher on a UCLA-UCI project investigating how cultural context and experiences may influence pregnant women's physiology in ways that affect health across generations.

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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor

Primary appointment: Department of Anthropology

Joint appointment: Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

UCLA

2016-present

Assistant Professor in-Residence

Department of Pediatrics

University of California, Irvine

School of Medicine

2015-2016

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

University of California, Irvine

School of Medicine

2013-2015

UC Irvine Early Human and Lifespan Development Research Program

Research topic: Biobehavioral processes and fetal programming

Supervisors:

Curt Sandman, PhD

Laura Glynn, PhD

Pathik Wadhwa, MD PhD

EDUCATION

University of Cambridge

2008-2013

Cambridge, United Kingdom

PhD in Biological Anthropology

Gonville & Caius College

Gates Cambridge Scholar

PhD thesis title: The evolution of postmenopausal longevity and the preservation of cognitive function

Postdoctoral Research: Identifying individual gorillas via faecal DNA extraction from an habituated gorilla population involved in the first-ever measles vaccine trial in a great ape.

Supervisor:

Leslie A. Knapp, PhD

Yale University

2004-2008

New Haven, CT, USA

BA in Anthropology and Theatre Studies

Morse College

Stanley Wheeler Award (top arts student in Morse college)

Academic Distinction in the Major of Anthropology

Academic Distinction in the Major of Theatre Studies

Dissertation title: How human populations have differentially responded to the selective pressure of preeclampsia

Advisor:

Richard Bribiescas, PhD

PUBLICATIONS

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Molly Fox. How demographics and concerns about the Trump administration relate to prenatal mental health among Latina women. Social Science and Medicine. Online ahead of print. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115171

Hanadi Ajam Oughli, Sarah Nguyen, Prabha Siddarth, Molly Fox, Michaela Milillo, Helen Lavretsky. (2022) The Effect of Cumulative Lifetime Estrogen Exposure on Cognition in Depressed versus Non-Depressed Older Women. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. online ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/08919887221090216.

Molly Fox. Evolutionary Perspectives on Alzheimer’s Disease. (2022) In: Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health, edited by Dr Riadh Abed and Dr Paul St John-Smith. Cambridge University Press. [book chapter, in press]

☆Molly Fox and Kyle S. Wiley. (2022) How a pregnant woman’s relationships with her siblings relate to her mental health: a prenatal allocare perspective. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 10(1), 1–20, https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoab044

Molly Fox, Prabha Siddarth, Hanadi Ajam Oughli, Sarah A Nguyen, Michaela M Milillo, Yesenia Aguilar, Linda Ercoli, Helen Lavretsky. (2022) Women who breastfeed exhibit cognitive benefits after age 50. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 9(1):322-31

Molly Fox, S. Melanie Lee, Kyle S. Wiley, Venu Lagishetty, Curt A. Sandman, Jonathan P. Jacobs, Laura M. Glynn. (2021) Development of the infant gut microbiome predicts temperament across the first year of life. Development and Psychopathology. In press doi:10.1017/S0954579421000456

Molly Fox. (2021) Discrimination as a moderator of the effects of acculturation and cultural values on mental health among pregnant and postpartum Latina women. American Anthropologist. 123(4), 780-804.

Molly Fox, Delaney A. Knorr, Kacey M. Haptonstall. (2019) Alzheimer's disease and symbiotic microbiota: an evolutionary medicine perspective. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1449(1):3-24. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14129

Molly Fox. (2018) ‘Evolutionary medicine' perspectives on Alzheimer's Disease: Review and new directions. Aging Research Reviews. 47 (2018) 140-148, doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2018.07.008

http://bit.ly/evmedAlzreview

Molly Fox, Carlo Berzuini, Leslie A. Knapp, Laura M. Glynn. (2018) Women's pregnancy life-history and Alzheimer's risk: can immunoregulation explain the link? American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias. doi: 10.1177/1533317518786447

http://bit.ly/pregalzimmune

Laura M. Glynn, Mariann A. Howland, Molly Fox. (2018) Maternal programming: Application of a developmental psychopathology perspective. Development and Psychopathology. 30 (2018), 905–919. http://bit.ly/maternalprogramming

Molly Fox, Zaneta M. Thayer, Isabel F. Ramos, Sarah J. Meskal, Pathik D. Wadhwa. (2018). Prenatal and Postnatal Mother-to-Child Transmission of Acculturation’s Health Effects in Hispanic Americans. Journal of Women's Health. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6526. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jwh.2017.6526

Molly Fox, Curt A. Sandman, Elysia Poggi Davis, Laura M. Glynn. (2018) A longitudinal study of women's depression symptom profiles during and after the postpartum phase. Depression and Anxiety. 2018:1–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22719

*Molly Fox, Zaneta Thayer, Pathik D. Wadhwa. (2017) Acculturation and Health: The Moderating Role of Sociocultural Context. American Anthropologist. 119(3): 405–421.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aman.12867/abstract

Molly Fox, Laura M. Glynn. (2017) Fetal programming of gender. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. K Nadal, Ed. SAGE Publications, Inc.: Thousand Oaks. Link to Full Text

Molly Fox, Zaneta Thayer, Pathik D. Wadhwa. (2017) Assessment of acculturation in minority health research. Social Science & Medicine. 176: 123-132.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953617300369

Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook, Molly Fox, Laura Glynn. (2016) Demonstration of Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid CRH Levels during Pregnancy Provides Support for (Not Against) the Link between CRH and Postpartum Depression. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 101(2):L5-6

http://press.endocrine.org/doi/full/10.1210/jc.2015-3798

Molly Fox, Curt A. Sandman, Elysia Poggi Davis, Laura M. Glynn. (2015) Intra-individual consistency in endocrine profiles across successive pregnancies. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 100 (12): 4637-4647.

http://press.endocrine.org/doi/10.1210/jc.2015-2620

Molly Fox, Sonja Entringer, Claudia Buss, Jessica DeHaene, Pathik Wadhwa. (2015) Intergenerational transmission of the effects of acculturation on health in Hispanic Americans: a fetal/developmental programming perspective. American Journal of Public Health. 105(S3): S409-S423.

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302571

Paul W. Andrews, Kyowon R. Lee, Molly Fox, Aadil Bharwani, J. Anderson Thomson, Jr. (2014) Is serotonin an upper or a downer? The evolution of the serotonergic system and its role in

depression and the antidepressant response. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 51, 164–188.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763415000287

Molly Fox, Carlo Berzuini, Leslie A. Knapp. (2013) Cumulative estrogen exposure, number of menstrual cycles, and Alzheimer's risk in a cohort of British women. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(12), 2973–2982. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.08.005.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453013002941

Molly Fox, Corey L. Fincher, Paul W. Andrews, Leslie A. Knapp. (2013) Hygiene and the world distribution of Alzheimer’s Disease. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. doi: 10.1093/emph/eot015.

http://emph.oxfordjournals.org/content/2013/1/173

Molly Fox, Carlo Berzuini, Leslie A. Knapp. (2013) Maternal breastfeeding history and Alzheimer’s risk. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 37 (4), 809-821. doi: 10.3233/JAD-130152

http://iospress.metapress.com/content/gr8353774g62515l/

Molly Fox, Johannes Johow, Leslie A. Knapp. (2011) The Selfish Grandma Gene: The Roles of the X- Chromosome and Paternity Uncertainty in the Evolution of Grandmothering Behavior and Longevity. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2011, Article ID 165919, 9 pages.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716697

Johannes Johow, Molly Fox, Leslie A. Knapp, Eckart Voland (2011). The presence of a paternal grandmother lengthens interbirth interval following the birth of a granddaughter in Krummhörn (18th and 19th centuries). Evolution and Human Behavior. 32 (5), 315-325.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513810001261

❖Molly Fox, Rebecca Sear, Jan Beise, Gillian Ragsdale, Eckart Voland, Leslie A. Knapp. (2010). Grandma plays favourites: X-chromosome relatedness and sex-specific childhood mortality. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277 (1681), 567-573.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19864288

*One of the Top-Twenty Most Downloaded Papers from American Anthropologist, 2017-2018
❖One of the Top-Ten Most Downloaded Papers from Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2009

☆One of the 5 Most Downloaded Articles of the Month, Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, December 2021

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SELECTED PRESS

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ABC 7. Breastfeeding can help protect mothers' brains when they age, UCLA study finds. 25-Oct-21
Fox News. New study suggests breastfeeding may help prevent cognitive decline. Jessica Chasmar. 24-Oct-21

UCLA Health. New study suggests that breastfeeding may help prevent cognitive decline. 22-Oct-21
People. Breastfeeding May Help Improve Mothers' Brains Long-Term, Study Finds. Julie Mazziotta. 27-Oct-21

U.S. News & World Report. Could Breastfeeding Help Women Keep Their Smarts as They Age? Cara Murez 28-Oct-21
The Orange County Register. Breastfeeding may help mothers’ brains, says UCLA study. 25-Oct-21
New York Post. New study suggests breastfeeding may help prevent cognitive decline. Jessica Chasmar. 24-Oct-21
NeuroscienceNews.com. Breastfeeding May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline. 23-Oct-21
Atlanta Journal Constitution. Cognitive protection of women 50+ linked to breastfeeding, study shows. Kiersten Willis. 1-Nov-21
Science Daily. New study suggests that breastfeeding may help prevent cognitive decline. 23-Oct-21

Hindustan Times. Breastfeeding may help prevent cognitive decline. 24-Oct-21

Scary Mommy. Breastfeeding Can Help Protect A Mother’s Brain Later In Life. Madison Vanderberg. 26-Oct-21

Washington Post. Women’s reproductive history may predict Alzheimer’s risk. Tara Bahrampour. 23-Jul-18

LA Times. How pregnancy and childbirth may protect some women from developing dementia. Melissa Healy. 23-Jul-18.

U.S. News & World Report. Having More Kids Tied to Lower Odds of Alzheimer' in Women. Dennis Thompson. 23-Jul-18.

Neurology Today. Why Pregnancy History May Be Neuroprotective for Alzheimer’s Risk. Thomas Collins. 24-Jul-18.

NBC News. Motherhood may affect Alzheimer's risk, studies show. Maggie Fox. 23-Jul-18

CBS News. Motherhood and fertility may hold clues to Alzheimer's risk for women. Dennis Thompson. 23-Jul-18

NPR: All Things Considered. Hormone Levels Likely Influence A Woman's Risk Of Alzheimer's, But How? Jon Hamilton. 23-Jul-18.

Dr Bonnie 360. The link between the oral microbiome and Alzheimer’s Disease. Becca Malizia. 20-May-2019

Medical Express. Pregnancy and reproductive history may impact dementia risk. 23-Jul-18

AARP. What being a woman means for dementia risk. Kathleen Fifield. 23-Jul-18

Alzheimer’s Association. Pregnancy and Reproductive History May Impact Dementia Risk Plus, the Move to

Re-Think the Impact of Hormone Therapy on Cognition. Niles Frantz. 23-Jul-18

New Scientist. The real baby brain: Motherhood messes with your mind, but not in the ways you think. Emma Young. 9-Jan-16

Pacific Standard. The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30. Avital Andrews. 1-Apr-14

Pacific Standard. The ‘Brilliant’ Research Who Wants to Put an End to Dementia. Avital Andrews. 8-Apr-14

The Times. Clean living may raise the risk of dementia. Chris Smyth. 4/9/13

The Guardian. Alzheimer’s may be linked to better hygiene, say scientists. Alok Jha. 5/9/13

Fox News. Countries with more wealth, better hygiene have higher Alzheimer’s risk. 6/9/13

Forbes. Does Living In A Healthy Environment Raise Alzheimer's Risk? Melanie Haiken. 6/9/13

Men’s Health. The Crazy Link Between Hygiene and Alzheimer’s. Cindy Kuzma. 15/9/13

CBS News. Better Hygiene Could Raise Risk of Alzheimer’s. Nicky Broyd & Farah Ahmed. 9/6/13

Huffington Post. Better Hygiene In Wealthy Nations May Increase Alzheimer's Risk, Study Suggests. Shelley Emling. 1/9/13

The Independent. Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer's risk. Charlie Cooper. 4/9/13

The Telegraph. Good hygiene may be to blame for soaring Alzheimer's. Laura Donnelley. 4/9/13

Daily Mail. Alzheimer's: could good hygiene and less contact with bacteria pose 'greater risk'? Ellie Zolfagharifard. 4/9/13.

Voice of Russia (radio). Hygiene linked to Alzheimers disease. Tim Ecott. 5/9/13

Herald. Cleaner living link to rise in Alzheimer's. 20/9/13 (Ireland)

Irish Independent. Surge in Alzheimer's disease linked to cleanliness. John von Radowitz. 5/9/13

The Sun. Alzheimer’s risk ‘rises for clean fanatics.’ Lynsey Hope. 4/9/13

The Mirror. Rise in Alzheimer's cases 'linked to drinking clean water.' Louie Smith. 5/9/13

Alzheimer's Society. Better hygiene could increase risk of Alzheimer's, study claims. Dr James Pickett. 4/9/13

Nine MSN. Good hygiene blamed for rising Alzheimer's rates. Kimberly Gillan. 5/9/13 (Australia)

Cambridge News. Cambridge study finds rich nation and hygiene link to Alzheimer 'burden.' Raymond Brown. 4/9/13

Huffington Post UK. Being Hyper Hygienic Can Harm Your Immune System And Cause A Surge In Alzheimer's Disease, Experts Say. 5/9/13

Today. Alzheimer’s may be linked to improved hygiene, say scientists. 5/9/13 (Singapore)

Ohio Newsday. Alzheimer's: could good hygiene and less contact with bacteria pose 'greater risk'? Nick Mcdermott. 5/9/13

Asia News International (ANI). Better hygiene in wealthy nations linked with high risk of Alzheimer's. 5/9/13

Daily Express. "Missing Link" found in cure for Alzheimer's. Giles Sheldrick. 4/9/13 (UK)

Times of Malta. Alzheimer's link to better hygiene. John von Radowitz. 4/9/13

Times of Mumbai. Alzheimer’s: could good hygiene and less contact with bacteria pose ‘greater risk’? 5/9/13

New Kerala. Better hygiene in wealthy nations linked with high risk of Alzheimer's. ANI 5/9/13 (India)

Punjab Newsline. Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer's risk. 5/9/13 (India)

Science Daily. Better Hygiene in Wealthy Nations May Increase Alzheimer's Risk. 5/9/13

Nature World News. High Alzheimer's Disease Rates in Rich Countries Linked with Hygiene. 5/9/13

Consumer Affairs. "Clean living" may contribute to Alzheimer's. James R. Hood. 4/9/13

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. "Breastfeeding may reduce Alzheimer’s risk." 5/8/13

Daily Utah Chronicle. "U welcomes new chair, anthropology professor." 4 Sept 13

CBS News. "Breast-feeding may lower mom's risk of Alzheimer's disease." Michelle Castillo. 5 Aug 2013.

Huffington Post. "Breastfeeding May Slash Alzheimer's Risk, Study Finds." Catherine Pearson. 6 Aug 2013.

Fox News. "Breastfeeding may lower Alzheimer’s risk in mothers." 6 Aug 2013.

The Independent. "Breastfeeding might reduce women's risk of Alzheimer's disease, suggests study." Charlie Cooper. 5 Aug 2013. (UK)

The Telegraph. "Breastfeeding 'lowers Alzheimer's risk.'" Laura Donnelly. 5 Aug 2013. (UK)

BBC One. Segment on "Look East" news programme. 6 Aug 2013. (UK)

BBC Radio Scotland. Segment on "Newsdrive" news programme. 6 Aug 2013.

Daily Mail. "Mothers who breastfeed slash their risk of developing Alzheimer’s by TWO-THIRDS, claims study." Jenny Hope. 6 Aug 2013. (UK)

NHS Choices. "Does breastfeeding lower Alzheimer's risk?" 6 Aug 2013. (UK)

The People's Daily. "Breastfeeding may reduce Alzheimer's risk for breastfeeding mothers." 6 Aug 2013. (China)

Alzheimer's Society. "Women who breastfeed may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease." 5 Aug 2013.

Alzheimer's Research UK. "Breastfeeding linked to lower maternal Alzheimer’s risk." 5 Aug 2013.

ITV News. "Breastfeeding 'lowers risk of Alzheimer's'." 5 Aug 2013. (UK)

Times of India. "Breastfeeding cuts Alzheimer's risk in women." ANI. 6 Aug 2013.

London Evening Standard. "Breastfeeding 'could lower the risk' of Alzheimer’s." Ross Lydall. 5 Aug 2013.

CBS News Washington DC. "Study: Breastfeeding Could Lower Alzheimer’s Risk In Women." 5 Aug 2013.

ABC 7 News: Denver. New research finds breastfeeding is best for mom's mind as well as baby's. Lee Bowman. 13 Aug 13

The Evening Herald. "Breastfeeding 'cuts Alzheimer's risk for mums." Ben Kendall. 6 Aug 2013. (Ireland)

New Zealand Herald. "Breastfeeding may prevent Alzheimer's." 9 Aug 2013.

The Daily Beast. "Breastfeeding May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s." 6 Aug 2013.

Korea Times. "Breastfeeding may reduce Alzheimer's risk." 6 Aug 2013.

Xinhua News. "Breastfeeding may reduce Alzheimer's risk for breastfeeding mothers." 6 Aug 2013. (China)

United Press International. "Breastfeeding may lower risk of developing Alzheimer's." 7 Aug 2013.

Nursing Times. "Breastfeeding 'lowers Alzheimer's risk.'" The Press Association. 6 Aug 2013.

Parent Herald. "Breastfeeding Perk: Study Says it Lowers Alzheimer's Disease Risk." 5 Aug 2013.

Parent Society. "Want to Avoid Alzheimer’s? Try Breastfeeding!" 11 Aug 2013.

MSN. "Breast-feeding cuts moms' Alzheimer's risk by 2/3, study says." 6 Aug 2013. (Australia)

The Australian. "Breastfeeding 'lowers disease risk.'" Ben Kendall. 5 Aug 2013.

Nine MSN. "Breastfeeding 'lowers disease risk.'" 5 Aug 2013 (Australia)

Daily Telegraph. "Breastfeeding lowers mother's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease." 5 Aug 2013. (Australia)

Cambridge News. "Breastfeeding mothers at lower risk of Alzheimer's." Jennie Baker. 5 Aug 2013. (UK)

PubMed Health. "Does breastfeeding lower Alzheimer's risk?" 6 Aug 2013.

The Telegraph. “Bill Gates' Foundation is helping female researchers find their feet.” Emma Sinclair. 6 Mar 2013

PBS News Hour. “How grandmothers gave us longer live.” Rebecca Jacobson. 25 Oct 2012.

Times Higher Education. “Women and children first: The nature of nurture.” E.M. Johnson. 15 Mar 2012.

Newsweek. “An Evolutionary Edge: How Grandmas Might Play Favorites.” Sharon Begley. 12 Nov 2009.

The Independent. “Grandmothers: good for girls, bad for boys.” Steve Connor. 28 Oct 2009.

The Telegraph. “Why grandmothers prefer their sons’ daughters.” Ben Leach. 28 Oct 2009.

Science. “Grandma Plays Favorites.” Michael Balter. 28 Oct 2009.

New Scientist. “Mothering matters, but grandmothering counts too.” Jessica Hamzelou. 28 Oct 2009.

Scientific American. "Sacrifice on the Serengeti: Life History, Genetic Relatedness, and the Evolution of Menopause." Eric Michael Johnson. 13 Oct 2011.

The Daily Mail. “Why granny dotes more on her sons’ little girls.” Fiona Macrae. 28 Oct 2009.

ABC News. “Granny really does play favorites.” (Australia) Annabel McGilvray. 28 Oct 2009.

ABC Radio National. “Grandmas help girls live longer—but boys beware.” Barbara Miller. 28 Oct 2009.

New Zealand Herald. “Grandmas: good for girls, bad for boys.” 28 Oct 2009.

Times of India. “Grandmas help girls live longer.” 30 Mar 2011.

Hindustan Times. “Grandmoms prefer son’s daughters.” 29 Oct 2009.

CBC News. “Geneticists say grandmas do play favourites.” 28 Oct 2009.

Marie Claire. “Grandmothers genetically closer to granddaughters.” Lucy Halfhead. 27 Oct 2009.

The Indian Express. "Grandmas help girls live longer, but not boys." ANI. 28 Oct 2009.

Jezebel. "Boys beware: Grandmas hazardous to grandsons' health." Anna North. 28 Oct 2009.

Cambridge University. "The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren." 29 Oct 2009.

MULTIMEDIA

UCLA Department of Medicine

Grand Rounds

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Period Podcast

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Episode 12: Listen with your grandma

The Empowering Neurologist

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International Society for Evolutionary Medicine and Public Health

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Cambridge Research News

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ABTA Doctoral Research Award

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The World Today

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GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

Funding obtained for research and academic pursuits

NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

R03: Social Adversity, Gestational Stress Physiology, and Birth Outcomes in Hispanic Americans (PI) 8/1/20- 7/31/22

K01: Effects of acculturation on gestational biology in Mexican-American women (PI) 2015-2021 (NCE)

NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

F32: Mental health across generations of Hispanic Americans: investigating the biomechanism of fetal programming (PI Wiley; Role: Sponsor)

UCLA pilot and small grants

UCLA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Faculty Career Development Award 9/10/2021-9/30/2022
Transdisciplinary Research Acceleration Grant 8/1/20- 12/31/21
Institute of American Cultures (IAC) 7/1/20- 12/31/21
Clinical and Translational Science Institute 7/3/19- 12/31/20
Center for the Study of Women Faculty Research Grant 2018
Hellman Fellowship 2018

NICHD Seed Grant

UCLA California Center for Population Research

Socio-economic disparities and development of the infant intestinal ecology: a longitudinal cohort study

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Fully funded PhD, 2008-2013

Gates Scholars are selected for "outstanding intellectual ability, leadership potential, and commitment to improving the lives of others."

Additional Gates graduate student grants awarded:

Research and fieldwork grant: 2010-2011
Conference travel grant, 2011: European Society for the Study of Human Evolution, The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Conference travel grant, 2009: Human Genetics & Genomics, Gordon Research Conference, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, USA

Cambridge Philosophical Society

for travel and participation at:

Human Behavior & Evolution Society Annual Meeting

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA, 2012

Human Behavior & Evolution Society Annual Meeting
University of Florida, Miami Beach, USA, 2013

Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

Various graduate student grants:

Conference travel grant, 2012: Human Behavior & Evolution Society Annual Meeting, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Research grant, 2011

Language study grant, 2009: Lyon, France, CEFR certification in Advanced French

Yale University

Various student fellowships and grants:

2008: Sudler Arts Fund

2007: Robert C. Bates Fellowship

2007: Tristan Perlroth Fellowship

OTHER AFFILIATIONS

Council member (elected), International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, from 2019
Faculty Affiliate, UCLA Evolutionary Medicine program, from 2016
Faculty Affiliate, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, from 2016
Faculty Affiliate, California Center for Population Research, from 2016
Affiliate Researcher, Conte Center on Brain Programming, from 2013
Associate Editor, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2013-2015
Alumna Interviewer, Yale University Admissions, 2012-2015
Chair, Gates Cambridge Scholars Biology Research Group, 2009-2011
Fellow, Cambridge Philosophical Society, Elected 2011
Post-Graduate Representative, Graduate Education Committee, Department of Biological Anthropology, Cambridge, 2008-09
Women’s Officer, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, 2009-10
Women’s Council Member, Cambridge University Student Union, 2009-10
Life Member, Cambridge Union Society, from 2008

Member of the Human Biology Association (HBA), American Association for Physical Anthropology (AAPA), Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group, Royal College of Psychiatrists (EPSIG) (UK), International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health (ISEMPH)

AWARDS & HONOURS

Grand Challenges Award, International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health (ISEMPH), 2021

One of Top 20 Most Downloaded Articles from 2017-2018, American Anthropologist (journal)

Best New Investigator Award, Evolutionary Anthropology Society 2017

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30, Pacific Standard, 2014

Distinguished Speaker, Cambridge in America Day: Women in Science. Mountain View, California 2013

Poster prize, World Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, 2013

ABTA Doctoral Research Award, 1st place in Biological & Medical Sciences 2012

Gates news article

ABTA site

Poster prize (2nd place), Human Behavior & Evolution Society Annual Meeting 2012

One of Top 10 Most Downloaded Articles from Proceedings of the Royal Society B 2009

PRSB Link

Stanley Wheeler Award (top arts student in Morse college), Yale University, 2008

Distinction in the two majors of Anthropology & Theatre Studies, Yale University, 2008

National Merit Scholar 2004

USA Today All-USA Academic Team 2004

USA Today article

New York State Health Facilities Young Adult Volunteer of the Year 2004

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UCLA Courses:

Lecture courses:

ANTHRO 129 - Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology: Evolutionary Medicine

Seminars:

ANTHRO 191HE - Writing for Publication and Conference Presentations

ANTHRO 194 - Research Group Seminars: Anthropology

Individual studies:

ANTHRO 199 - Directed Research in Anthropology

ANTHRO 197 - Individual Studies in Anthropology

ANTHRO 99 - Student Research Program

ANTHRO 596 - Individual Studies for Graduate Students

SOC GEN 196 - Research Apprenticeship in Society and Genetics

University of Cambridge:

“Nature versus Nurture.” Archaeology & Anthropology first-year students. 2010/2011

“Hormones & Behavior.” Bio Anth final-year students and MPhils. 2008/2009; 2009/2010; 2010/2011

“Hormones & Life History.” Bio Anth final-year students and MPhils. 2008/2009; 2009/2010; 2010/2011

“Chromosomes & Mortality.” Biology and Medicine summer students. 2009/2010; 2010/2011

Cambridge Undergraduates Dissertations Supervised:

“Female Social Group Preferences and Sex Hormones.” 2011

“Post-copulatory selection in humans: What can imprinted genes tell us?” 2010

“Adaptive advantages of autism in an evolutionary context: The Male Mating Hypothesis.” 2010

“The Genomics of Foetal Growth in the Context of Parental Conflict.” 2010

Cambridge Undergraduate Courses Supervised:

Biological Anthropology Part I (year-long first-year course): 2009/2010, six colleges

Theory and Practice in Biological Anthropology (year-long final year course): 2009/2010; 2010/2011

Evolution and Behavior (one-term first year course for students in Natural Sciences tripos): 2010/2011

SKILLS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Laboratory

DNA extraction
PCR/Gel electrophoresis

ELISA/EIA

Clinical

Clinical Dementia Rating certification 2010
from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) imaging of newborns/infants
Newborn/infant urine collection, saliva collection, buccal swab
Newborn/infant anthropometry
Infant motor and social development interviews
Maternal breast milk collection
Maternal-child feeding interviews

CONTACT & LINKS

Lab website

Mothers' Cultural Experiences study

UCLA faculty profile

UCLA evolutionary medicine profile

Gates site

Academia.edu

ResearchGate

digital resumé

MOLLY FOX, PHD

ABOUT ME

UCLA Biological Anthropology of Motherhood Lab

Mothers' Cultural Experiences Study

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor

Primary appointment: Department of Anthropology Joint appointment: Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

Assistant Professor in-Residence

Department of Pediatrics

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

EDUCATION

University of Cambridge

2008-2013 Cambridge, United Kingdom

Yale University

2004-2008 New Haven, CT, USA

PUBLICATIONS

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SELECTED PRESS

MULTIMEDIA

UCLA Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

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Period Podcast

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The Empowering Neurologist

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International Society for Evolutionary Medicine and Public Health

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Cambridge Research News

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ABTA Doctoral Research Award

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ABC News: The World Today

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BBC Radio Scotland: Newsdrive

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Voice of Russia

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Super Human Radio

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Club Ev Med

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GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

Funding obtained for research and academic pursuits

NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

UCLA pilot and small grants

NICHD Seed Grant

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Cambridge Philosophical Society

Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

Yale University

OTHER AFFILIATIONS

AWARDS & HONOURS

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SKILLS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Laboratory

DNA extractionPCR/Gel electrophoresis ELISA/EIA

Clinical

CONTACT & LINKS

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Primary appointment: Department of Anthropology

Joint appointment: Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

2008-2013

Cambridge, United Kingdom

2004-2008

New Haven, CT, USA

UCLA Department of Medicine

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DNA extraction
PCR/Gel electrophoresis

ELISA/EIA