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Debra Judge

Associate Professor, MS PhD Calif.

  • The University of Western Australia (M309), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

  • 339 Citations
  • 7 h-Index
1976 …2019
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Personal profile

Roles and responsibilities

Family dynamics and child growth in East Timor
Social dynamics in families & health effects
Socio-ecology of rural East Timorese families
Intergenerational relationships
Primate social behaviour
reproductive ecology of birds and mammals

Future research

Family well-being in rural Timor-Leste
Life history and health outcomes
Allocare & cooperative breeding in Timor-Leste
Roles of grandmothers and other helpers in Western Australia

Funding overview

Australian Research Council
Univ. Western Australia
National Institutes of Health (USA)
Rockefeller Foundation
Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research

Previous positions

Assistant Professor, UWA 2010-2014
Teaching and Research Fellow, UWA 2002-2010
Professional Research Ecologist, Univ California Davis

Current projects

Influences on family well-being in rural Timor-Leste.
Influences of intergenerational support on Western Australian women's reproductive timing and fertility.
Early life experience, reproductive careers, and women's health

Teaching overview

Coordinator ANHB 3315: Human Evolutionary Ecology
Coordinator ANHB 2215: Biological Anthropology: Human Variation
ANHB 3321: lecturer (demograph)
Primates & Human Evolution (in ANHB1101)
Human Behaviour (ANHB1102)
3310/3320: Applications
Population Growth, Evol of Menopause (ANHB 2216)

Research

Family well-being in rural Timor-Leste.
The socioecology of family living species (including humans).
Life history theory and comparative ecology. Comparative biodemography of lifespan. Intergenerational transfers,
Human behavioural ecology.

Languages

functional French
basic Spanish
basic Tetun

Keywords

  • Behavioural ecology
  • Biological anthropology
  • Comparative biology/ecology
  • Evolution and biological anthropology
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Evolutionary demography
  • Evolutionary medicine
  • Intergenerational transmissions
  • Life history theory
  • Longevity
  • Parental investment
  • Parental investment theory
  • Primate behavioural ecology
  • Sociobiology
  • Family ecology

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Research Output 1976 2019

Infant handling by female mountain gorillas: Establishing its frequency, function, and (ir)relevance for life history evolution

Grueter, C. C., Hale, J., Jin, R., Judge, D. & Stoinski, T., Apr 2019, In : American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 168, 4, p. 744-749

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gorilla gorilla
infant
Mothers
Rwanda
Infant Behavior
2 Citations (Scopus)

Growth curves and the international standard: How children's growth reflects challenging conditions in rural Timor-Leste

Spencer, P. R., Sanders, K. A. & Judge, D. S., Feb 2018, In : American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 165, 2, p. 286-298 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Rural Livelihood Variation and its Effects on Child Growth in Timor-Leste

Spencer, P. R., Sanders, K. A. & Judge, D. S., Dec 2018, In : Human Ecology. 46, 6, p. 787-799 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2 Citations (Scopus)

Household agricultural activities and child growth: evidence from rural Timor-Leste

Thu, P. M. & Judge, D. S., May 2017, In : Geographical Research. 55, 2, p. 144-155 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

4 Citations (Scopus)

Household resources and seasonal patterns of child growth in rural Timor-Leste

Spencer, P. R., Sanders, K. A., Canisio Amaral, P. & Judge, D. S., 2017, In : American Journal of Human Biology. 29, 1, 17 p., 22916.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Projects 2004 2014

Survival & Growth of Children in Rural East Timor - The Influences of Family Structure Resources & Local Environment on Child Outcomes

Judge, D., Schmitt, L., Sanders, K. & Oxnard, C.

Australian Research Council

1/01/12 → 31/12/14

Project: Research

The Impact Of Early Life Exposures & Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome On The Risk Of Endometrial Cancer In Australian & New Zealand Women

Preen, D., Holman, C. & Judge, D.

University of Western Australia

1/01/10 → 31/12/10

Project: Research

The Intergenerational Transfer Of Resources And Human Reproduction.

Judge, D.

University of Western Australia

1/01/04 → 31/12/05

Project: Research