Kathryn B. H. Clancy PhD

Dr. Clancy is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, with additional affiliations in the Program for Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation, the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, and Women and Gender in Global Perspective. She received her doctorate in Anthropology from Yale University, and a joint Honors bachelor’s degree in Biological Anthropology and Women’s Studies from Harvard University.

Dr. Clancy's research integrates life history, evolutionary medicine, and feminist biology to understand how modern environments influence women’s reproductive physiology, health, and well-being. Her critical research on the culture of science has also received widespread attention. She and her colleagues have empirically demonstrated the continued problem of sexual harassment and assault in the field of sciences, astronomy, and planetary science, and she serves on the National Academy of Sciences Committee to Address Sexual Harassment in the Sciences. Dr. Clancy was named one of Nature’s “10 most influential scientists” in 2013 and has received local leadership awards from the Girl Scouts and YWCA.