Sharon Young
Assistant Professor
- PHD - University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2016)
- MA - University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2010)
- BS - University of California-Riverside (2005)
- University Studies (IGETC) (AA) - Chaffey College (2003)
Medical Anthropology
Darwinian Medicine
Human Reproduction
Nutritional Anthropology
- Sex Differences in Attention and Attitude Toward Infant and Sexual Images, Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023, http://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02676-6
- Ingestion of Steamed and Dehydrated Placenta Capsules Does Not Affect Postpartum Plasma Prolactin Levels or Neonatal Weight Gain: Results from a Randomized, Double-Bind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study., Journal of midwifery & women's health, 2019, 10.1111/jmwh.12955
- Effects of placentophagy on maternal salivary hormones: A pilot trial, part 1., Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2018, 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.09.023
- Placentophagy's effects on mood, bonding, and fatigue: A pilot trial, part 2., Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2018, 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.11.004
- Human placenta processed for encapsulation contains modest concentrations of 14 trace minerals and elements., Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.), 2016, 10.1016/j.nutres.2016.04.005
- Presence and concentration of 17 hormones in human placenta processed for encapsulation and consumption., Placenta, 2016, 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.05.005
- Now or later: Peripartum shifts in female sociosexuality, Evolution’s Empress: How Females Shape Human Adaptation, 2013, 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199892747.003.0013
- Human–pet dynamics in cross-cultural perspective, Anthrozoös, 2011, http://doi.org/10.2752/175303711X12923300467285
- The conspicuous absence of placenta consumption in human postpartum females: the fire hypothesis., Ecology of food and nutrition, 2012, 10.1080/03670244.2012.661349
- In search of human placentophagy: a cross cultural survey of human placenta consumption, disposal and beliefs, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2010, 10.1080/03670244.2010.524106
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association of Biological Anthropologists
- Human Behavior and Evolution Society
- International Society of Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health