Education:
Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia, May 2000
M.A. in Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia, May 1995
B.A., Cum Laude, University of Memphis, December 1992
Major: Anthropology, Minor: Biology
Positions:
Beginning August 2005
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
July 2002 to July 2005
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
October 2000 to July 2002
NIH Postdoctoral Assistant Researcher, Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii.
April 2000 to October 2000
Project Manager, Missouri Health Dept. & Anthropology Dept., University of Missouri-Columbia.
June 1993 to December 1999
Graduate Research Assistant, Dominica Family Environment & Child Health Project, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Journal articles:
Local Resource Enhancement & Sex-biased Breastfeeding in a Caribbean Community.(pdf) (2005) Current Anthropology. 46(3):471-480. Quinlan, R., Quinlan, M. & Flinn, M.
Kinship, Sex & Fitness in a Caribbean Community.(pdf) (2005) Human Nature. 16(1):32-57. Quinlan, R.& Flinn, M.
Kinship, Gender & Migration from a Rural Caribbean Community. (pdf) (2005) Migration Letters. 2(1):2-12. R. Quinlan
Comment on Rende Taylor's "Dangerous Tradeoffs" [CA 46(3):411-431] (2005) Current Anthropology. 46(3):427-428. Quinlan, R.
Balancing the System: Humoral Medicine and Food in the Commonwealth of Dominica. (forthcoming) Food as Medicine in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Quinlan, M. & Quinlan, R.
Father-Absence, Parental Care & Female Reproductive Development.(pdf) (2003) Evolution & Human Behavior. 24(6): 376-390. Quinlan, R.
Parental Investment & Age at Weaning in a Caribbean Village.(pdf) (2003) Evolution and Human Behavior 24(1): 1-16. Quinlan, R., Quinlan, M. & Flinn, M.
Intergenerational Transmission of Conjugal Stability in a Caribbean Village. (2003) Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 34:569-583. Quinlan, R., Flinn, M.
Ethnophysiology and Botanical Treatments of Intestinal Worms in Dominica, West Indies. (2002) Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 80:75-83. Quinlan, M., Quinlan, R. & Nolan, J.
Effect of Household Structure on Female Reproductive Strategies in a Caribbean Community. (2001) Human Nature 12 (3): 169-189. Quinlan, R.
Growth and Fluctuating Asymmetry of Step-Children (1999) Evolution and Human Behavior. 20(6):465-479. Flinn, M., Leone, D., & Quinlan, R.
Male-Female Differences in Effects of Parental Absence on Glucocorticoid Stress Response. (1996) Human Nature, 7(2):125-62. Flinn, M., Quinlan, R., Turner, M., Decker, S., & England, B.
Evolution and Culture Turf Wars: History, Mind, and/or Ecology. (1994) Journal of Anthropological Research 50:327-33. Flinn, M., Tedeschi, D., Quinlan, R., et al.
Manuscripts under review:
Men’s Fluctuating Asymmetry, Attractiveness, and Reproduction in a Rural Caribbean Village. Gangestad, S., Thornhill, R., Quinlan, R. & Flinn, M.
Dissertation and Thesis:
Household Composition and Reproductive Strategies in a Caribbean Village. (2000) Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. UMI.Quinlan, R.
Father-Absence, Maternal Care and Children’s Behavior in a Rural Caribbean Village. (1995) M.A. Thesis, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Quinlan, R.
Published abstracts & presentations (*invited presentations):
*Evolutionary Ecology of Lineal Social Organization Human Behavior & Evolution Society annual meeting (2005). Quinlan, R.
Long-term implications for growth of prenatal and early postnatal environment. (abstract) 2004 American Journal of Human Biology . Leone DV, Quinlan RJ, Hayden R, Stewart J, & Flinn MV
*Father Absence & Reproductive Development. (February 2004) Facts of Life 2004: The Impact of Family on Sex & Reproduction, Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family. Houston, Texas. Quinlan, R.
Tradeoffs Between Indirect Parental Investment and Direct Childcare Human Behavior & Evolution Society annual meeting (2003). Quinlan, R., Leone, D., Quinlan, M. England, B., Gangestad, S., Thornhill, R., & Flinn, M.
Biocultural Aspects of Stress, Blood Pressure & Health among American College Students (Abstract) (2003) American Journal of Human Biology. Quinlan, R. et al.
*Effect of Timing of Father Absence of Female Reproductive Development. Human Behavior & Evolution Society annual meeting (2002). Quinlan, R.
*Family Environment and Reproduction in the Caribbean: a View from Evolutionary Ecology. (February 2002) Facts of Life 2002: The Impact of Family & Society on Health & Reproduction, Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family. Houston, Texas. Quinlan, R.
Parasite Load, Growth, Fluctuating Asymmetry, and Stress Hormone Profiles among Children in a Rural Caribbean Village. (Abstract) (2001) American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Worthen, C. Flinn, M., Leone, D., Quinlan, R., & England, B.
Duration of Breastfeeding, Parasite Load, Growth, Fluctuating Asymmetry, and Cortisol Profiles. (Abstract) (2001) American Journal of Physical Anthropology Leone, D., Quinlan, R., Quinlan, M., Worthen, C., Flinn, M., & England, B.
Sex Differences in Life History Development in a Rural Caribbean Village. (Abstract) (1995) American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Flinn, M., Decker, S., Quinlan, R., Tedeschi, D., Turner, M. & England, B.
Glucocorticoid Stress Response, Immune Function, and Illness among Children in a Rural Caribbean Village. (Abstract) (1995) American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Flinn, M., Quinlan, M., Quinlan, R., Turner, M., & England, B.
Teaching:
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 101), Ball State U. (Spring & Summer 2005).
Scope of Biological Anthropology (ANTH 605, graduate seminar), Ball State U. (Fall 2004).
Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology (ANTH 360), Ball State U. (Spring 2004).
Evolutionary Adaptation & Human Diversity (ANTH 305/525), Ball State U. (Spring 2003).
Bicultural Research in Anthropology (ANTH 490/690), Ball State U. (Spring 2003)
Evolution & Human Behavior (ANTH 105), Ball State U. (Spring 2003, Fall 2002).
Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology (ANTH 206), Ball State U. (Fall 2002).
Monkeys, Apes and Humans (Writing Intensive), U. of Missouri, (Teaching Assistant, Winter 1997 & 2000).
Biological Anthropology Laboratory, U. of Missouri (Fall 1995 & Winter 1996).
General Anthropology, U. of Missouri, (Teaching Assistant, Winter 1994, Fall & Winter 1995).
Grants & awards:
B.S.U. New Faculty Grant: Family Environment & Reproductive Development. (July 2004, $5,500)
Distinguished Guest Scientist, Facts of Life Conference 2004: The Impact of Family on Sex & Reproduction, Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family. Houston, Texas.
Lilly Foundation Grant (Lilly II): Building a Four Commitment in Anthropology. (Dec. 2004, $9,500)
B.S.U. International Programs Career Development Grant: Fieldwork in Dominica. (Dec. 2003/Jan. 2004, $1,000)
Distinguished Guest Scientist, Facts of Life Conference 2002: The Impact of Family & Society on Health & Reproduction, Center for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family. Houston, Texas.
Earthwatch Center for Field Research Grant for Dominica Family Environment and Child Health Project (1998, $20,100 ), Co-PI with M. Flinn, and M. Quinlan.
University of Missouri-Columbia, Tuition Waiver and Stipend (1993-2000).
Honorable mention: National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship (1993).
Reviewer:
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Current Anthropology
Developmental Psychology
Evolution and Human Behavior
Research in Economic Anthropology
National Science Foundation, Physical Anthropology Program (Grant)
U.S. Civilian R&D Foundationn (Grant)
Norton Press (Textbook)
Wadsworth Press (Textbook)
U. of Michigan Press (Textbook)
Languages:
English (native), Spanish (fluent reading and oral comprehension, near fluent speaking ability)
Professional affiliations:
American Anthropological Association, Human Biology Association, Society for Medical Anthropology, Human Behavior and Evolution Society, Evolutionary Anthropology Society, Society for Anthropological Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dissertation committee:
Mark Flinn (chair), Kathryn Coe (Public Health, U. of Arizona), David Geary (Psychology, U of Missouri), Raymond Hames (Anthropology, U. of Nebraska), Lisa Sattenspiel, Carol Ward