Dr. Amy Boddy is an evolutionary anthropologist who applyies evolutionary and ecological theory to human health and disease. Her research interests include comparative oncology and the evolution of cancer defenses across the tree of life; life history trade-offs in cancer, with a focus on early life adversity and cancer outcomes, and maternal-fetal conflict in maternal health, including studies on microchimerism and maternal tolerance during pregnancy, the immunology of breastfeeding, and maternal health and behavior postpartum.Currently, Boddy is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of California Santa Barbara.