Mary K. Shenk
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Recent Publications
Maternal religiosity and social support to mothers: helpers’ religious identity matters
Chvaja, R., Spake, L., Hassan, A., Shenk, M. K., Sosis, R., Sear, R. & Shaver, J. H., 2026, In: Religion, Brain and Behavior. 16, 1, p. 24-45 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mortality perceptions in the context of the Trivers-Willard hypothesis
Guerriero, J. G., Shenk, M. K., Lynch, R. F., Zoeller, M., McAllister, L. S. & Alam, N., Mar 2026, In: Evolution and Human Behavior. 47, 2, 106812.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nutrition and Handgrip Strength Among Adults in Rural Matlab, Bangladesh
Naik, G., Durney, V., Gray, E., Labossiere, J. L., Sanchez, L., Seafuse, J., Kumar, A., Haque, F., Blumenfield, T., Cully, S., Alam, N., Raqib, R., Wander, K. & Shenk, M. K., Mar 2026, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 38, 3, e70238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Perspectives and behaviors surrounding planting practices in North America inform genetic conservation realities for American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
Palkovitz, R. E., Shenk, M. K. & Burkhart, E. P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Plants People Planet.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An evolutionary perspective on the use of betel nut and its effects on health outcomes
Perez, L., Wander, K., Sznajder, K. K., Alam, N., Raqib, R., Haque, F., Kumar, A., Blumenfield, T., Cully, S. M. & Shenk, M. K., 2026, In: Evolution, Medicine and Public Health. 14, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inverse Association Between Betel Quid Use and Diabetes in Rural Bangladesh
Sznajder, K. K., Shenk, M. K., Perez, L., Alam, N., Raqib, R., Kumar, A., Haque, F., Blumenfield, T., Cully, S. M. & Wander, K., Feb 2026, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 38, 2, e70203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of parental religiosity in shaping paternal investment: evidence from Bangladesh and India
Chvaja, R., Shaver, J. H., Spake, L., Hassan, A., Alam, N., Rai, R. K., Sear, R., Sosis, R. & Shenk, M. K., Aug 20 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2053, 20251352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Physical Activity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Role of Evolutionary Mismatch in Chronic Disease Risk
Lenover Moyer, M. B. & Shenk, M. K., Aug 2025, In: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 187, 4, e70104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Developmental Origins of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lenover Moyer, M. B., Jasani, K., Waldman, A. B., Chinchilli, V. M. & Shenk, M. K., Jan 2025, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 37, 1, e24209.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Life Course Timing of Mortality Exposure and Fertility Behavior
Newmyer, L., McAllister, L., Alam, N. & Shenk, M. K., Jun 2025, In: Population Research and Policy Review. 44, 3, 27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Religious parents receive more alloparental aid in rural Bangladesh
Samore, T., Sosis, R., Shaver, J., Chvaja, R., Conrad, M., Hassan, A., Lynch, R. F., Schaffnit, S., Spake, L., Watts, J., Shenk, M. K., Sear, R. & Alam, N., Dec 12 2025, In: Evolutionary Human Sciences. 8, e5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The two-tiered model resolves key questions on extrinsic mortality and fertility
Shenk, M. K., Nov 11 2025, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 48, e121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Responsibility, social aspirations, and contemporary low fertility: a case study of rural West Bengal, India
Das, K., Ghosh, S. & Shenk, M. K., 2024, In: Asian Population Studies. 20, 3, p. 308-326 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nuclearization of maternal support networks in the UK and the US during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on women's financial and emotional wellbeing
Hassan, A., Spake, L., Shaver, J. H., Shenk, M. K., Sosis, R. & Sear, R., Jan 2024, In: Social Sciences and Humanities Open. 10, 100932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evolutionary medicine approaches to chronic disease: The case of irritable bowel syndrome
Lenover, M. B. & Shenk, M. K., Feb 2024, In: Evolutionary anthropology. 33, 1, e22010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review