Education
2001, BA cum laude, Harvard University, Biological Anthropology and Women's Studies
2007, PhD, Yale University, Anthropology
Grants
2019 PI: Clancy. NSF, “Workshop: Transdisciplinary Research on Incivility in STEM Contexts” $59,985
2018 Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute Award $20,000
2017 Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows Program $2,500
2016 co-PIs: Jenny Amos, Kelly Cross, Kathryn Clancy, Princess Imoukhuede, Ruby Mendenhall, NSF, “The Double Bind of Race and Gender: A Look into the Experiences of Women of Color in Engineering” $386,530
2016 Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows Program $5,000
2015 Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows Program $5,000
2014 PI: Clancy co-PIs: Daniel Simons, William Hammack, Daniel Urban, Jessica Hekman. Focal Point Grant, for “Training the 21st Century Scientist” $15,000
2013 PI: Clancy. NSF, “Ecological determinants of luteal reproductive function” $229,643
2012 PI: Clancy. Campus Research Board Grant, for “Girl power: how girls negotiate their environments,” $9,905
2010 PI: Clancy. Hewlett International Travel Grant, University of Illinois, $4,000
2009 PI: Clancy. Campus Research Board Grant, University of Illinois, $17,000
Courses Taught
ANTH 110: HUMANIZING SCIENCE
ANTH 399: BIRTH AND THE POSTPARTUM EXPERIENCE
ANTH 438: PRIMATE LIFE HISTORY EVOLUTION
ANTH 515: FEMINIST SCIENCE
Additional Campus Affiliations
Interim Associate Head, Anthropology
Professor, Anthropology
Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
Professor, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
External Links
Recent Publications
Mackenzie, A. C. L., Chung, S., Hoppes, E., Miller, N., Burke, A. E., Achilles, S. L., Allen, C. L., Bahamondes, L., Blithe, D. L., Brache, V., Callahan, R. L., Cartwright, A. F., Clancy, K. B. H., Colli, E., Cordova-Gomez, A., Costenbader, E. C., Creinin, M. D., Critchley, H. O. D., Doncel, G. F., ... Vandeputte, O. (2025). Consensus recommendations for measuring the impact of contraception on the menstrual cycle in contraceptive clinical trials. Contraception, 146, Article 110829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.110829
Wilson, M. A., Lee, K. M. N., Ehrlich, D. E., Rogers-LaVanne, M. P., Jasienska, G., Galbarczyk, A., & Clancy, K. B. H. (2025). Cycle Effects Are Not Universal: A Case Study of Urinary C-Reactive Protein Concentrations in Rural Polish and Polish American Samples. American Journal of Human Biology, 37(1), Article e24207. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24207
Junkins, E. J., Chehab, S., Lee, K. M. N., & Clancy, K. B. H. (2024). No one listens to us, we know this, so we participated: Qualitative evidence from menstruation research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women's Health, 20. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057241285189
Choudhary, N., SturtzSreetharan, C., Trainer, S., Brewis, A., Wutich, A., Clancy, K., Fatima, U. A., & Jobayer Hossain, M. (2023). Managing menstruation with dignity: Worries, stress and mental health in two water-scarce urban communities in India. Global Public Health, 18(1), Article 2233996. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2233996
Clancy, K. (2023). Period: The Real Story of Menstruation. Princeton University Press.