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Natali Valdez

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2014Rising activity
Race, Genetics, and SocietyReproductive Health and TechnologiesBirth, Development, and HealthQualitative Research Methods and EthicsDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Publications

22

Citations

437

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Natali Valdez studies how ideas about pregnancy, reproduction, and epigenetics (the study of how environment can influence gene activity) are shaped by race, gender, and social inequality. Their work combines medical anthropology with feminist and science studies approaches to examine clinical trials, prenatal health interventions, and scientific narratives about pregnant bodies. This research is aimed at understanding how racism and gender bias become embedded in reproductive science and medicine.

Race and reproductionEpigenetics and social inequalityFeminist science studiesMedical anthropology of pregnancyClinical trial ethics and racial classification

Publication output has grown from about one paper per year in 2017-2018 to a more consistent 2-4 papers per year from 2021 onward, suggesting a steady increase in activity over the last decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications4212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Medical Anthropology Quarterly×2
  • Medical Anthropology×2
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×2
  • American Anthropologist×2
  • Feminist Anthropology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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