I am a biosocial anthropologist broadly interested in how local environments shape biology, health, and perceptions of health in a globalizing world. I interrogate proximate mechanisms underlying infant health and development, such as the microbiome, as well as the social and political-economic contexts that shape health and metabolic disease risk. My research program investigates how dietary shifts, antibiotic use, and infant care practices affect infant growth through maternal and infant microbiomes in Samoa.
Recent publications:
Daiy K, Harries V, Nyhan K, Marcinkowska UM (2022) Maternal weight status and the composition of the human milk microbiome: A scoping review. PLOS ONE 17(10): e0274950. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274950
Daiy, K., Frieson, T., Palacio-Londono, L., Barnes, I., Olmedo, S., Aranda, P., Cirigliano, F., & Valeggia, C. (2023). Body norms, body image, and media in a market-integrating indigenous population in Argentina: A mixed-methods investigation. American Journal of Human Biology, 35(2), e23813. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23813
Daiy, K., Harries, V., Vesi, L., Savusa, K., Reupena, A., Tafunaina, F., … & Hawley, N. (2022, March). Postpartum maternal nutrition and infant body size in Samoan mother-infant dyads at 2-4 months. In American Journal of Human Biology (Vol. 34).