Rachel J. Watkins

Rachel J. Watkins
Rachel J. Watkins
Born	Toledo, Ohio
Nationality	American
Academic background
Education	Howard University; University of Maryland, College Park; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
Academic work
Discipline	Biocultural anthropology
Institutions	American University

Rachel J. Watkins is an American biocultural anthropologist and educator. Her research focuses on the physiological impact of poverty and inequality on the human body, with an emphasis "on the biological and social history of African Americans living in the 19th and 20th century urban US".^[1]

Watkins currently is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the American University in Washington DC.^[2] She is conducting a long term study on the W. Montague Cobb skeletal collection, which is composed of remains of African-Americans who died in Washington D.C. between 1930 and 1969^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference American University was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Arnette, Robin (2005-12-09). "Piecing Together the Past". Science. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ Riley, Ricky (2015-07-09). "6 Black Archaeologists and Anthropologists You Should Know About". Atlanta Blackstar. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[American_University-1] Cite error: The named reference American University was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Science-2] Arnette, Robin (2005-12-09). "Piecing Together the Past". Science. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[Atlanta_Blackstar-3] Riley, Ricky (2015-07-09). "6 Black Archaeologists and Anthropologists You Should Know About". Atlanta Blackstar. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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