Eric C. Shattuck
Biological anthropologist working to understand what people do when they get sick and why. Seemingly simple questions that touch on evolution, immunology, endocrinology, culture, and public health.
Affiliations
Department of Anthropology, Florida State University
Native American and Indigenous Studies Center, Florida State University
Institute for Health Disparities Research, University of Texas at San Antonio
Currently Recruiting Students!
I'm actively recruiting students for admission into FSU's Anthropology PhD or Master's Program. If you're interested in health and health disparities, infectious disease, immune function, endocrinology, or Indigenous health, please click below to learn more about the program.
Latest Publication
This paper describes knowledge about vaccines, and measures of their acceptance, among a sample of Hadzabe. We found that about half of participants didn't know what a vaccine is, but about one-third of participants described vaccines as something related to health. A similar number were uncertain about vaccine safety, but the majority agreed that vaccines are effective. Vaccines were perceived as particularly important for children, which is likely driven by high childhood morbidity/mortality in the Hadzabe. Culturally appropriate messaging around vaccines is important to address these apparent gaps in knowledge.
Eric C. Shattuck
Department of Anthropology
Florida State University
909 Antarctic Way, Tallahassee FL 32304