William R. Leonard
Professor and Alumni Parents Fund Professor in Global Health
PhD Michigan 1987

- w-leonard1@northwestern.edu
- 847-491-4839
- 1810 Hinman Avenue, #A55
Research and teaching interests
- Biological Anthropology
- Adaptability
- Growth and Development
- Nutrition
- South America
- Asia
- United States
Recent courses taught
- 101 Freshman Seminar – Evolutionary Medicine
- 213 Human Origins
- 312 Human Population Biology
- 390 Topics in Anthropology – International Public Health
- 401 Logic of Inquiry in Anthropology
- 496 Bridging Seminar – Anthropology of Food and Nutrition
Awards and honors
Watch a video of Professor Leonard’s Investiture Ceremony as Abraham Harris Professor of Anthropology