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This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Jelena Jankovic, this year’s recipient of the HBA Phyllis Eveleth Award for Outstanding Graduate Presentation or Poster. Jelena's poster titled, "Forced migration and chronic stress: A study of traumatic experiences, mental health, and cortisol among refugees in Serbia" was one of over 100 posters at the 2019 Conference. As a biocultural anthropologist, Jelena's research focuses on migrant and refugee studies as well as human biology. In this episode, she chats with Chris and Cara about her work in Serbia, the science behind fingernail clippings, and her future research goals. To contact Jelena, send her an email at jjankovi@nd.edu or learn more about her research by visiting her Notre Dame webpage: https://anthropology.nd.edu/graduate-program/current-graduate-students/all-graduate-students/jelena-jankovic-rankovic/. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for th

This week on the Sausage of Science, we are debuting our new series installment, "Hackademics". In this miniseries, we are going to be talking about under-discussed issues in academia, including imposter syndrome, mental health, and navigating hostile research environments. We are thrilled to start this series with Dr. Agustin Fuentes, the Edmund P. Joyce C.S.C. Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Fuentes shares his own personal experience coming back (or, at least, attempting to) from his doctoral research. Additionally, he shares his advice for navigating this experience as a student, as well as ways that mentors and departments can provide more support for post-field students. Currently, Dr. Fuentes' research explores the roles of creativity and imagination in human evolution, multispecies anthropology, evolutionary theory, and the structures of race and racism. To learn more about him email him, check out his university webpage https://anthropology.nd.edu/faculty-and-staff/facul

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Patricia Wright, a tropical biologist, conservationist, and primatologist at Stony Brook University. Dr. Wright shares her delightful origin story, involving a rock concert and night monkey in New York, in addition to her decades-long experience working with non-human primates in various regions, and words of wisdom for the future of our planet. To learn more about Dr. Wright, check out her webpage at https://www.patwrightlab.net/pat-wright.html, and find her research team, Centre ValBio, at https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/centre-valbio/index.html or on twitter @CentreValBio. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyass

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with this year’s recipient of the HBA Phyllis Eveleth Award for Outstanding Graduate Presentation or Poster for her talk entitled, "The flexibility of fetal tolerance: immune function during pregnancy varies between two ecologically distinct populations". Carmen is a doctoral student at the University of California Santa Barbara where she researches maternal health, immune function throughout pregnancy, and developmental origins of health and disease. Carmen shares the findings of her research, discusses life as a graduate student and her future aims with her dissertation project. To learn more about Carmen's work, check out her blog at https://theinformalscientist.com/, send her an email at carmenhove@umail.ucsb.edu, or follow her on Twitter @CarmenHove. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The s

Check out our newly updated short format episode with anthropologist and cohost extraordinaire Dr. Cara Ocobock. Dr. Cara Ocobock is now an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame and is actively looking for graduate students to become a part of her research team! Chris suggested the idea of this interview to Cara, who liked it, so we turned on the recorder and did an impromptu interview on the spot. Cara’s piece that we discuss is “Body fat attenuates muscle mass catabolism among physically active humans in temperate and cold high altitude environments” in the September/October 2017 issue (Volume 29, Issue 5). Contact Us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation http://humbio.org/ https://twitter.com/HumBioAssoc Cara Ocobock, Website: https://sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu, Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn http://cdlynn.people.ua.edu/ cdlynn@ua.edu https://twitter.com/Chris_Ly The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shake

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Sarah Lacy, a researcher at California State University Dominguez Hills. Dr. Lacy is a biological anthropologist who explores differential frequencies of caries, periodontal disease, and antemortem tooth loss in Neandertals and early modern humans. In addition to her paleoanthropological pursuits, Dr. Lacy is involved in science outreach and social justice. In this episode, she discusses her path to anthropology, her research, and the merger of her academic aims and community activism. To learn more about Dr. Lacy, check out her webpages at: https://www.csudh.edu/anthropology/faculty/sarah-lacy, www.sarahlacyphd.com, and find her on instagram @hothomininotd. Check out her song of the week, Little Dragon's "After the Rain": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e76XKGCTg14 . The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biolo

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Eric Shattuck, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas, San Antonio who is also affiliated with the Institute for Health Disparities Research. Dr. Shattuck is a biocultural anthropologist whose research connects hormones, health, and behavior in humans. Dr. Shattuck discusses his interest in sickness behavior, evolutionary medicine, and some of his exciting new projects. To learn more about Dr. Shattuck, check out his webpage https://sites.google.com/view/ericshattuck/home, email him at eric.shattuck@utsa.edu, or follow him on twitter @eric_shattuck. Curious to hear what they're listening to? Check out their song recommendations: Eric: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vr_Vhoumc, Chris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFS5HCBrSr0, and Cara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmc21V-zBq0. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relation

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Kristin Krueger, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Loyola University of Chicago. Dr. Krueger is a biological anthropologist who specializes in dental anthropology within paleoanthropological and bioarchaeological contexts. Dr. Krueger discusses her interest in understanding behavioral strategies of late members of the genus Homo, her fascination with Neanderthals (a recurring theme as of late), and some of her exciting new projects. To learn more about Dr. Krueger, check out her webpage with Loyola University Chicago, email her atkkrueger4@luc.edu, or find her on twitter @DocKruegerPhD. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/group

This week on this Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Vince Battista, a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan. Though Vince's primary research interests include adaptation to cold weather and gene-culture coevolution, this interview contains so much more . Vince discusses his path to anthropology, appreciation of the four field approach, sports and anthropology, and the ways that culture is deeply embodied in a core aspect of this show- the sausage, To learn more about Vince, check out his webpage with the University of Michigan at https://lsa.umich.edu/anthro/people/graduate-students/vmbatt.html, send him an email at vmbatt@umich.edu, or find him on twitter @NeandertalGenes. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Associat

This week on this Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. David Geary, Curator's Professor of Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Geary is a cognitive and developmental evolutionary psychologist with interests in mathematical cognition and learning as well as the biological bases of sex differences. Dr. Geary discusses his path to these research topics, the applications and broader impacts of his research, as well as contention within the field regarding the bases of sex differences. To learn more about Dr. Geary, check out his webpage with the University of Missouri-Columbia at http://web.missouri.edu/~gearyd/ and a video interview on his latest research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybbIi3xf5cA. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of S

This week on this Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Katie Lee, a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Katie shares her current work in Poland investigating how physical activity and estrogen interact to affect bone in healthy adult women. In addition, she talks about her path to anthropology and her various other projects, including sexual harassment and experience in academia. To get in touch with Katie, send her an email at kmlee6@illinois.edu, follow her on twitter @ResourcefulSqrl, or check out her university webpage https://anthro.illinois.edu/directory/profile/kmlee6. The code she wrote for fitbit data can also be found at https://zenodo.org/record/1308115#.XNl-3dNKjBJ. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of

This week on this Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Drs. Luseadra and McKerracher and Deb Sloboda of McMaster University in Ontario. Drs. McKerracher and Sloboda are a part of the "Mothers2Babies" project based in Hamilton, Ontario. They talk about their experience working to put anthropological knowledge about the developmental origins of health and disease (DoHAD) into public health practice in an area with profound maternal and child health inequities. The Mothers2Babies project is a multi-disciplinary, integrative project that combines expertise from fetal physiology and biology with anthropology and public health. To learn more about the project, check out their website: https://www.m2bstudy.com/ or follow the study on twitter @M2BStudy. You can also follow Dr. Sloboda's lab on twitter: https://twitter.com/sloboda_lab?lang=en or check out their lab website: https://www.slobodalab.com/. Additionally, follow Dr. McKerracher on twitter @luseadra or visit her webpage with McMaster University at ht

This week on this Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Andrew Sorensen, a post-doctoral researcher within the Human Origins and Material Culture Studies groups at the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden. Dr. Sorensen's work investigates pyrotechnology in the Palaeolithic, with a focus on fire use and fire making by Neandertals. Dr. Sorensen's work has been covered by a number of popular outlets, including The Washington Post. To get in touch with him, follow him on Twitter @Pyropithecus, or see his website with the University of Leiden: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/andrew-sorensen#tab-1. Check out some of Dr. Sorensen's awesome science communication work on Neandertals and fire here: https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/172684-andrew-sorensen/posts/37290-sparking-controversy-or-putting-out-the-fire As well as his latest article, "Neandertal fire-making technology inferred from microwear analysis", found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-28342-9

Beam Me Up, Dr. Noor: SoS Bonus Episode by Human Biology Association

This week on the Sausage of Science, we are thrilled to welcome our first historian onto the show! Dr. Rob Ruck, professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, chats with Chris and Cara about sports, history, culture, and health, interweaving many of our favorite topics. Dr. Ruck discusses his latest research on football in American Samoa, and the resulting book "Tropic of Football: The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to the NFL". Dr. Ruck's other documentaries include The Republic of Baseball: Dominican Giants of the American Game, Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game, and Rooney: A Sporting Life, among others. To learn more about Dr. Ruck, check out his personal website: http://robruck.com/, or his University of Pittsburgh website :http://www.history.pitt.edu/people/rob-ruck.

On this episode of SoS, Chris and Cara talk with Dr. Robin Nelson about her research in Jamaica, and theory and practice in a truly biocultural field. Dr. Nelson is currently an associate professor of anthropology at Santa Clara University, where she utilizes evolutionary theory in studies of human sociality and health outcomes, alongside conventional methods from cultural anthropology.To learn more about Dr. Nelson, check out her faculty page at Santa Clara: https://www.scu.edu/cas/anthropology/faculty/robin-nelson/nelson.html, or follow her on twitter @robingnelson. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Publi

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Barbara King about her multifaceted research projects covering aspects of belongingness, religion, animal emotion, and human evolution. In addition to her research and multiple book publications, Dr. King has spent years writing for popular audiences on platforms including NPR. Dr. King is Professor Emeritus at William and Mary College, and is the author of numerous books including "Personalities on the Plate: The Lives and Minds of Animals We Eat", "How Animals Grieve", and "Evolving God". To get in touch with Dr. King, check out her twitter @bjkingape, or contact her via email at bjking.wm.edu.

On this week's episode of the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Sera Young about her research on geophagy, water insecurity, and the quirks of cats and tinsel. Dr. Young is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University, and author of "Craving Earth: Understanding Pica : the Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk". Dr. Young's current research interests include food insecurity, household-level water insecurity, and Pica Behavior. Dr. Young is also a part of a multi-institutional collaboration to develop an instrument for measuring cross-cultural Household Water Insecurity (HWISE). For more information on Dr. Young, check out her faculty page athttps://www.anthropology.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/sera-young.html, her lab group page at http://serayoung.org/, or follow her on twitter @ProfSeraYoung.

On this week's episode of the Sausage of Science, we chat with Dr. Julie Lesnik about human evolution and edible insects! Dr. Lesnik traces her path through anthropology to entomophagy, and shares her experiences working in the field. Dr. Lesnik is currently an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Wayne State University, and has recently published a book on her research entitled, "Edible Insects and Human Evolution" available via the University of Florida Press. To learn more about Dr. Lesnik, check out her website with Wayne State University https://clasprofiles.wayne.edu/profile/ba6706, her website on entomophagy anthropology https://www.entomoanthro.org/about-julie.html, or get in touch with her via email- julie.lesnik@wayne.edu or twitter- @JulieLesnik

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association SoS Episode 32- Transgender Experience and Health with Zachary Dubois In episode 32, we chat with Dr. Zachary Dubois, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. Dr. Dubois discusses his most recent research publication, featured in his 2018 HBA talk, "Stigma and diurnal cortisol among transitioning transgender men", as well as his upcoming collaborative research projects. Dr. DuBois joined the Department of Anthropology in the Fall of 2018. As a biocultural anthropologist, his research draws on both qualitative and quantitative methods to ask questions at the intersection of biology and culture. Most broadly, he is interested in social determinants of health and the ways in which our social lives become embodied. Relatedly is an interest in how we adapt and remain resilient in the face of dynamic (environmental and bodily) changes and how these impact health and well-be