Sausage Of Science

SoS 31- A Chat with Starfleet's Evolutionary Scientist: Mohamed Noor by Human Biology Association

This bonus track is brought to you from the ALLELE seminar series on evolution at the University of Alabama. Dr. Chakrabarty presents his talk, "Making evolution accessible to everyone"; for more information on his research check out SoS Episode 28 "The Fishy Perspective".

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association SoS Episode 30- Yes, Anthropology is Racist: A Chat with Shay Akil Mclean In episode 30, we chat with Shay-Akil Mclean, a doctoral student in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . Shay-Akil discusses his experiences navigating many barriers throughout graduate school, as well as his research and future goals. Shay-Akil is completing an interdisciplinary project, examining the impact of inequality on human biology & health at multiple stages: knowledge production (STS, SKATS), collection of biological data, analysis, and interventions. His previous research has examined the relationship between inequality, food insecurity, and dental health in Buffalo, New York, and he is currently working on completing his dissertation project. For more information on his work, check out his webpage with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This week on the Sausage of Science, we chat with Dr. Stephanie Levy, who will soon be joining the Department of Anthropology at Hunter College. Dr. Levy discusses her ground-breaking work on brown adipose tissue, future research studies, and research among the Yakut in Siberia. Dr. Levy's research investigates adaptation to environmental stressors and the developmental origins of variation in metabolism and cardio-metabolic disease risk. She is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale's Department of Anthropology where she primarily works in the Reproductive Ecology Lab. To get in touch with Dr. Levy, send her an email at:stephanie.levy@yale.edu.

SoS28- The “Fishy” Perspective with Prosanta Chakrabarty In episode 28, we talk with Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty, Associate Professor in Biological Sciences and Curator of Ichthyology at Louisiana State University. In addition to his position at LSU, Dr. Chakrabarty is a TED Fellow, and experienced public speaker and science communicator. He chats with us about the various modes and opportunities for science communication and outreach, as well as the narratives we use to discuss topics such as evolution. Dr. Chakrabarty has authored two books including A Guide to Academia: Getting into and Surviving Grad School, Postdocs and a Research Job. For more information on Dr. Chakrabarty, check out his webpage and recent publications at https://www.lsu.edu/science/biosci/faculty_and_staff/chakrabarty.php, his TED Fellows page at: https://www.ted.com/speakers/prosanta_chakrabarty, feel free to reach out to him via email at prosanta@lsu.edu, and follow him on Twitter @preaux_fish. Check out his TED Talk, “Four Billion Ye

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association SoS27- In-Between Spaces with Carolyn Jost Robinson In episode 27, we talk with Dr. Carolyn Jost Robinson, Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Dr. Robinson shares her experience navigating in-between spaces in research, field sites, and a few notable experiences in the field. From establishing field schools to various infections, Dr. Robinson touches on experiential aspects of life as an anthropologist. Refusing to fit inside the lines, Dr. Robinson’s research fuses biological and cultural anthropology, human and wildlife behavioral ecology and adaptation to study human-natural systems. For more information on Dr. Robinson, check out her webpage and recent publications at http://uncw.academia.edu/CarolynJostRobinson, and feel free to reach out to her via email at robinsonc@uncw.edu. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocob

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association SoS26- “Live" on Lactation with Katie Hinde In episode 26, we go “live” from a talk with Dr. Katie Hinde as part of the ALLELE series at the University of Alabama. Dr. Hinde discusses her path to anthropology and answers student questions on a number of her latest articles. A few selected topics include: non-human primate shock at seeing toes, recent developments in the field, human lactation, and the microbiome. Dr. Hinde is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University in the Center for Evolution and Medicine and School for Human Evolution and Social Change. Her current research investigates how variation in mother’s milk and behavioral care influences infant outcomes from post-natal life and into adulthood, and subsequent generations. For more information on Dr. Hinde’s work, check out her ASU webpage https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/2740008, her blog “Mammals Suck...Milk!” http://mam

SoS25- Cultural Consonance, Health, and Migration: A Chat with Max Stein In episode 25, we talk with Dr. Max Stein, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Embeddedness, Cultural Consonance, and Health in a Dynamic Migration Network in Northern Peru” at the University of Alabama this semester. In this episode, he discusses his path to anthropology, life and research as a graduate student, navigating the job market, and next steps in the field. For more information on Dr. Stein’s work, check out his webpage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Max_Stein4, and feel free to get in touch with him, via email at: maxjstein@gmail.com 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: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassoc

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association SoS24- Milk, Microbiomes, and Social Networks: A Chat with Courtney Meehan In episode 24, we talk with Dr.Courtney Meehan, Associate Professor of Evolutionary and Cultural Anthropology at Washington State University. Dr. Meehan’s research interests include infant and child physical, social, and emotional development, parental and alloparental reproductive and investment strategies, and breastfeeding, lactation, and human milk composition. In this episode, she discusses her path to anthropology, as well as her ongoing cross-cultural research that integrates human milk composition, infant microbiomes, and social networks. For more information on Dr. Meehan’s work, check out her website with the Department of Anthropology at WSU: https://anthro.wsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/courtney-meehan/ or her Biocultural Anthropology Lab website: https://labs.wsu.edu/meehan/ . Dr. Meehan also several opportuni

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association SoS23- When it Rains, It Floods: A Chat with Asher Rosinger In episode 23, we talk with Dr. Asher Rosinger, a member of the Human Biology Association and Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Anthropology at Penn State. At Penn State, Rosinger examines human response to changing nutritional and economic environments through water and dietary intake and the significance of mismatches in these relationships for short/long-term health, nutrition, and disease. In this episode, he discusses his path to anthropology, as well as stories from his dissertation work with the Tsimane, work at the CDC, and life as a new parent (including a few well-deserved “Dad Jokes”). With several publications presently in the works, Rosinger takes some time to shares his tips for collaborative work, big data analysis, and publication success. Opportunities for secondary data analysis grant funding through

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association In episode 22, we talk with Notre Dame graduate student Mallika Sarma. Mallika discusses many aspects of graduate life, including olympic lifting, her reserach on environmental extremes and energetics, and her most recent book and movie recommendations. Mallika has been involved in a number of research projects, and is currently completing her dissertation research in Wyoming which will compare adaptations among populations who have lived in high- or low-altitude environments for generations with those who move to a high-altitude environment for a few months. Mallika also discusses her ideal research project: working with NASA and taking the field of anthropology to all new heights.For more information on Mallika, check out her graduate student page with Notre Dame or a recent article highlighting her ongoing research. Mallika is also happy to connect via twitter @skyy_mal or over email

“The Sausage of Science Podcast with Cara & Chris” From the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association SoS21- Stigma Shapes Us: A Chat with Alex Brewis Slade In episode 21, we talk with Dr. Alex Brewis (Slade) about her new position as President of the Human Biology Association, her personal development as a researcher, and recent research on weight stigma. Brewis shares stories of her past and her diverse background within the field of anthropology, the importance of studying stigma as an anthropologist, and her hopes for the future of the Human Biology Association. Brewis is a President’s Professor at Arizona State University and former director of ASU’s School of Evolution and Social Change. For more information about Brewis check out her Arizona State University webpage https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/855688 her blog, “Lazy, Crazy, Disgusting”, which she co-authors with colleague Amber Wutitch, or her twitter @brewis_alex. Slade can also be reached via email at Alex.Brewis@asu.edu. The S

In episode 20, we talk with Dr. Lesley Jo Weaver about her new position as Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of Oregon, her new book “Sugar and Tension”, fieldwork, and her podcast “Speaking of Race”, which she co-hosts along with Jim Bindon and Erik Peterson. Weaver shares stories of wire cutting and wisdom that range from the process of moving cross-country to identifying and working with sustainably developed NGOs. Her latest research project in India will be focusing on social stratification, mental health, and stigma. More information about her research can be found at her previous faculty page: http://ljweaver.people.ua.edu/, and she can also be reached via email at: ljweaver@ua.edu. Her new faculty information can soon be found on the Department of International Studies at the University of Oregon website: https://intldept.uoregon.edu/. To get in touch with the “Speaking of Race” podcast, check out their website: http://speakingofrace.ua.edu/podcast. The Sausage of Scien

In episode 19, we air a podcast episode originally produced by Science for the People, in which Lynette Sievert discusses the evolution and variation of menopause as a human trait. Sievert is an editor of AJHB and professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research on age at menopause and associated symptom experience has taken place in a variety of contexts, from western Massachusetts to Mexico, Slovenia, Paraguay, Hawaii, Bangladesh, and the UK. To listen to the full episode of Science for the People Episode #460 Brake for Menopause, featuring cognitive neuroscientist Lauren Drogos, follow this link: http://www.scienceforthepeople.ca/episodes/brake-for-menopause. More information about Sievert’s research can be found at her faculty page: https://www.umass.edu/anthro/people/lynnette-leidy-sievert, and she can also be reached via email at: leidy@anthro.umass.edu The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Carolin

In episode 18, we interview Isa Godinez, this year’s recipient of the HBA Edward E. Hunt, Jr. Award for Outstanding Graduate Presentation or Poster for her poster entitled Cardiometabolic health among Purepecha in North Carolina. Godinez is a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill working with Dr. Amanda Thompson, and recently completed a successful doctoral defense on her research with the Purepecha population. In this interview, we talk to Godinez about field work, migration, cardiometabolic health, and reevaluating the common acculturation narrative among the Purepecha in North Carolina. More information about Godinez’s research can be found at UNCs Human Biology laboratory page: http://humanbiologylab.web.unc.edu/people/, and she can also be reached via email at isaurag@live.unc.edu 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 “Alw

In episode 17, we interview Kathy Oths and Hannah Smith from the University of Alabama about their recent AJHB article “A decade of rapid change: Biocultural influences on child growth in highland Peru” (Vol. 30, Issue 2, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajhb.23072). Oths is Professor of Anthropology, and Smith is a Master’s student in the program working with Dr. Oths. In this interview, we talk to Oths and Smith about Oths’ long-term work on traditional healers and the impact of travel on birth size, growth, and health in highland Peru, including her perilous flight from the Shining Path at the end of her dissertation work in the 1980s. Smith has been data analyst and accompanied Oths in recent fieldwork in Peru. For more about Oths, go to her website: http://koths.people.ua.edu/. Check out Smith on her Research Gate page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannah_Smith106 Photo of Oths and Smith conducting fieldwork in Peru courtesy Kathy Oths. The Sausage of Science is produced by Ca

In episode 16, we share an edited version of Bill Leonard's April 24, 2018 James R. Bindon Biocultural Anthropology and Health Series lecture at the University of Alabama entitled "Integrating Evolutionary and Biological Approaches to the Study of Human Diversity and Health." Leonard is the Abraham Harris Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and the Director of the Global Health Studies Program at Northwestern. He is a past president of the Human Biology Association. In this talk, he provides an overview of human adaptability studies with particular focus on how adaptation to modernization varies among the sites he has worked in Siberia, Peru, and Bolivia. This full lecture can be found online at https://vimeo.com/271324498. For more about Leonard, go to his website: https://www.northwestern.edu/globalhealthstudies/People/faculty/core-faculty/william-leonard.html . The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn for the Publicity Committee of the Human Biology Associatio

In episode 15, we interview Bill Leonard from Northwestern University. Leonard is the Abraham Harris Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and the Director of the Global Health Studies Program at Northwestern. He is a past president of the Human Biology Association. In this interview, he talks about his heritage from the Paul Baker lineage and the legacy of human biologists he has trained, as well as some of his experiences and findings in Peru, Bolivia, and Siberia. For more about Leonard, go to his website: https://www.northwestern.edu/globalhealthstudies/People/faculty/core-faculty/william-leonard.html . The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn for the Publicity 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: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation, Website: http://humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howel

In episode 14, we interview Rieti Gengo, a doctoral candidate in biocultural anthropology at Notre Dame. Besides fingernail clippings, we talk to Rieti about his recent publication "Positive effects of refugee presence on host community nutritional status in Turkana County, Kenya" in American Journal of Human Biology (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajhb.23060). For more info about Rieti, check out his Notre Dame profile: https://kroc.nd.edu/ph-d/ph-d-students/rieti-gengo/ The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn for the Publicity 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: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation, Website: http://humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Publicity Committee Chair, Email: howellsm@uncw.edu Cara Ocobock, Website: https://sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:cocobock@nd.edu

In episodes 12 and 13, we interview Andrea Wiley from Indiana University and share an edit of her October 13, 2016 James R. Bindon Biocultural Anthropology and Health Series lecture at the University of Alabama entitled “Biocultural Perspectives and Biological ‘Normalcy’: The example of human consumption of cow’s milk.” Wiley is Professor of Anthropology and Director of Human Biology at Indiana University. She is the author of Re-imaging Milk (2011) and Cultures of Milk: The Biology and Culture of Dairy Consumption in India and the United States (2014). Wiley is also past president and secretary-treasurer of the Human Biology Association. For more about Wiley, go to her website: http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/people/faculty/wileya.shtml. Photo of Andrea with Jim Bindon at her 2016 James R. Bindon Biocultural Anthropology & Health lecture. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn for the Publicity Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’