Sausage Of Science

“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’

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 is version of one taken from her lecture that gave us all a giggle. 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. Co

In this episode, we share an edited version of the Joseph Graves ALLELE lecture from November 9, 2016 at the University of Alabama. Graves is an evolutionary biologist and author of “The Emperor’s New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium” and “The Race Myth: Why We Pretend Race Exists in America.” For more about Graves, go to his website: http://jsnn.ncat.uncg.edu/faculty/joseph-l-graves-jr-ph-d/. For the full lecture of this talk, go to: https://vimeo.com/192789082 Photo of Chris with Joe at the University of Alabama ALLELE lecture, 2016. 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

In this episode, we talk about the recent Human Biology Association meeting and share of our favorite episodes of the “Speaking of Race” podcast. “Speaking of Race” is a project by HBA member Jim Bindon, along with historian Erik Peterson and cultural anthropologist Jo Weaver. In this episode from Black History month, they interview molecular biologist Malcolm Byrnes about the legacy of E.E. Just and evolutionary biologist Joseph Graves and his own experiences as an African-American scientist. Photos is of Joe Graves visiting Jo Weaver's UA course on race, with Jim Bindon (who designed the course) joining them. For more “Speaking of Race” episodes: http://speakingofrace.ua.edu/podcast. 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,

In our 9th episode we talk with Drs. Mary Shenk and Siobhán Mattison about the evolution of persistent institutional inequality. Dr. Shenk is an associate professor of anthropology at Penn State University and Dr. Mattison is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of New Mexico. The paper we discussed is “The Evolution of Inequality” published by Evolutionary Anthropology in 2016. https://faculty.washington.edu/easmith/Mattison,Smith,Shenk&Cochrane2016-EvAnth.pdf You can contact Dr. Shenk via email: mks74@psu.edu You can contact Dr. Mattison via email: smattison@unm.edu & twitter: @siobhanmattison Evolutionary Anthropology on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/evanthsociety/ The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact Us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation http://humbio.org/ https://twitter.com/HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells is Chair of the Publicity Committee, howellsm@uncw.edu Cara & Chris are committee members and produce th

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Morgan Hoke, a biocultural anthropologist and Assistant Professor in Anthropology and the Population Studies Center at UPenn. We talk about her work on infant growth and maternal health at the long-term human biology field site in Nuñoa, Peru relative to her article “Economic activity and patterns of infant growth in a high altitude district of Peru” in the November/December 2017 issues of AJHB and about her January 2018 Sapiens piece on baby fat and brains. For more information about Morgan Hoke’s work, check out her webpages: Academia.edu: https://upenn.academia.edu/MorganHoke Anthropology: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthropology/people/morgan-hoke Population Studies Center: https://www.pop.upenn.edu/bio/morgan-hoke. 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:

This episode is the third of our show format interviews of people with recent publications in the American Journal of Human Biology, the official journal of the Human Biology Association. It is in a way the special connections episode where we interview University at Albany PhD candidate, Elizabeth Holdsworth, and her advisor, Dr. Larry Schell. Liz and Larry are both office neighbors to Cara at UAlbany, and “back in the day” Larry was Chris’ PhD advisor. We are discussing their recent publication, “Maternal-Infant interaction as an influence on infant adiposity” 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 Michaela Howells is Chair of the Publicity Committee, howellsm@uncw.edu Cara & Chris are committee members and produce this show: Cara Ocobock http://www.albany.edu/anthro/72074.php cocobock@albany.edu https://twitter.com/CaraOcobock Chris Lynn http://cdlynn.people.ua.edu

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Sharon DeWitte, a bioarchaeologist and Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina. We talk about health improvements after Black Death in London, feminist bioarchaeology, and secular trends in age a menarche in mortuary remains. She has a new article in early view in AJHB called “Stress, sex, and plague: Patterns of developmental stress and survival in pre- and post-Black Death London” (early view 26 Oct 2017). For more information about Sharon DeWitte’s work, check out her webpage at https://sharondewitte.wordpress.com/ or email her at dewittes@mailbox.sc.edu. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation http://humbio.org/ https://twitter.com/HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells is Chair of the HBA Publicity Committee, howellsm@uncw.edu Cara & Chris are committee members and produce this show: Cara Ocobock http://www.albany.edu/anthro/72074.php cocobock@albany.edu https://twitter.com/CaraO

This episode is the premier of our short format interviews of people with recent publications in the American Journal of Human Biology, the official journal of the Human Biology Association. Dr. Cara Ocobock is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University at Albany (SUNY) and co-host of this show. Chris suggested this idea 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 Michaela Howells is Chair of the Publicity Committee, howellsm@uncw.edu Cara & Chris are committee members and produce this show: Cara Ocobock http://www.albany.edu/anthro/72074.php cocobock@albany.edu https://twitter.com/CaraOcobock Chris Lynn http: