Human Biology Association · SoS 171- Behold! Natalia Reagan on Public Engagement Behold! Natalia Reagan joins Chris and Cara to talk science engagement, precarity in academia, and …phallic grapes?! Natalia Reagan is an anthropologist, primatologist, actor, producer, writer, host, and comedienne. She is a comedy writer and correspondent on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk on Nat … Read More
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SoS Bonus- #Hackademics Webinar Series Coming Soon
Human Biology Association · SoS Bonus- #Hackademics Webinar Series Coming Soon The 4-Part #Hackademics Series (Hacks for Succeeding in Academia) Does the academic career path seem like a mystery? An unsolvable puzzle? Maybe you could use some insider insight as to how to make it all work? AABA has the webinar series for you: #Hackademics Building … Read More
SoS 139 – #MethodsandMeasuring: Standing by your Expertise with Dr. Claudia Valeggia
Human Biology Association · SoS 139 – #MethodsandMeasuring: Standing by your Expertise with Dr. Claudia Valeggia Continuing our #MethodsandMeasuring series, Chris and Cara chat with Dr. Claudia Valeggia about her inspirational origin story, her work on reproductive health in the Qom of Argentina, and the importance of biological meaningfulness in data analysis. Dr. Valeggia is … Read More
SoS 124- A Chat with Dr. Josh Snodgrass- Part 1
Human Biology Association · A Chat with Dr. Josh Snodgrass- Part 1 Today’s episode is part 1 of a 2-part episode with Dr. Josh Snodgrass who is a professor at the University of Oregon. Today Chris and Cara talk with him about how he got into anthropology, the power of collaborative research, and setting up … Read More
SoS 105 – Aha Moments and Middle Childhood Research with Dr. Courtney Helfrecht
Human Biology Association · SoS 105 – Aha Moments and Middle Childhood Research with Dr. Courtney Helfrecht Our guest this week is Dr. Courtney Helfrecht, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alabama. Dr. Helfrecht chats with us about her path to bicultural anthropology and her work on adrenarche and alloparenting … Read More
SoS 95 – Leaving a Legacy Now, Black in Bioanth & Research in Croatia with Tisa Loewen
Human Biology Association · SoS 95 – Leaving a Legacy Now, Black in Bioanth & Research in Croatia with Tisa Loewen Tisa Loewen is a bioarcheologist and Ph.D. student at Arizona State University. Her current work studies the Romanized peoples that once lived-in modern-day Croatia and the Eastern Adriatic. She uses quantitative genetics of dental … Read More
SoS 27- In-Between Spaces with Carolyn Jost Robinson
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.
SoS 20 – Wire-cutting and Fieldwork: A Chat with Jo Weaver
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 … Read More
SoS 17- We Need to Consider That People Travel-Chat with Kathy Oths and Hannah Smith
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, 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. … Read More
SoS 15 – Past, Present, & Future of Human Adaptability with Bill Leonard Part A
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 … Read More