Human Biology Association · SoS 178- Modeling Health Outcomes in Pregnancy with Dr. Monica Keith Cara interviews Dr. Monica Keith, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University and Data Scientist who studies longitudinal health and child growth in a biosocial framework. Monica uses Bayesian models to assess predictors of growth and health outcomes and … Read More
Growth and development
SoS 175- Dr. Alison Murray: Bones, puberty, and activity levels in human females
Human Biology Association · SoS 175- Dr. Alison Murray: Bones, puberty, and activity levels in human females Dr. Alison Murray joins Chris and Cara to discuss how activity levels during puberty have lifelong effects on bone structure in human females. ————————————————————————————– Dr. Murray’s research examines the evolutionary and behavioral mechanisms shaping variations in human bone … Read More
SoS 172- Zach Cofran and Homo Naledi – Ilium? I hardly knew him!
Human Biology Association · SoS 172- Zach Cofran and Homo Naledi – Ilium? I hardly knew him! Cara cannibalizes pickles before she and Chris interview Dr. Zachary Cofran, an assistant professor of Anthropology at Vassar College who is affiliated with the Center for the Exploration of the Deep Human Journey at the University of Witwatersrand. … Read More
SoS 140- On Shodagor Fathers, Childhood Growth, and Fieldwork with Dr. Kathrine Starkweather
Human Biology Association · SoS 140- On Shodagor Fathers, Childhood Growth, and Fieldwork with Dr. Kathrine Starkweather On today’s episode, Chris and Cara talk to Dr. Kathrine Starkweather, who is a biocultural and biological anthropologist and is an Assistant Professor at The University of Illinois- Chicago. They discuss her recent paper “Are fathers a good … Read More
SoS 138 – The Three “C” Words with Dr. William Dressler
Human Biology Association · SoS 138 – The Three “C” Words with Dr. William Dressler Dr. William (Bill) Dressler is a professor emeritus at the University of Alabama. He is a biocultural anthropologist who pioneered the cultural consonance method. On this episode, he talks with Chris and Cara about the three ‘c’ words: cultural consonance, … Read More
SoS 137 – Discovering “How Men Age” with Dr. Richard Bribiescas
Human Biology Association · SoS 137 – Discovering “How Men Age” with Dr. Richard Bribiescas In this episode Dr. Richard Bribiescas discusses his book “How Men Age: What evolution reveals about male health and mortality”. He covers it all from natural variations in testosterone to why women live longer than men and how science fiction … Read More
SoS 108- Your Story Doesn’t Quit: The 5-8 childhood transition with Dr. Benjamin Campbell
Human Biology Association · SoS 108- Your Story Doesn’t Quit: The 5-8 childhood transition with Dr. Benjamin Campbell Dr. Benjamin Campbell is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee specializing in the evolution of human life course. He focuses on the way steroid hormones form a critical link between energetics and … Read More
SoS 103 – A Chat with Renaissance Woman Delaney Glass
Human Biology Association · SoS 103 – A Chat with Renaissance Woman Delaney Glass This week we continue our series highlighting the work of the Sausage of Science producers. In this episode Cara chats with assistant producer Delaney Glass, a graduate student at the University of Washington. Delaney is broadly interested in human growth and … Read More
SoS 102 – Shaping how you grow older with Katie Sayre
Human Biology Association · SoS 102 – Shaping how you grow older with Katie Sayre This week’s guest is Katie Sayre, a PhD student at the University of Southern California. Katie’s work focuses on aging across different populations and lifestyles. She chats with Chris and Cara about her work with the Hadza of Tanzania 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
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