Human Biology Association · SoS 130- Getting Real About The Field & Funding with Dr. Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora is a professor at Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Mexico. She conducts research in Biological Anthropology, Maternal and Child Health, and Reproductive Ecology. Today, Chris and Cara talk to her about the realities … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 128- A Most Interesting Problem and First Steps with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva Dr. Jeremy DeSilva is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. He specializes in hominoid and hominin locomotion. On today’s episode, Cara and Chris discuss two of his books, A Most Interesting Problem: What Darwins Descent of … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 127 – A holistic viewpoint on skeletal morphology with Elizabeth Cho Chris and Cara chat with Elizabeth Cho, a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri. Elizabeth talks about her recent AABA presentation and the research behind it. Her findings on the associations between skeletal … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 126 – Facing food marginalization with Mecca Burris Our guest this week is Mecca Burris, a PhD candidate at Indiana University. Mecca chats with Chris and Cara about what it means to be food insecure and why it is often overlooked. She dives into her research on teenage food marginalization … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 125- A Chat with Dr. Josh Snodgrass Part 2 Today’s episode is part 2 of a 2-part episode with Dr. Josh Snodgrass who is a professor at the University of Oregon. Today Chris and Cara continue the conversation with him about the need for open-access teaching materials in human biology, … Read More

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

Human Biology Association · SoS 123 – Sammantha Holder picks a bone with Napoleon Our guest this week is Sammantha Holder, a PhD candidate at the University of Georgia. Sammantha chats with Chris and Cara about her most recent publication in the special AJHB issue “Biocultural approaches to the plasticity of the human skeleton” and … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 122- Human Skeletal Plasticity with Jacob S. Griffin, Dr. Sophia Dent, and Stephanie Berger On this week’s Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara talk to Stephanie Berger and Jacob S. Griffin who are graduate students in Bioarchaeology at The University of North Carolina and Dr. Sophia Dent who is a … Read More

Human Biology Association · SoS 121- Pubertal Skeletal Indicators and The Black Death with Dr. Sharon DeWitte On this weeks episode, Chris and Cara talk with Dr. Sharon DeWitte who is a Professor at the University of South Carolina in the Department of Anthropology. Much of her work focuses on variation in mortality risks before … Read More