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
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SoS 120 – HBA Plenary Session, Fat Stigma, and BMI with Jennifer Cullin
Human Biology Association · SoS 120 – HBA Plenary Session, Fat Stigma, and BMI with Jennifer Cullin Jennifer Cullin is back on the pod! (First interview was Episode 53 in November 2019). She chats with Chris and Cara about the HBA meetings (the annual meeting starts today Monday March 29!!) and the Plenary Session in … Read More
SoS 110- An Excerpt from Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting with Drs Alex Brewis and Amber Wutich
Human Biology Association · SoS 110- An Excerpt from Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting with Drs Alex Brewis and Amber Wutich In this week’s episode we bring you an excerpt from “Lazy, Crazy, & Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health” by Drs Brewis and Wutich. Afterwards, you’ll hear their prior interview with Chris and … Read More
SoS 21- 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 … Read More