In this episode, Dr. Michelle Rodrigues (Beckman Institute, University of Illinois) speaks to us about her work in primatology and anthropology, focusing on friendship and social strategies in female spider monkeys. We also talk about her more recent work looking at how female social relationships in humanscan help women cope with stressors in day-to-day life. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Jared Wilson (Andrews University) talks about his work in Near Eastern and biblical archaeology. Lately, he has gone to Sicily for a number of years to excavate a site called San Miceli. As the geo-spatial archaeologist and assistant director, Jared makes 3D models of the excavation to investigate religion in the Late Roman and Byzantine periods. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

The interview today features Rachel Heil (California State University, Fullerton). She talks about her specific research methods and results, estimating age and the minimum number of individuals (MNI) using talus bones. Rachel also shares details about what this program means to her and what her experience has been pursuing anthropology and academia. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, Diego Hernandez (Penn State University) shares the work he does in evolutionary genomics and human parasitology. By genoming bedbugs and lice, Diego wants to understand how these parasites have interacted with humans in the past. Diego also helped out recently on a documentary about land and water use in the Teotihuacán Valley of Mexico. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, osteologist Kristy Winter (Queensland University of Technology) talks about her work doing forensic anthropology research. In order to help identify found individuals, anthropologists need to glean information from the skeleton such as age, sex and height. Kristy focuses her work on creating population-specific methods for Australian sub-populations. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

On today's episode, Cháylee Arellano (Louisiana State University) speaks about bioarchaeology and skeletal remains, specifically working out the minimum number of individuals (or MNI). She aims to move on to graduate school to study biological or forensic anthropology, and talks about how this REU opportunity has given her a strong basis for pursuing these goals. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Adam Netzer Zimmer (UMass Amherst) talks about his current PhD research and collective body of work in biocultural anthropology. Adam is now based in Reykjavík investigating the process of cadaver recruitment for dissections in the early years of modern medical teaching and research. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, Maggie Hernandez (Penn State University) speaks about her experiences in grad school so far, as well as her extensive work in the areas of outreach and public engagement. What is the primary motivation of science educators and communicators? How do scientists approach creating effective activities and speaking about human evolution for diverse audiences? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Amber Wood-Bailey (Hull York Medical School; University of York) is a Master's student doing research on the biomechanics of tooth roots. Amber seeks to understand how our tooth roots help our masticatory complexes endure strains produced by muscular force. We also discuss Amber's experiences as a first-generation scientist pursuing a postgraduate degree. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

On the show today is Charlie Downey (Albion College), who took part in his first intensive bioarchaeology research earlier this summer. We talk about different sex estimation methods osteologists use in forensic and archaeological investigations, including those using the pelvis, the skull and the humerus. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod