In this episode of Thesis the Life, we are talking with Kim Bonner and Bridget Griffith, who both study epidemiology at the University of Minnesota. Today they are talking to us about their research, investigating questions related to vaccination policy and decision making that ultimately affect the access and exposure to vital vaccinations. They offer insight into the necessity of vaccines for public health and how these factors have been shaping attitudes toward vaccination.

In this episode of Thesis the Life, we are talking with Brie Reid,who studies stress and nutrition physiology. Today she is talking to us about her research, investigating how environment and early childhood adversity affects the physiological regulation of hormones, the psychological regulation of stress, and nutrition.

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In this episode of Thesis the Life, we are talking with Bharat Balyan, who recently defended his thesis at the University of Minnesota. Today he is talking to us about his research, investigating how climate change can be quantitatively linked with public health outcomes. Music credit: "Acoustic Breeze" was downloaded as Royalty Free Music from www.bensound.com.

We are talking with Yiting Li, a current doctoral student at the University of Minnesota. She is talking to us about investigating how our family financial cultures influences our perceptions about finance; ultimately, the effect these attitudes have on our romantic relationships.

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This week, we are talking with Dr. Julie Schneider. She is talking to us about issues related to the developing neuronal activity patterns associated with language acquisition, as well as how language learning interacts with socioeconomic achievement gaps. Support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thesisthelife Follow me on twitter @DMaisson Follow the podcast on my website at www.davidmaisson.com Music credit: "Acoustic Breeze" was downloaded as Royalty Free Music from www.bensound.com.

Patrese Robinson-Drummer defended her thesis at the University of Delaware within the past few years and has been working as a post-doc researcher at NYU. Today she is talking to us about the "Ontogeny of Learning and Memory".

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