SoS 49- A Chat with Phyllis Eveleth Award Winner Jelena Jankovic

This week on the Sausage of Science, Chris and Cara chat with Jelena Jankovic, this year’s recipient of the HBA Phyllis Eveleth Award for Outstanding Graduate Presentation or Poster. Jelena's poster titled, "Forced migration and chronic stress: A study of traumatic experiences, mental health, and cortisol among refugees in Serbia" was one of over 100 posters at the 2019 Conference. As a biocultural anthropologist, Jelena's research focuses on migrant and refugee studies as well as human biology. In this episode, she chats with Chris and Cara about her work in Serbia, the science behind fingernail clippings, and her future research goals. To contact Jelena, send her an email at [email protected] or learn more about her research by visiting her Notre Dame webpage: https://anthropology.nd.edu/graduate-program/current-graduate-students/all-graduate-students/jelena-jankovic-rankovic/. The Sausage of Science is produced by Cara Ocobock and Chris Lynn, with assistance from Junior Service Fellow Caroline Owens for the Public Relations Committee of the Human Biology Association. The song in the soundbed is “Always Lyin’” by the Morning Shakes. Contact the Sausage of Science and Human Biology Association: Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation Website:humbio.org/, Twitter: @HumBioAssoc Michaela Howells, Public Relations Committee Chair, Email: [email protected] Cara Ocobock, Website: https://sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/, Email:[email protected], Twitter:@CaraOcobock Chris Lynn, Website:cdlynn.people.ua.edu/, Email:[email protected], Twitter:@Chris_Ly Caroline Owens, Email: [email protected], Twitter: @careowens