That Anthro Podcast

Have you ever seen Dr. Temperance Brennan aka "Bones" solving crimes with Agent Booth on TV? Well, it is the very thing that inspired me to pursue becoming a forensic anthropologist, and today I talk about the inaccuracies of some of the methods, but also where they shone with realistic science! This was just a fun way for me to ramble about Osteology, share my favorite bone, some ways to sex and...

Today, Dr. Torben Rick, researcher and curator of North American Archaeology at the Smithsonian, joins us today to talk all about his work on the Channel Islands throughout the years. Dr. Rick is a UCSB undergraduate alumni, and completed his masters and phD at University of Oregon. We discuss some of his fond memories of his time as a fellow Gaucho, how he got interested in archaeology, and what...

This week's episode touches on some of the hard hitting questions and research being done by Dr. Raquel Pacheco, an assistant professor at UCSB, on race, gender, and migration, specifically focusing on researching these issues in Mexico.  Dr. Pacheco grew up in a border town, and identifies as Chicana (defined as a woman who embracers her Mexican culture and heritage, but simultaneously, reco...

Join me today for an incredibly fascinating and informative episode with pHd student Ronnie Bailey-Steinitz and her work with monkey's in Uganda, as well as some inspiration and fieldwork advice. We discuss her research questions and how she non-invasively studies food-web interactions and how different species interact within an ecological community. We also discuss her meeting her idol Jane Good...

This week we dive into a wide range of subjects with Dr. Sarah McClure, a professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at UCSB. From her transition back to UCSB as a professor, her new role organizing and expanding UCSB's faunal collection, curating bones collected from PL Walker's lab, finding a love for anthropology, and shining a light on the badass empowering women in Anthropology. Dr. McClure's...

Hey podcast listeners! Wondering what’s going on with me behind the scenes? Or maybe you’re new here and you wanna learn more about me, Gabriella Campbell, the host of That Anthro Podcast? Well this is the episode for you! I’ll talk about my classes, my dog, sustainable Christmas presents and companies, forensics projects, grad school and more! Enjoy! xo Gabby

Welcome UCSB PhD student Jordan Thomas to the podcast this week! Jordan chats with us today about his work as a wildland firefighter and how it has influenced and impacted his anthropological studies. We also chat about his journey to becoming an environmental and cultural anthropologist! Check out his work below: Book of the week: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers  Links to Jordan's writings: https://w...

Please welcome Dr. Amber VanDerwarker an archaeologist, or an archaeobotanist to be more specific, and professor of 13 years at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. VanDerwarker chats with us today about her journey as a first generation college student, what motivated her to become an anthropologist and teacher, diversity in the field, and her own research. This is a jam-packed episode, and there is much of Dr....

My friend Stephanie Black joins us today, recording all the way from Sydney Australia! Steph graduated from Macquire University with a degree in archaeology in 2017, and since has been traveling the world doing various archaeological project. Hear about her once in a lifetime experience at the Crenshaw Center in Scotland, what it was really like to work in Dubai in the middle of a desert, and how...

Welcome to this week's episode of That Anthro Podcast where I reach out to some of my colleagues to collaborate for their experiences doing anthropological fieldwork! Be prepared to hear our lessons learned, some of our prized items in the field, the importance of electrolytes, and the reality that most of the time you don't find buried treasure! Hear from your host Gabby Campbell, PhD students Ma...

UCSB alumni Ivanna Robledo joins us today on the podcast to talk all things graduate school! Currently working on her MA at Texas State in Biological Anthropology and Forensics, Ivanna hopes to use data such as craniometric measurements from Southern and Central American countries to help improve the ancestry database for helping identify the bodies of migrants who died trying to cross the border...

"She was a fourteen year old girl given the name Jane, who just months after her arrival in Jamestown, was not only dead, but also cannibalized. The settlers that she joined on the voyage across the Atlantic left England filled with hope about the potential prospers of the new world. Little did they know, they were sailing straight into their collective demise." -Noah Hayes, 2020. Settle in for th...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of That Anthro Podcast! In today's episode get to know more about podcast host Gabriella Campbell, from her interests to how she started the podcast and what's next, enjoy this informal episode and to get to know her better! Also re-listen to our previous episodes and follow us on instagram @thatanthropodcast or send us an email at thatanthropodcast@gmail....

This week's episode is with guest Dr. Jeffrey Hoelle, a sociocultural anthropologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara where he researches and teaches about environmental and cultural anthropology. Today we dive into his research on the cattle culture in Acre Brazil, the IV Ethnobotany project, as well as his most recent online teaching experiences and ways he hopes to engage students outside of t...

Join me in welcoming UC Santa Barbara PHD student, MacKenzie Wade, an anthropologist and expert in all things edible insects. We dive into her personal history with raising insects and learning how to cook with them in her Kansas State dorm. We also discuss the future of edible insect production and her own related research recently published, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/a...

Recent UCSB graduate Megan Kenner comes on the podcast to talk to us about her history growing up in Alaska and how that lead her to begin researching the CPT1A Arctic Variant in Native Alaskan populations. She discusses her experience working with Alaskan Native groups and the importance of informed consent in Anthropological work.  

In today's episode, we will chat with guest Amy Anderson and learn what the living can tell us about the dead. Amy Anderson, a pHD candidate at UCSB, comes on the podcast today to discuss her research on disease ecology, porous cranial lesions, and her work with the Tsimane Health and Life History project. We also discuss her undergraduate field world in Astypalaia, Greece excavating infant remain...

Welcome to That Anthro Podcast! In this trailer you will learn a bit about how and why I started this podcast, and what to expect from episodes going forward. Follow our instagram @thatanthropodcast for updates on the release of our first episode with special guest Amy Anderson, launching July 15.