@HumanBioHowells

Biological Anthropologist, Human Biologist, Associate Professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Living on the Atlantic while researching the Pacific

 Wilmington NC
Joined March 2016
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Could study abroad or field school be good for your health? Yes! Even w/o gyms students took more steps & burned more calories during fieldwork than traditional classrooms. @humanbiohowells @UNCWilmington @uncw_anthro @UNCWStudyAbroad @ECUAbroad #fieldwork doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23799
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Glad to see our most recent research on tattooing and immunity published in Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology!
Tattooing & Human Nature@Inking_Immunity23 Aug 2022
New article alert! "Psychoneuroimmunology & Tattooing" out now in Adaptive Human Behavior & Physiology! "The psychological and physical experience of being tattooed may contribute to physiological adaptations that prepare the skin for other injury." link.springer.com/article/10…
New article out from collaboration between the @BaylorAnthro Muehlenbein Lab, @Chris_Ly, and others! Have a tattoo? Wonder if it can be physiologically advantageous? Check this out. Interesting preliminary work! #tattoos #physiology #biocultural #anthropology
Tattooing & Human Nature@Inking_Immunity23 Aug 2022
New article alert! "Psychoneuroimmunology & Tattooing" out now in Adaptive Human Behavior & Physiology! "The psychological and physical experience of being tattooed may contribute to physiological adaptations that prepare the skin for other injury." link.springer.com/article/10…
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Michaela Howells retweeted
Christopher Lynn@Chris_Ly12 Jun 2018
Our article on dual burden of Zika & chronic disease is out & open access in "Biology of the Pacific" special issues of Annals of Human Biology! w/ Michaela Howells & Lesley Jo Weaver tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Zika virus in American Samoa: challenges to prevention in the context of health disparities and...

Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) is linked to deleterious foetal and neonate outcomes. Maternal exposure to ZIKV through mosquitoes and sexual fluids creates a public health challenge for communities ...

tandfonline.com
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Motherhood in the time of Zika xitter.cf/SMyers1983/status/8586…
Dr Sarah Myers@SMyers198330 Apr 2017
Photographing mtherhood in the time of Zika bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-lati…

Motherhood in the time of Zika

Katie Falkenberg's photo feature on mothers caring for children damaged by the Zika virus in Brazil was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2017.

bbc.co.uk
Thank you Dr. Rahael for linking formula sales to high infant mortality rates in impoverished developing nations. nytimes.com/2016/02/21/nyreg…

Dana Raphael, Proponent of Breast-Feeding and Use of Doulas, Dies at 90 (Published 2016)

Dr. Raphael, a medical anthropologist and protégée of Margaret Mead, was among the first scientists to challenge milk formula manufacturers.

nytimes.com
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Don't let the bathroom door hit you on the way out..... newsobserver.com/news/politi…

Pat McCrory concedes; Roy Cooper next NC governor

Gov. Pat McCrory announced Monday that he’s conceded the election to Democrat Roy Cooper, the state’s attorney general, and will support transition efforts.

newsobserver.com
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Michaela Howells retweeted
Christopher Lynn@Chris_Ly3 Dec 2016
Replying to @HumanBioHowells
@HumanBioHowells xitter.cf/DrTomori/status/799716…
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UNCW@UNCWilmington23 Nov 2016
#UNCW Prof. Michaela Howells is featured in this @nbcnews report on #Zika prevention efforts in American Samoa. nbcnews.to/2fnhm91

Cultural factors complicate Zika prevention in American Samoa

There are currently 54 reported Zika cases in American Samoa, with at least 21 in pregnant women but the actual number of infections could be higher.

nbcnews.com
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Cultural factors complicate #Zika prevention in American Samoa nbcnews.to/2fnhm91 my story on @nbcnews covering @humanbiohowells

Cultural factors complicate Zika prevention in American Samoa

There are currently 54 reported Zika cases in American Samoa, with at least 21 in pregnant women but the actual number of infections could be higher.

nbcnews.com
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All the cool kids go to the business meeting. Such as the amazing @HumanBioHowells #basaaa #amanth2016
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Michaela Howells retweeted
Christopher Lynn@Chris_Ly18 Nov 2016
Need more community participatory research models in biocultural research ala Lance Gravlee #AAA2016 #basaaa 1/3 @HumanBioHowells – at Minneapolis, MN
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Michaela Howells retweeted
Christopher Lynn@Chris_Ly18 Nov 2016
Need this in AS, increase local buy-in & train local in critical methods, prepare them for US colleges #basaaa #AAA2016 @HumanBioHowells 2/2 – at Minneapolis, MN
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Michaela Howells retweeted
Christopher Lynn@Chris_Ly18 Nov 2016
Zika in Amer Samoa/biosocial inheritance model, how inequality increases risk transfer across generations #basaaa #aaa2016 @HumanBioHowells
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Michaela Howells retweeted
Christopher Lynn@Chris_Ly18 Nov 2016
.@HumanBioHowells Pointed out clearly that we're talking about ecology or landscape of risk via disease @Anthrofuentes #basaaa #AAA2016 – at Minneapolis, MN
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