When host Kayla Barry was diagnosed with PCOS in high school, she had to give up her beloved Swedish Fish. In this episode, Kayla explores the multifaceted world of sugar, from how it functions in the body to its place in history, with help of registered dietitians and academics.
The first episode of The COVID Chronicles explores the implications of the novel coronavirus. By investigating the virus from a multidisciplinary perspective, host Kat Pitts uncovers how the virus came to be, what’s happening now, and what we can anticipate for the future.
Featured guests include Polly Price, a global health professor in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University; Nadine Kaslow, a professor and vice-chair for faculty development in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Professional Psychology at the Emory University School of Medicine; and Max Lau, an assistant professor at the Rollins School of Public Health in the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Department whose research interests include disease ecology and infectious disease dynamics.
Student Highlight: Kat Pitts is an aspiring public health professional and senior studying anthropology and global health at Emory University.