Expertise

Dr. Pawloski is an expert in childhood obesity and biocultural aspects of health and nutrition among children, adolescents, and young adults.

Her current interests involve exploring the biocultural, geographic, and social determinants of obesity in transitional countries. Dr. Pawloski has most recently worked and conducted research in Thailand, Iraq, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Chile, and Paris, France.

Subject Areas:

  • Biocultural Medical Anthropology: global health, maternal/child health, nutritional anthropology, culture and health
  • Human Biology : human behavioral ecology
  • Applied Anthropology
  • Education, Outreach, and Community Engagement

 

Communities
Anthropology
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University Bloomington, Anthropology, 1999
MA, Indiana University, Anthropology, 1996
BA, Texas A&M University, Biology, 1991