Episode #14 & 15 Show Notes

Turning Passion into Research: Elephants & Human Health with Daniella Chusyd, PhD

April 13, 2021

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Daniella ChusydPh.D

Episode #14 & 15 Summary

Hello, friends! Welcome back to Rewildology. In this week’s episodes, I’m chatting with a very interesting researcher, Daniella Chusyd, Ph.D. who is studying elephants to better understand ourselves.

In Part 1, we go back in time and learn about her childhood, international experiences, and opportunities that led her to academia. We go into depth about her current research, and let me tell you, it’s fascinating. From studying elephant mental aging to working with elephant orphanages in Zambia and South Africa to understand how experiencing early life trauma relates to health, behavior, and cognition, Daniella is pioneering a whole new way to learn about us while conserving the world’s largest land animal. I’ve studied elephants a lot over the years and I learned so much from Daniella. I’m sure you will, too!

In Part 2 of my conversation with Daniella, we explore the struggles she’s encountered throughout her career and what she’s had to overcome to continue moving forward. We also chat about when she thinks she’ll finally have reached success and gives fantastic life advice that you’ll want to hear.

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Links & Resources

Links

Daniella’s website on the School of Public Health’s website at Indiana University: https://publichealth.indiana.edu/research/faculty-directory/profile.html?user=dchusyd
Daniella’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dchusyd/

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