Robin Bernstein and Dennis Van Gerven served as invaluable consultants to Gabriela Sheets in her dissertation research on The Developmental Ecology of the Infant Gut Microbiome. The SMA Dissertation Award is intended to recognize a dissertation that is exemplary for its scope and excellence, originality, persuasiveness, and writing quality, with special consideration given to those whose dissertation research required exceptional courage. The Committee … felt [this thesis] represents a “novel meshing of anthropology and biology to explore an emerging area of general interest.” Take note at the December AAA’s.
