Chyanne Yoder
Chyanne is a Ph.D. student in the Anthropology and Environmental Policy Program and Research Assistant for the NOAA/Maine SeaGrant Marine Debris project. She earned her MS in anthropology with a concentration in medical anthropology from Idaho State in 2023, having received her BA in 2021. Her research interests revolve around the intersecting ecological, economic, and social determinants of health in underserved communities. She prioritizes phenomenological, multimodal, and collaborative approaches. Chyanne’s current project focuses on the the political, economic, and bodily experiences of communities overburdened by the making and wasting of plastics, exploring the dangers, vulnerabilities, and resiliency therein.