Inking of Immunity Podcast is produced and cohosted by Christopher Lynn (biocultural anthropologist, University of Alabama), Tricia Allen (tattooist and cultural anthropologist, Windward Community College, University of Hawai'i), and Saige Kelmelis (bioarchaeologist, University of South Dakota). Joshua Thomas and Savanna Carpenter (University of Alabama) are the producer-editors. We are tattoo researchers talking to other tattoo researchers and practitioners. TaHN is supported in part by the National Science Foundation (BCS-2017553) and the Universities of Alabama (USA) and Sunderland (UK). Follow us on Facebook (Inking.of.Immunity), Twitter (Inking_Immunity), and Instagram (Inking.of.Immunity).
TaHN 36: Perceiving Personality Through Tattooing with Dr. Bill Chopik
Dr. Bill Chopik (he/his/him) is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. He studies how close relationships—and the people in them—change over time and across situations. Dr. Chopik’s work examines phenomena as broad as how relationships and social institutions shape development and as focused as the mechanisms that underlie the link between close relationships and health.
In 2017, Dr. Chopik was recognized as one of Forbes Magazine’s Top 30 Scientists Under 30 and has since been recognized as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. More information on Dr. Chopik can be found at chopiklab.com.
Tattooing & Human Nature is made possible by all these people:
Chris Lynn - Executive Producer & Co-host
Tricia Allen - Co-host
Saige Kelmelis - Co-host
Joshua Thomas - Editor & Producer
Savanna Carpenter - Editor & Producer
Find us on social media or email us at tattooinghumannature@gmail.com.
2 Dec 2025
TaHN 35: The Tattooing Industry and Upbringing with Pym Avery
TaHN 35: The Tattooing Industry and Upbringing with Pym Avery by Inking of Immunity
28 Oct 2025
TaHN 34: Tattoo Tools and Archaeology with Aaron Deter-Wolf
Aaron Deter-Wolf is a Prehistoric Archaeologist with the Tennessee Division of Archaeology in Nashville, where his responsibilities include managing ancient Native American sites on State-owned lands and conducting archaeological excavations and research. In addition to his work in Tennessee, for the past decade Aaron has been a leading researcher in developing the archaeological study of tattooing. Those efforts include using contextual analysis and microscopic use-wear signatures to identify tattooing tools in archaeological collections, efforts to systematically document tattoos on mummified human remains, and experiments recreating and testing ancient and historic tattooing implements.
In 2009 Aaron organized the first American academic symposium to examine ancient and early historic Native American tattooing, which culminated in the volume Drawing with Great Needles: Ancient Tattoo Traditions of North America. He is co-editor of the volume Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing, and in recent years was part of research teams that identified ancient tattooing tools including a 2,000-year old set of cactus spines from Utah, and 5,000-year old turkey bone needles from Tennessee. He and Ben Robitaille share information about the history of tattooing and body modification on the Instagram account @archaeologyink.
Tattooing & Human Nature is made possible by all these people:
Chris Lynn - Executive Producer & Co-host
Tricia Allen - Co-host
Saige Kelmelis - Co-host
Joshua Thomas - Editor & Producer
Savannah Carpenter - Editor & Producer
Find us on social media or email us at tattooinghumannature@gmail.com.
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