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Emma Podvorec

Emma Podvorec is a senior at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, where she is pursuing triple majors in Criminology, Psychology, and Anthropology. Her academic interests center on understanding how psychopathology influences individual behavior, particularly in the context of crime and criminology. She is passionate about using psychology and anthropology to explore "deviant" behaviors and combat mental health stigma. Through her writing, Emma aims to shed light on the complexity of human behavior and the intersectionality of culture, identity, health, and social justice.

Articles by the Author

The Death of the Chase

For decades, the “rules” of dating felt like a scripted performance. There was a hunter and there was the hunted; there was the pursuer and

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The Empty Plate

The introduction of GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy has initiated a profound shift in how millions of people relate to food. Much discourse

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A young boy sitting apart from two other children.

The Mental Illness Panopticon

Understanding Internalized Stigma As Foucault puts it, the panopticon is a versatile mechanism of power that organizes and controls individuals within a given space. It

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