Elizabeth Carlen

Elizabeth Carlen

Living Earth Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

Elizabeth Carlen is a Living Earth Collaborative postdoctoral fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. Her postdoctoral research focuses on the impacts of urbanization and environmental racism in Eastern Gray Squirrels. She received her PhD in Biological Sciences from Fordham University in New York City.

Latest articles by Elizabeth Carlen

A black cat on a black background

From black cats to white spirit bears, 'superstitions, lore and myths can shape your subconscious' − biases that have real effects

By Elizabeth Carlen, Tyus Williams published

What may be scariest about a spooky black cat is the way superstition and tradition shape people's perceptions and biases about animals based only on their color.

Animals