Publications:
- Nikc, K. (2021).“This Just In – Globe is Warming”: How Major Newspaper Publications Address Climate Change and How it Relates to Experienced Weather Conditions. Cura Terra. 1(1). 19-27. Read it here.
- Nikc, K., Albery, G. F., Becker, D., Eskew, E. A., Fagre, A. C., Ryan, S. J., & Carlson, C. J. (2022). Viral diversity and zoonotic risk in endangered species. bioRxiv. Read it here.
Essays:
Fall 2021:
- What Went Wrong With COVID? / Combatting COVID Controversies: An argument for Open and Explicit Research Based on Quantitative Case Studies from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.
- Cost-Effectiveness Comparison of Dengvaxia and wMel Wolbachia -infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to control for Dengue in Thailand based on Implementation in Indonesia.
- Bleeding Half the Population Dry: An Argument for the Provision of Free Menstrual Products in Public Restrooms and the Removal of “the Tampon Tax”
Spring 2021:
- Don’t Worry Be Happy: How Bhutan’s Prioritization of National Happiness Could Combat the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases
Fall 2020:
- Association of a Vegetarian Diet with Decreased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
- “Made with Real Fruit“: Natural and Historical Identity Construction in Yogurt
- “Diseases of Women”: How Perceptions of Women’s Health in Ancient Greece Relate to Women’s Role in Society and How Those Understandings and Expectations are Still Present in Our Modern Era
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on the Prevalence of Death Anxiety in Healthcare Workers and Citizens in Heavily Impacted Countries
Spring 2020
- Could Climate Change Mean More Plague? How Plague and its Vectors are Affected by Climate Factors and What That Could Mean for Plague Spread in Madagascar, the Asian Steppe, and the United States.
Fall 2019
- Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases: What the 2015 Zika Outbreak and El Niño Imply for Diseases Around the World