Joylin Namie is a respected and accomplished anthropologist whose research interests focus on food, gender, media, and health. With a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California, San Diego, and a bachelor's degree in the same field from Skidmore College, Namie has been an associate professor of anthropology, an adjunct instructor, and an anthropology instructor at various institutions, including Oregon State University, Truckee Meadows Community College, and Utah Valley University. She has completed crucial projects concerning food and culture in American society and beliefs about breast cancer in Costa Rica. Her most recent publications explore sports nutrition marketing and the ways Mormon masculinity promotes foodwork among Latter-day Saint fathers. Namie is also the director of "Drinking Gold," a documentary film that delves into the confluence of plastic surgery, religion, and popular culture among Mormon women in Utah. Joylin Namie is currently teaching medical anthropology courses as an adjunct instructor for Oregon State University.