Associate Professor of Anthropology
Association of African Charities Faculty Sponsor
 Research Interests
Cultural anthropology; Africa; Southeast Asian refugees; arts; gender roles; ethnographic methods; cultural transmission.
Current Research
My most recent research trip was to the west African country of Mali. Over the past few years, I have taken students to Ghana to explore west African arts.
Academic Degrees
- Ed.D. University of Cincinnati
- M.A. University of Cincinnati
- B.A. University of Cincinnati
Courses
- ANT 201 World Cultures
- ANT 240 Peoples of Africa
- ANT 310 African Arts
- ANT 330 Women, Gender and Culture, a Global Perspective
- ANT 339 Introduction to Ethnographic Research
- ANT 340 Ethnographic Methods
- ANT 358 Art and Culture
Accolades
- 2006-7 President, Central States Anthropological Society
- 2002 Charles R. Jenkins Award, Certificate of Distinguished Achievement, Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society
- 1997 President, Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky
- 1992 Garvin Award for Outstanding Dissertation, University of Cincinnati
Selected Publications
- 2001, Negotiating Transnationalism: Selected Papers on Refugees and Immigrants, Volume IX, edited by MaryCarol Hopkins and Nancy Wellmeier, Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association.
- 1996 Braving a New World. Westport, Connecticut: Bergin & Garvey.
- 1993 Selected Papers on Refugee Issues: II. With Nancy D. Donnelly. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association.
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