Current AGSA Profiles
View the profiles of our students to learn more about who we are and what we do. Our grads come from all over the country and focus on a variety of anthropological issues.
Velma V. Calvario Tlahuancapa
Velma V. Calvario Tlahuancapa is pursuing a graduate study leading to the Masters of Arts in Applied Anthropology with an emphasis in Cultural Anthropology. She desires to be an indigenous socio-cultural anthropologist who collaborates with the Nahuas of the low mountain region of Guerrero, Mexico in a lifetime effort towards language reclamation and revitalization. Her interest is not only anthropological, but also deeply personal because she is a member of a Nahua community from the region. Her thesis research will look at the endangered Nahuatl language in the lower mountain region of Guerrero and explore the current effort of indigenous teachers to empower a Nahua identity in order to maintain, reclaim and revitalize their language. Her research looks at the call by Nahuatl teachers for the reclamation and revitalization of the language through literature and the arts in which Nahuatl is argued not only acquires a linguistic, artistic, and literary value, but also empowers a Nahua identity that serves as a defense for the language. Her research is in the works of rendering a hopeful possibility towards language reclamation/revitalization.
Velma V. Calvario Tlahuancapa is pursuing a graduate study leading to the Masters of Arts in Applied Anthropology with an emphasis in Cultural Anthropology. She desires to be an indigenous socio-cultural anthropologist who collaborates with the Nahuas of the low mountain region of Guerrero, Mexico in a lifetime effort towards language reclamation and revitalization. Her interest is not only anthropological, but also deeply personal because she is a member of a Nahua community from the region. Her thesis research will look at the endangered Nahuatl language in the lower mountain region of Guerrero and explore the current effort of indigenous teachers to empower a Nahua identity in order to maintain, reclaim and revitalize their language. Her research looks at the call by Nahuatl teachers for the reclamation and revitalization of the language through literature and the arts in which Nahuatl is argued not only acquires a linguistic, artistic, and literary value, but also empowers a Nahua identity that serves as a defense for the language. Her research is in the works of rendering a hopeful possibility towards language reclamation/revitalization.
Brittany Colter-Graham
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Brittany Colter-Graham received her BA in Anthropology from UC Berkeley in 2015.
She is currently working on her Masters degree at San Diego State University. Her interests are in historical archaeology, artefacts, and documents
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Brittany Colter-Graham received her BA in Anthropology from UC Berkeley in 2015.
She is currently working on her Masters degree at San Diego State University. Her interests are in historical archaeology, artefacts, and documents
Celina Corona-Romero
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Celina studied Anthropology and Women's and Gender Studies as an undergraduate at Sonoma State University. Her subfield is cultural anthropology.
Her interests in anthropology are: cultural anthropology on the Applied anthropology track, gender issues, Latin American communities, representation, concepts of identity, etc.
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Celina studied Anthropology and Women's and Gender Studies as an undergraduate at Sonoma State University. Her subfield is cultural anthropology.
Her interests in anthropology are: cultural anthropology on the Applied anthropology track, gender issues, Latin American communities, representation, concepts of identity, etc.
Marco R. Flores
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Marco holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of California, Davis (2004) and a diploma in Hispanic Studies from the University of Salamanca, Spain (2002). He is currently finishing a Masters in Anthropology from San Diego State University with a focus in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology. His research interests include: identity studies, gender, sexuality, queer anthropology, helping LGBT communities, Fat studies, Jotería, and semiotics.
His current research on Bears, the LGBT subculture, investigates how masculinity is embodied through semiotics. By using diction for text and discourse, bodily praxis for performance, and Bear and Leather fashion in his study, he reveals more about the Bear identity than just hairy men guzzling beer while wearing checkered shirts and cargo shorts. This project focuses on all people in the LGBT communities in San Diego and Palm Springs, CA and not only White middle-class gay males—has been historically the case.
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Marco holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of California, Davis (2004) and a diploma in Hispanic Studies from the University of Salamanca, Spain (2002). He is currently finishing a Masters in Anthropology from San Diego State University with a focus in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology. His research interests include: identity studies, gender, sexuality, queer anthropology, helping LGBT communities, Fat studies, Jotería, and semiotics.
His current research on Bears, the LGBT subculture, investigates how masculinity is embodied through semiotics. By using diction for text and discourse, bodily praxis for performance, and Bear and Leather fashion in his study, he reveals more about the Bear identity than just hairy men guzzling beer while wearing checkered shirts and cargo shorts. This project focuses on all people in the LGBT communities in San Diego and Palm Springs, CA and not only White middle-class gay males—has been historically the case.
Kassandra Gale
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Kassandra received her BA in art history with a minor in chemistry at California State University Bakersfield in 2013. She is currently pursuing an MA at San Diego State in anthropology with a primary focus on historical archaeology. Specific interests include: WPA-era studies, art, California historical archaeology, historic preservation and conservation/restoration of material culture.
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Kassandra received her BA in art history with a minor in chemistry at California State University Bakersfield in 2013. She is currently pursuing an MA at San Diego State in anthropology with a primary focus on historical archaeology. Specific interests include: WPA-era studies, art, California historical archaeology, historic preservation and conservation/restoration of material culture.
Sydney Garcia
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Sydney received her BA in anthropology from San Diego State University in 2011. Her graduate student focus is in forensic anthropology. Sydney’s interests include bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, human rights and genocide, evidence of violence and trauma in human remains, identification of MIA and POW remains with JPAC, and the development of “race."
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Sydney received her BA in anthropology from San Diego State University in 2011. Her graduate student focus is in forensic anthropology. Sydney’s interests include bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, human rights and genocide, evidence of violence and trauma in human remains, identification of MIA and POW remains with JPAC, and the development of “race."
Yesenia Garcia
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Yesenia earned her B.A in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2013. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, she was employed as an Archaeological Technician for Dudek Environmental Consultants, where she is currently still employed. She began the Master of Arts program in Anthropology at San Diego State University in 2016 with an intended research focus in California coastal archaeology. She specifically aims to address the causes of resource depression and intensification (food sources, technological advancements) among the prehistoric Chumash, by focusing on the effects environmental stimuli had on prehistoric Chumash populations. She will accomplish this through the temporal analysis of archaeological deposits from the mainland and/or Channel Islands. In addition, because archaeological deposits are a non-renewable resource, conducting research of non-analyzed existing data/collections is absolutely necessary and an important venture. Other interests include experimental archaeology, lithic analysis, craft specializations, zoo archaeology, collections management and cultural resource management. She plans to incorporate multi-interdisciplinary methods in her research, such as Arc GIS, and Statistical programs: MYSTAT and SYSTAT. Ultimately, she seeks to further her education and enroll in a Ph.D. program.
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Yesenia earned her B.A in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2013. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, she was employed as an Archaeological Technician for Dudek Environmental Consultants, where she is currently still employed. She began the Master of Arts program in Anthropology at San Diego State University in 2016 with an intended research focus in California coastal archaeology. She specifically aims to address the causes of resource depression and intensification (food sources, technological advancements) among the prehistoric Chumash, by focusing on the effects environmental stimuli had on prehistoric Chumash populations. She will accomplish this through the temporal analysis of archaeological deposits from the mainland and/or Channel Islands. In addition, because archaeological deposits are a non-renewable resource, conducting research of non-analyzed existing data/collections is absolutely necessary and an important venture. Other interests include experimental archaeology, lithic analysis, craft specializations, zoo archaeology, collections management and cultural resource management. She plans to incorporate multi-interdisciplinary methods in her research, such as Arc GIS, and Statistical programs: MYSTAT and SYSTAT. Ultimately, she seeks to further her education and enroll in a Ph.D. program.
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Emily Goldstein
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Hannah Haas
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Hannah earned her BA in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2012. Since that time she has been employed as a cultural resource specialist at Rincon Consultants, conducting studies throughout California. She began work on her MA at San Diego State University in 2014 with an emphasis on Prehistoric Archaeology. Her research interests include prehistoric Pacific Coast archaeology and environmental adaptations.
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Hannah earned her BA in Anthropology from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2012. Since that time she has been employed as a cultural resource specialist at Rincon Consultants, conducting studies throughout California. She began work on her MA at San Diego State University in 2014 with an emphasis on Prehistoric Archaeology. Her research interests include prehistoric Pacific Coast archaeology and environmental adaptations.
KT Hanson
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K.T. is a biological anthropologist with an emphasis in primatology. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2011 with a B.A. in Anthropology, and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at SDSU. Her research interests include mating strategies and subsequent parental care behavior, the development of and capacity for empathy in nonhuman primates, and ethnoprimatology; specifically, scientific and ethical dilemmas associated with habituation, primate-primatologist interactions, impacts of ecotourism, and behavioral plasticity in anthropogenic contexts.
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K.T. is a biological anthropologist with an emphasis in primatology. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2011 with a B.A. in Anthropology, and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at SDSU. Her research interests include mating strategies and subsequent parental care behavior, the development of and capacity for empathy in nonhuman primates, and ethnoprimatology; specifically, scientific and ethical dilemmas associated with habituation, primate-primatologist interactions, impacts of ecotourism, and behavioral plasticity in anthropogenic contexts.
Cece Holm
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Cece studied Anthropology and Leadership Studies at Williams College, and graduated in 2014. Her undergraduate thesis focused on Mayan archaeology. She is now working on a masters in Applied Anthropology at San Diego State, focusing on archaeology and cultural anthropology. Her interests include museum work, community engagement with museums, and historical archaeology.
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Cece studied Anthropology and Leadership Studies at Williams College, and graduated in 2014. Her undergraduate thesis focused on Mayan archaeology. She is now working on a masters in Applied Anthropology at San Diego State, focusing on archaeology and cultural anthropology. Her interests include museum work, community engagement with museums, and historical archaeology.
Hailee Hove
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Hailee began the Graduate Program at San Diego State in Fall 2009. Her interests include: primatology, biology, evolutionary anthropology and behavioral ecology with a specific interest in primate behavior, ecology and communication. She plans to do her thesis research at the San Diego Zoo observing vocalizations and other modes of communication.
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Hailee began the Graduate Program at San Diego State in Fall 2009. Her interests include: primatology, biology, evolutionary anthropology and behavioral ecology with a specific interest in primate behavior, ecology and communication. She plans to do her thesis research at the San Diego Zoo observing vocalizations and other modes of communication.
Sam Howell
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Sam holds a BA in Anthropology with a concentration in Historical Archaeology from James Madison University (2010). Her research interest include development, sustainability, cultural impacts on subsistence-based communities, material culture, resource management, globalization, corruption, education systems, ethnomusicology and Latin America
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Sam holds a BA in Anthropology with a concentration in Historical Archaeology from James Madison University (2010). Her research interest include development, sustainability, cultural impacts on subsistence-based communities, material culture, resource management, globalization, corruption, education systems, ethnomusicology and Latin America
Jose Huizar
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Jose received his BA in Anthropology from San Diego State University in 2011. He is now pursuing his MA in Applied Anthropology at SDSU with a focus on sociocultural anthropology.
His interest include: immigration/migration, politics, power and economy.
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Jose received his BA in Anthropology from San Diego State University in 2011. He is now pursuing his MA in Applied Anthropology at SDSU with a focus on sociocultural anthropology.
His interest include: immigration/migration, politics, power and economy.
Chelsea E. Hunter
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Chelsea is pursuing an MA in Applied Anthropology at SDSU with a focus on cultural and environmental anthropology. She graduated in 2013 with a B.A. in Anthropology from Portland State University (PSU) and a minor in Religious Studies. While at PSU, Hunter was involved in numerous endeavors such as, a senior capstone research project in Ghana, West Africa, the creation and teaching of an undergraduate level course on the intersection of service learning and applied anthropological theory and method, and an internship, which collaborated with multiple Native American Nations and Federal Agencies in protected areas in Nevada. These experiences, among others, have informed her anthropological interests and perspectives. Hunter’s research interests include ecological knowledge, climate change, place-based spirituality, sustainability, and natural resource management. In her free time, Hunter enjoys spending time with her twin sister, hiking, scuba diving, and hunting with her father.
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Chelsea is pursuing an MA in Applied Anthropology at SDSU with a focus on cultural and environmental anthropology. She graduated in 2013 with a B.A. in Anthropology from Portland State University (PSU) and a minor in Religious Studies. While at PSU, Hunter was involved in numerous endeavors such as, a senior capstone research project in Ghana, West Africa, the creation and teaching of an undergraduate level course on the intersection of service learning and applied anthropological theory and method, and an internship, which collaborated with multiple Native American Nations and Federal Agencies in protected areas in Nevada. These experiences, among others, have informed her anthropological interests and perspectives. Hunter’s research interests include ecological knowledge, climate change, place-based spirituality, sustainability, and natural resource management. In her free time, Hunter enjoys spending time with her twin sister, hiking, scuba diving, and hunting with her father.
Shelby Jenkins
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Shelby earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Anthropology at Texas State University in 2014 and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at SDSU with a focus in biological anthropology. Her specific research interests are in bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, human rights and Latin America culture. She hopes to be able to assist in the identification of human remains with the goal of returning them to their loved ones.
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Shelby earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Anthropology at Texas State University in 2014 and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at SDSU with a focus in biological anthropology. Her specific research interests are in bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, human rights and Latin America culture. She hopes to be able to assist in the identification of human remains with the goal of returning them to their loved ones.
Sonia Khachikians
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Sonia Khachikians received her BA in Anthropology from New York University in 2010. She is now pursuing her MA in Anthropology with an emphasis in Medical Anthropology. Her interests include health care practices for children, child development and child & adolescent mental health.
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Sonia Khachikians received her BA in Anthropology from New York University in 2010. She is now pursuing her MA in Anthropology with an emphasis in Medical Anthropology. Her interests include health care practices for children, child development and child & adolescent mental health.
Sandra Kirkwood
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Sandra received her B.A. in art and design from Missouri State University in 2005. After several years in the U.S. Navy, she returned to school and is an anthropology graduate student at San Diego State University. Sandra's focus is in cultural anthropology, and her research interests include the military, art, and the concepts of self identity and expression.
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Sandra received her B.A. in art and design from Missouri State University in 2005. After several years in the U.S. Navy, she returned to school and is an anthropology graduate student at San Diego State University. Sandra's focus is in cultural anthropology, and her research interests include the military, art, and the concepts of self identity and expression.
Alexander Lynes
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Alex received his B.A. in History, with a minor in Political Science from the University of California Irvine. He then transferred to San Diego State University to pursue a graduate degree in Anthropology, subfield Archaeology. In 2010 he participated in the Whaley House Historical Archaeological dig in downtown San Diego. Alex is interested in many aspects of Anthropology but particularly Biological Anthropology, Bio Archaeology and Archaeology. Particular topics of interest include the history of the southwest, history of colonialism and how this is seen in the Archaeological record, along with San Diego County Historic Archaeology.
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Alex received his B.A. in History, with a minor in Political Science from the University of California Irvine. He then transferred to San Diego State University to pursue a graduate degree in Anthropology, subfield Archaeology. In 2010 he participated in the Whaley House Historical Archaeological dig in downtown San Diego. Alex is interested in many aspects of Anthropology but particularly Biological Anthropology, Bio Archaeology and Archaeology. Particular topics of interest include the history of the southwest, history of colonialism and how this is seen in the Archaeological record, along with San Diego County Historic Archaeology.
Roxanne Marsillo
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Roxanne received her B.A. in Anthropology from San Jose State University in 2010. She then went on to receive an A.S. in Forensic Technology/Criminal Justice from Grossmont College in June of 2015. Her main research interests are to be able to work at field sites internationally and assist communities in the identification of family members and friends that have been lost due to genocide, homicide, human rights violations, and mass fatalities.
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Roxanne received her B.A. in Anthropology from San Jose State University in 2010. She then went on to receive an A.S. in Forensic Technology/Criminal Justice from Grossmont College in June of 2015. Her main research interests are to be able to work at field sites internationally and assist communities in the identification of family members and friends that have been lost due to genocide, homicide, human rights violations, and mass fatalities.
Julia Martinez
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Julia is a cultural anthropologist with emphases in Feminist Anthropology , Gender Studies, Queer Studies, and evolutionary processes. She graduated from Whittier College in 2008 with a BA in English and Gender/Women’s Studies, and is currently pursuing an MA in Cultural Anthropology at SDSU. She is also active in the Autism Spectrum Disorder field, and has worked with children as a Behavioral Therapist and Social Skills/Peer Specialist for many years. She is primarily driven by a passion for justice, and figuring out what that means across complex contexts in a globalizing world. She loves the earth and Her inhabitants, and believes that survival is a collective responsibility. She is a writer, yogi, Volvo enthusiast, native Texan, and dedicated rabble rouser.
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Julia is a cultural anthropologist with emphases in Feminist Anthropology , Gender Studies, Queer Studies, and evolutionary processes. She graduated from Whittier College in 2008 with a BA in English and Gender/Women’s Studies, and is currently pursuing an MA in Cultural Anthropology at SDSU. She is also active in the Autism Spectrum Disorder field, and has worked with children as a Behavioral Therapist and Social Skills/Peer Specialist for many years. She is primarily driven by a passion for justice, and figuring out what that means across complex contexts in a globalizing world. She loves the earth and Her inhabitants, and believes that survival is a collective responsibility. She is a writer, yogi, Volvo enthusiast, native Texan, and dedicated rabble rouser.
Joseph McCain
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Joseph received his BA in Anthropology from Hendrix College in 2013. After graduating he worked as a full time baker for two years where he discovered the meaning of life. He is now working on his MA in General Anthropology at SDSU. His interests include: environmental and cultural anthropology, coastal archaeology, long walks on the beach, coastal ecology, the invention of time travel, and Classic and Contemporary Maya ethnology, among many others. He is especially interested in how current and past environmental changes have impacted smaller coastal populations and communities, and how this impact has changed in recent years. In his spare time Joseph likes to do anything outside including fishing, hiking, backpacking, kayaking, and swimming.
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Joseph received his BA in Anthropology from Hendrix College in 2013. After graduating he worked as a full time baker for two years where he discovered the meaning of life. He is now working on his MA in General Anthropology at SDSU. His interests include: environmental and cultural anthropology, coastal archaeology, long walks on the beach, coastal ecology, the invention of time travel, and Classic and Contemporary Maya ethnology, among many others. He is especially interested in how current and past environmental changes have impacted smaller coastal populations and communities, and how this impact has changed in recent years. In his spare time Joseph likes to do anything outside including fishing, hiking, backpacking, kayaking, and swimming.
Kristen Morrow
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Kristen earned her BA in Anthropology from the University of Georgia in 2014 and is currently pursuing her MA degree at San Diego State University. Her research interests include ethnoprimatology, sociolinguistics, conservation, and ideological beliefs and perceptions of nature. She intends to explore the interface between humans and moor macaques (Macaca maura) in south Sulawesi, Indonesia for her thesis research. Specifically, she is interested in examining how perceptions of nature and wildlife influence patterns of interaction between humans and nonhuman primates, and how these factors impact conservation practices.
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Kristen earned her BA in Anthropology from the University of Georgia in 2014 and is currently pursuing her MA degree at San Diego State University. Her research interests include ethnoprimatology, sociolinguistics, conservation, and ideological beliefs and perceptions of nature. She intends to explore the interface between humans and moor macaques (Macaca maura) in south Sulawesi, Indonesia for her thesis research. Specifically, she is interested in examining how perceptions of nature and wildlife influence patterns of interaction between humans and nonhuman primates, and how these factors impact conservation practices.
Christina Pasetta
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Christina is a budding ethnoprimatologist pursuing her MA in Anthropology at SDSU. She received her B.S. in Animal Sciences with a concentration in Zoo and Exotics from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2009. She then began a career as zookeeper at Fresno Chaffee Zoo where she became interested in primate behavioral ecology, specifically with orangutans. An idea of returning to higher education to research wild primates led her to accept a field assistant position in the Wehea Forest of East Kalimantan, Borneo. She will return to Indonesia for her thesis research, studying the impacts of tourism in Wehea on both local indigenous communities and non-human primates. She encourages greater understanding, collaboration, and advocacy among these communities as paramount objectives for primate conservation in anthropogenic landscapes. Christina hopes to wed her in situ and ex situ experiences through the study of ethnoprimatology and integrated conservation anthropology.
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Christina is a budding ethnoprimatologist pursuing her MA in Anthropology at SDSU. She received her B.S. in Animal Sciences with a concentration in Zoo and Exotics from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2009. She then began a career as zookeeper at Fresno Chaffee Zoo where she became interested in primate behavioral ecology, specifically with orangutans. An idea of returning to higher education to research wild primates led her to accept a field assistant position in the Wehea Forest of East Kalimantan, Borneo. She will return to Indonesia for her thesis research, studying the impacts of tourism in Wehea on both local indigenous communities and non-human primates. She encourages greater understanding, collaboration, and advocacy among these communities as paramount objectives for primate conservation in anthropogenic landscapes. Christina hopes to wed her in situ and ex situ experiences through the study of ethnoprimatology and integrated conservation anthropology.
Colin Reimer
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Colin graduated with a BA in Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame in 2009. He is currently exploring cultural anthropology, with an emphasis on the anthropology of sport. His research interests include examining issues of identity, ritual, and symbolism and the ways in which they manifest themselves in the San Diego State University community. Additional interests include displaced sports fan communities, identity issues related to the movement of professional sports franchises, and the current controversies surrounding intercollegiate athletics. He has also assisted in the research leading up to the creation of the "Old Oil Can Trophy," which is awarded to the winner of the Fresno State - San Diego State football game.
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Colin graduated with a BA in Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame in 2009. He is currently exploring cultural anthropology, with an emphasis on the anthropology of sport. His research interests include examining issues of identity, ritual, and symbolism and the ways in which they manifest themselves in the San Diego State University community. Additional interests include displaced sports fan communities, identity issues related to the movement of professional sports franchises, and the current controversies surrounding intercollegiate athletics. He has also assisted in the research leading up to the creation of the "Old Oil Can Trophy," which is awarded to the winner of the Fresno State - San Diego State football game.
Tiffany Wade
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Tiffany received her BA in anthropology from San Diego State University in 2009. She is now pursuing her Master of Arts in Anthropology with an emphasis in biological anthropology. Her research interests include ethnoprimatology, primate behavior and ecology, overlapping resource use between humans and nonhuman primates, indigenous knowledge, cultural perceptions of nonhuman primates, conservation and development, as well as captive environmental enrichment and public education.
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Tiffany received her BA in anthropology from San Diego State University in 2009. She is now pursuing her Master of Arts in Anthropology with an emphasis in biological anthropology. Her research interests include ethnoprimatology, primate behavior and ecology, overlapping resource use between humans and nonhuman primates, indigenous knowledge, cultural perceptions of nonhuman primates, conservation and development, as well as captive environmental enrichment and public education.
Bethany Weisberg
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Bethany received a BA in anthropology from San Diego State University in 2012 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in applied anthropology at SDSU. Her research interests include cultural studies, gender studies, immigration, and population health studies, of which she wants to apply to the San Diego region upon graduation from SDSU. She hopes to address issues of health disparities in the U.S. health care system through advocacy and policy changes. Currently she is interning for a health literacy research project of Latinos at the South Bay Latino Research Center and will use the skills, experience, and knowledge gained from it to pursue her thesis topic.
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Bethany received a BA in anthropology from San Diego State University in 2012 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in applied anthropology at SDSU. Her research interests include cultural studies, gender studies, immigration, and population health studies, of which she wants to apply to the San Diego region upon graduation from SDSU. She hopes to address issues of health disparities in the U.S. health care system through advocacy and policy changes. Currently she is interning for a health literacy research project of Latinos at the South Bay Latino Research Center and will use the skills, experience, and knowledge gained from it to pursue her thesis topic.
Lynn Merrill Weyman
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Lynn is a medical anthropologist, with a background in health care disparities and inequities among patients and medical practitioners. Her studies have focused on how people with schizophrenia and those closest to them contend with this disease, and the changing epidemiological cultural patterns of those diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. She has also conducted extensive research on chronic disabling pain, investigating how people navigate the Western biomedical system to seek relief without or despite being stigmatized. Her current graduate research involves understanding how patient-practitioner encounters and disparities are shaped as patients with pelvic cancers endure radiation therapy as part of their treatment protocol. More specifically, she is studying how patients establish their identities via Internet support communities to better understand and cope with this treatment modality and its many long- and late-term side effects. Other areas of interest include psychological anthropology, issues of subjectivity, and the connection between nutrition and illness. She received her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, in 2005.
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Lynn is a medical anthropologist, with a background in health care disparities and inequities among patients and medical practitioners. Her studies have focused on how people with schizophrenia and those closest to them contend with this disease, and the changing epidemiological cultural patterns of those diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. She has also conducted extensive research on chronic disabling pain, investigating how people navigate the Western biomedical system to seek relief without or despite being stigmatized. Her current graduate research involves understanding how patient-practitioner encounters and disparities are shaped as patients with pelvic cancers endure radiation therapy as part of their treatment protocol. More specifically, she is studying how patients establish their identities via Internet support communities to better understand and cope with this treatment modality and its many long- and late-term side effects. Other areas of interest include psychological anthropology, issues of subjectivity, and the connection between nutrition and illness. She received her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, in 2005.
Cassandra Wilson
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Cassandra Wilson is a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at San Diego State University. Her concentration is in medical anthropology, with specific research interests in elective vaccine refusal within minority populations. Her interests include not only the knowledge and beliefs held by refusing populations but also those of health care providers themselves. She also is interested in the effects of racism and classism in epidemiology, and the ways in which fear and mistrust within socially marginalized populations alter the outcomes of healthcare programs.
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Cassandra Wilson is a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at San Diego State University. Her concentration is in medical anthropology, with specific research interests in elective vaccine refusal within minority populations. Her interests include not only the knowledge and beliefs held by refusing populations but also those of health care providers themselves. She also is interested in the effects of racism and classism in epidemiology, and the ways in which fear and mistrust within socially marginalized populations alter the outcomes of healthcare programs.
Lang Yin
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Lang is an applied, cultural anthropologist and received her BA in general anthropology in 2006. Her interests lie in issues of multi-ethnic identity in American culture, the ways in which one defines one's self, and the phenomenon of cultural assimilation, especially within the context of economic and financial pressures. At the moment she is studying Asian immigrant women working in America, and the fluid nature of ethnicity as it pertains to family and work roles.
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Lang is an applied, cultural anthropologist and received her BA in general anthropology in 2006. Her interests lie in issues of multi-ethnic identity in American culture, the ways in which one defines one's self, and the phenomenon of cultural assimilation, especially within the context of economic and financial pressures. At the moment she is studying Asian immigrant women working in America, and the fluid nature of ethnicity as it pertains to family and work roles.
