Alumna, Anthropology
Student
Georgia State University
Thesis Title: Paternal Behavior in New World Monkeys
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Frank Williams
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About
As a part of my academic career, I have advanced a broad research agenda. In my first experience with independent research, I reported on international experiences with voucher systems in education. Later that year, I would experiment with writing ethnographies as a part of study abroad experiences in Japan and France.
Upon returning from France in May 2008, my academic career really took off. I accepted a position as a research assistant with Dr. Frank Williams, where I worked on a small team delving into the ethnographic record. From this experience, I have developed my own paper on couvade syndrome-- the experience of physical symptoms of pregnancy in the male partner and/or the restrictions and rituals a man performs traditionally. I continue to work with Dr. Williams on this and another project involving stature estimation.
At the same time, I took on an internship with Refugee Family Services' Family Literacy Program. As an intern, I designed curriculum and lesson plans for ESL students, and turned in exceptional work which will continue to help tutors with their first lesson plans. I also introduced testing to the program, integrating my research on education, values, and experience. Testing of students not only allows the program to evaluate their work, but gives students a method of measuring achievement. Finally, I worked briefly on a campaign to integrate RFS with the community.
In support of local transit, I have also created a video ethnography and researched trends in public transit use and abuse. During a recent event, I ran a quick poll before telling individuals in the area about the event; I reported the findings to ACT Now where I hope that they can inform the direction of efforts to connect with MARTA patrons and other Atlantans. I am currently working on a more informative video with members from ACT Now. The original video ethnography will be found on the ACT Now web page, and at http://vimeo.com/10539632.
Contact Information
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