Associate Professor, Anthropology


Office: 541-737-3506

Waldo Hall

Waldo Hall 220

2250 SW Jefferson Way

2250 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Education: 

PhD, Sociocultural Anthropology, New York University (2011)

MA, Sociocultural Anthropology, New York University (2006)

MA, Latin American Studies, Stanford University (2002)

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Affiliated with: 
Sch Lang, Culture & Soc
Headquarters: 
OSU Main Campus
Research/Career Interests: 

I am an anthropologist with expertise in food studies, medical anthropology, and the social study of science. For the past twenty years I have carried out ethnographic research on the fields of nutrition and public health in Guatemala, resulting in dozens of peer reviewed publications and two books. I have long-term interest in translational medicine, the racialized and gendered figurations of 'the body' in health sciences, and feminist research methods. 

I hold a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from New York University; a Masters in Latin American Studies from Stanford University; and undergraduate degrees in Human Biology and Anthropological Sciences from Stanford University. I was raised at the edge of wilderness on an island in Alaska-- an experience that has shaped my lifelong interest in urbanization, development, and the violence of settler colonialism. Before joining the faculty at OSU, I spent seven years at the University of Amsterdam. 

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