Department of Anthropology

Student. thesis title. (adviser)

Dolores Aceves
Porque Puedo Vengo. No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo.: The Effects of Chicano Culture on Academic Achievement and College Completion (Lawrence Rosen)

Hatem Ben Moussa
The Jasmine Revolution (Lawrence Rosen)

Carolyn Birbiglia
Diagnosing Childhood Obesity: A Call to Look Beyond the Stigma and Statistics (Carolyn Rouse)

Adam Bradlow
Countryside Joy: An Ethnographic Account of Urban and Rural Identity in Contemporary China (Lawrence Rosen)

Rena Chen
Harvesting the Caviar of the East: Sustainable Measures and the Paradox of Consumer Ideals (Elizabeth A. Davis)

Ellen Saint Clair Clarke
An Ethnography of Hands Together, History, Hope and the Revival of Agriculture in Haiti (Carolyn Rouse)

Michael J. Collins
I Love You: Memory and Meaning in My Relationship with Madeline Davis (Elizabeth A. Davis)

Lauren Katherine Cubellis
Walking an Authentic Path: The Curandera and Alternative Medicine in the Southwest United States (Elizabeth A. Davis)

Carol Dreibelbis
(Not Quite) as American as Apple Pie: An Ethnographic Study of the Place of Vegan Dessert Shops in American Culture (Alan Mann)

Sarina Dutta
The Story of Malnutrition: Experiences from a Nutrition Center in Khayelitsha (João Biehl)

Joshua Franklin
Claiming the Right to Transgender Health in Brazil (João Biehl)

Carissa Angela Fu
Understanding Trauma of the Past: Analysis of Cranial and Post-Cranial Fractures of Women of the Hasanlu, Iran Skeletal Collection (Alan Mann)

Reginald Andrew Galloway
170 Years and Counting: An Ethnography of the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church (Elizabeth A. Davis)

Sophie Anna Greenberg
Born This Way: Fetal Origins of Adult Disease (Rena Lederman)

Sierra Gronewold
A Defense of Culture: The Experience of Latin American Immigrants in the Bronx Family Court (Carol Greenhouse)

Kaitlyn Hamilton
Reclaiming Birth after Cesarean: An Ethnographic Study of the Beliefs and Practices of Midwives in the 21st Century (Alan Mann)

Tara Lewis
The "Final Frontier": America's Encounters with Outer Space (Rena Lederman)

Fiona Maguire
Let's Talk about Sex: The Impact of Abstinence-Only Sex Education on America's Youth (John Borneman)

Kalila Minor
Coming Back Stronger: Neighborhood and Individual Recovery in Post-Katrina New Orleans (Carolyn Rouse)

Chau Nguyen
U.S. Anthropology and HIV/AIDS Research (Rena Lederman)

Chisom Mimi Onuoha
Death on Facebook: Learning to Grieve Online (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Isabel Pike
Paying the Cows: An Ethnographic Study of Bride Price in Uganda (Carolyn Rouse)

Nathan Plough
The Ivory Tower in a Sandbag Bunker: The Human Terrain System, the Military, and the Academy (Alan Mann)

Shelbie Pool
An Ethnographic Study of Two KIPP Charter Schools: The Role of Discipline in Shaping Education and Citizenship (Carol Greenhouse)

Sonia Porter
The Art of Aspiration: Crafting Life Chances at an Income Generation Project in Cape Town, South Africa (João Biehl)

Emma Ruggiero
Flocking Together: Finding Community in Birdwatching through Volunteering and Citizen Science (Lawrence Rosen)

Olaf Sakkers
Things of this World: An Ethnographic Study of a Rural South African Hospital (João Biehl)

Alexandra Leigh Scheeler
Steeped in Fundamentalism: Biblical Literalism, Constitutional Originalism, and the Modern American Tea Party (Lawrence Rosen)

Sarah Serena Sims
Lingering Legacy: Native American Language Endangerment and Preservation (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Joy Tao
Women, Birth, and Cesarean Section in Modern China (Carol Greenhouse)

Lisa Michelle Tom
Quicktests of Alejandra Shaw (Rena Lederman, Anthropology; Joyce Carol Oates and Lorrie Moore, Creative Writing)

Anna Walter
Asylum, Migration, and Integration in Sweden (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Alyse Wheelock
Maps of Rural Health: An Ethnography of Access to Care in Peru (João Biehl)

Student. thesis title. (adviser)

Ana Sofía Alemán
At the Crossroads of Anthropology and Development: The Communities of the Panama Canal Watershed (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Kathryn T. Bailey
Vulnerability and Belonging: An ethnographic study of profit/not-for- profit care for ex-mineworkers living with HIV/AIDS in southern Africa (João Biehl)

Sheena Ariella Bailey
The Green Movement: An Analysis of Student Political Participation in Iran (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Shenita Lyndell Baltimore
DEAD ENDS: Interrogating Black Hair as a Barrier to Black Love (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Carey Grace Batschi
“In the Secrecy of Sisterhood”: Women Blessing and Healing in Mormonism (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Kathryn S. Benedict
Into the Flower and Willow World: Geisha, Gender, and Performance (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Martina Car
Évolène: A Case Study of the Challenges to Sustainable Development in Alpine Agro-Pastoral Systems (Alan E. Mann)

Edward Browning Chase
Race and Intelligence in the Twenty-First Century (Alan E. Mann)

Elizabeth Chen
Border Health: An Anthropological Study of Health Promotion on the U.S. – Mexico Border (João Biehl)

Gabrielle E. Choi
Symbols of Disputed Sovereignty (James A. Boon)

Emily Christine Cizek
The Interplay of Freedom and Control in the Garden (James A. Boon)

Carly Cline
A to Zombie: A History (Janet Monge)

Lauren Cowher
Em[body]ment: Extreme Manifestations of the ‘Diet, Body, and Self’ Triad in Contemporary American Culture (Carolyn Rouse fall / Noelle J. Molé spring)

Gina Marie Davis
Choosing Chamorro: The Role of Language in Crafting Cultural Identity (Carolyn Rouse fall / Natasha Zaretsky spring)

Adrienne Dominguez
(Re)covering Nation: An Exploration of Folklorico Dance Politics in the Spaces, Memory and Recovery of Transnational Salvadoran Identity (John Borneman)

Mgbechi U. Erondu
Crossing|Over and Some Things to Stand on When Reading the Stories That Follow (Carolyn Rouse fall / Natasha Zaretsky spring)

Alex Kerbel Gertner
Pharmaceutical Care, Public Experiments, and Patient Knowledge in the Brazilian Public Healthcare System (João Biehl)

Erica E. Greil
The Social Structures of Cooperatives in Post-Conflict Rwanda (John Borneman)

Alicia Mary Grey
The Actor-Spectator Relationship in American Theater: An Ethnographic Study of the Broadway Stage-Door (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Andrés Rodrigo Guerra
Pride, Polvo, and Pharmaceuticals: A Case Study on the Asthmatic Anomaly in Puerto Rico (Elizabeth A. Davis)

Elizabeth Brooks Hopke
Living History: A Study of the Material Culture of Colonial Williamsburg (Rena S. Lederman)

Timothy W. Horvat
Intersections of Urban Poverty, Health, and Social Well-Being: An Ethnography of the North Lawndale Neighborhood (Carolyn Rouse fall / Noelle J. Molé spring)

Julia Mariko Jacobson
More Than Skin Deep: The Cultural Phenomenon of Tattooing in the United States (John Borneman)

Jessica Ann Arielle Dara Lander
From Lost Causes to Leaders: The School of St. Jude and its Mission to Educate Tanzania’s Poorest and Brightest (João Biehl)

Lauren N. Ledley
A “Necessary Sorrow”: Protecting “Conservative” Family Values through Abortion in Japan (Amy B. Borovoy)

Matthew Benjamin Lichtenstein
Losing the Beautiful Game: How American sports culture has tarnished U.S. soccer (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Salone Terrell Loney
Body Manipulation: More Than Getting Physical (An Exploration of the Social Implications of Appearance) (Rena S. Lederman)

Rebekah L. McCallum
Charismatic: The “Gifted” Life and Work of Christians in Pune, India (The City of Virtue) (João Biehl)

Anita Nneoma Obodo
Interweaving Race, Body and Medicine: Exploring the Cultural Politics of Racial Internalization through the Guise of Melanoma, Skin Bleaching and Cosmetic Surgery (James A. Boon)

Anastasia Maria Oldham
Changing the Conversation: Re-shaping Neighborhood Identity in the Northwest Bronx (An Ethnography of Bronx Community Board 7) (Rena S. Lederman)

Caitlin Sims Paul
A Place at the Table: The Potential for Sustainable Food Equality in the United States (Janet Monge)

Daniella Roseman
Stolen Wind: Engaging Public Voices in New York’s Offshore Wind Debate (Alan E. Mann)

Elizabeth Claire Rosen
Public Girls, Separate Prep: Single-Sex Public Education in New York City (Rena S. Lederman)

Astrid Martine Rousseau
“Talking about [It] Without Talking about [It]”: The Dangerous Race Talk Paradox in Schools (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Miguel D. Sansalone
American Imperialism and the Gift of Indian People (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Julie A. Steinberg
Pharmaceutical Focus: ADHD and the Medicalization of Performance and Behavior (Elizabeth A. Davis)

Kemdi Uremma Ngozi Ugoji
Blackjack by the Black Hills and Poker with the Pequots: Casino Economics and Tribal Identity (A Comparative Analysis of Government Interest in Foxwoods Resort Casino and Prairie Wind Casino) (James A. Boon)

Britta Victor
Sustaining Culture with Sustainable Stoves: The Role of Tradition in Providing Clean-Burning Stoves to Developing Countries (John Borneman)

Tracy Walsh
A Question of Compliance: New York City’s Tuberculosis Epidemic of the 1980s and the Challenge of Patient Adherence (Elizabeth A. Davis)

Katerina Gerson Wong
“Guerrilla Filmmaking”: A Study of the History, Reception and Distribution of Chinese Independent Films (Carolyn Rouse fall / James A. Boon spring)

Student. thesis title. (adviser)

Adaugo Amobi. "It's Not Perfect But It's Home": Returnees in Ghanaian Society. (Rena S. Lederman)

Mina Ananth. Nature & Nurture in the Nursery: An Ethnographic Perspective of Reproductive Health Outcomes and Disparities in Camden, NJ. (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Zaina Awad. Testimonies of Trauma: The Psychological Impact of a Culture of Violence on Palestinian Youth. (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Denali Barron. The Common Crown Jewels: Value, Purpose, and Controversy in America’s National Parks.  (Rena S. Lederman) 

Ganga Bey. Living Illness: Memoirs of a Young Black Woman. (Carol J. Greenhouse)

Jazmine da Costa. Speaking the Word: The Power of Storytelling in Sermons. (James A. Boon)

Justina Di Fazio. I Want to Know Who I Really Am: American Adoption Practices and the Lasting Impact on Adult Adoptees. (Lawrence Rosen)

Jessica Fields. The New Culture of Dying: Fusing Palliative Care with Medical Innovation. (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Anne Gayman. Valuing the Individual: Analyzing the Goals and Strategies of Mental Health Treatment in the Criminal Justice System. (Carol J. Greenhouse)

Margaret Harwood. Urban Greening: A Case Study of Community and the Conflicts of Public Space in Central Park. (James A. Boon)

Annie Haslam. A Community of Charity: The Role of Relationships and Reciprocity in a Tanzanian Orphanage. (Carol J. Greenhouse)

Jessica Hoffmann. Building a Community to Create Change: An Inside Look at the New York City AIDS Housing Network. (Lawrence Rosen)

Student. thesis title. (adviser)

Katherine Anderson.  Kupiga Bei: An Ethnographic Study of the Mwenge Carvers' Market of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Rebekah Belayneh.  Zoning Health: Obesity, Fast Food, and Resident Perspectives on a Local Struggle for a Healthy South Los Angeles. (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Joshua Blaine.  "It ain't dere no more" New Orleans Mental Health Care in Recovery: An Ethnographic Investigation. (João Biehl)

Diana Bonaccorsi.  From Dens to Pharma Parties: An Anthropological History of Opiate Abuse in America. (Janet M. Monge)

Nequandra Bowen.  A Mother's Hope: An Ethnography of a Mother Supporting Her Incarcerated Son. (John Borneman)

Courtney Brein.  Lives in an Obesity Epidemic: An Anthropological Study of Overweight Children and Their Families in an All-American Town. (João Biehl)

Elizabeth Chisler.  In His Own Image? Conjuring Ho Chi Minh through Architecture, Artwork, Poetry, and Song in Contemporary Northern Vietnam. (Lawrence Rosen)

Sarah Elrod.  The Simulacra of Walt Disney World: An Ethnographic Study of the Health Care Center for the Homeless and the Uninsured Clientele that it Serves. (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Mallory James.  Gardasil in Its Makers' Eyes: The Invention and Deployment of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination. (João Biehl)

Erica Johnson.  Pediatric Asthma in Minorities: Discrepancies in Patient and Provider Perspectives. (Alan E. Mann)

Lon Johnson.  Musical Form in Political Spheres: The Birth and Development of Punk in South Africa. (Abdellah Hammoudi)
 
Margaret Kent.  AIDS in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe: A Cultural Analysis of Government Reactions to the Epidemic. (Alan E. Mann)

Ivana King.  Elite Athletes in China. (Lawrence Rosen)

Vera Kiss.  Special Needs: Roma Children in Hungarian Special Education Schools.
(Carolyn M. Rouse)

Heidi Lam.  From America to Amerika: Consuming and Negotiating the Japanese Self. (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Andrea Lee.   To Be "Real": Engendering the "Racial Other" in Two Documentary Films on Drag Culture and Identity. (John Borneman)

Lena Neufeld.  The Land of Enchantment: An ethnographic exploration of motor home culture in America. (John Borneman)

Anna Offit.  Imagism Re-Imagined: An Ethnographic Approach to Ezra Pound's Modernist "Invention". (Carol J. Greenhouse)

Tamar Saunders.  Double Consciousness Squared: Qualifying and Privileging Blacks in Japan. (Carol J. Greenhouse)

Julia Schwartz.  Fighting For Justice: An Ethnographic Study of Centurion Ministries, a Nonprofit Organization Working to Free the Wrongly Convicted. (Lawrence Rosen)

Matthew Solomon.  "Just Enough for the City": A Narrative of the Trenton Aid Experience. (Alan E. Mann)

Alexandra Thew.  Virtually Real: The Anthropology of Second Life. (Carol J. Greenhouse)

Student, thesis title (adviser)

Margaret Arbuthnot.  Bordering on Extinction: The Mahout-Elephant Relationship in Modern Thailand  (James A. Boon)

Ryan Becker.  Rebuilding New Orleans: A Study of Two Neighborhood Recovery Efforts in Post-Katrina New Orleans  (Alan E. Mann)

Amy Coenen.  Communities in Conflict: Fraternity Housing in the Neighborhoods of Athens, Georgia  (Lawrence Rosen)

Aimée Contreras.  Composing an Italian National Identity: Giuseppe Verdi’s Operas and the Risorgimento  (James A. Boon)

Alexandra Day.  Wired: Social Connections in the Digital Age  (Lawrence Rosen)

Michelle De Mond.  BEIJING 2008: The New Politics of Sports in China  (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Caitlin Edwards.  BOUND IN BY BROWN SKIN: Understanding the Minority Achievement Gap at Princeton High School  (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Carey Faber.  Religious Health Citizenship: The Gift of the Memphis Church Health Center  (João Biehl)

Mayling Ganuza.  The Quarterlife Crisis: Rocky Transitions to Adulthood in the Face of Uncertainty  (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Jessica Gross.  The Making of “An All Round & Disciplined Citizen”: Socialization Through Education in a Ugandan Primary School  (Rena S. Lederman)

Tara Hariharan.  Devotion and Promotion: Tamil Perspectives on Personal and Pragmatic Language Patriotism  (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

April Johnson.  Postmortem Processes: Carrion Insect Succession and Stages of Decay  (Janet M. Monge)

Jennifer Johnson.  Grace and Grit: Multigenerational Ranch Women on the Great Plains  (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Vivian Kim.  Crusaders of Democracy: An Anthropological Exploration of the Pro Se Defendant and the American Courtroom  (Lawrence Rosen)

Binna Lieh.  Lost or Paving the New Way? Re-Conceptions of Identity and Assimilation Among Christian Koreans in Japan  (John Borneman)

Jeff McAllister Jr.  TINY: The Reticent War Masculinity Wages Against the Little Guy “An X-WHY MANifesto”  (Janet M. Monge)

Ian McNally.  GAME FOR ALL: Sectarianism and Hockey in Belfast, Northern Ireland  (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Tesla Monson-Cox.  Franco-Cantabrian Paleolithic Parietal Art: A Brief Overview  (Alan E. Mann)

Luca Nagy.  Disability as Identity: Challenging the Medical Model of Disability  (Rena S. Lederman)

Allison Nemeth.  Law, Indecency and Raunch Culture in America: A Case Study of the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show  (John Borneman)

Krista Nottage.  “Protect Ya Tings”: AIDS, Sexuality, and Stigma in the Bahamas  (João Biehl)

Catherine Peff.  The Evolution of Market Research: Market Researcher’s Perception of Culture and Utilization of Anthropological Methodology  (Lawrence Rosen)

William Poor.  Just the Facts: Objectivity and the Future of the American News Media  (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Joseph Ramirez.  Dancing Mexican in New York City: Folklorico’s (In)Formalities  (James A. Boon)

Catherine Rampell.  Hawk the Vote: Marketing Voting to American Youth  (James A. Boon)

Jacqueline Rangel.  One Market, Dos Culturas: Exploring the Effects of Contemporary Consumer Culture, Music and Web Technology on U.S. Latino Identity Formation  (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Irit Rasooly.  Planting Healthy Stores in Food Deserts: An Anthropological Study of Obesity, Consumption, and Public Health in East Baltimore  (João Biehl)

Angela Ricci.  Death Sentences: Negotiating science, religion and dying in America  (Carolyn M. Rouse)

Nicole Scott.  Through the Lens of the Law: Locating Women in Argentine History  (Isabelle Clark-Decès)

Elizabeth Skeen.  The Rape of a Trial: Jacob Zuma, AIDS, Conspiracy, and Tribalism in Neo-Liberal
Post-Apartheid South Africa  (John Borneman)

Lindsey Stephens.  Ochre Myths and Contested Realities: An Investigation of Culture, Identity, and Authenticity Among the Himba of Kaokoland  (Rena S. Lederman)

Cathleen Stone.  MARKETING A HOMELAND: Emotional and Financial Investments in Heritage Tourism in Ghana  (Rena S. Lederman)

Mahino Talib.  Clashing Cultures: The Emirati Female’s Response to Hyper-globalization in Dubai  (Abdellah Hammoudi)

Emma Tapscott.  THE DEMANDS OF THE DEAD: An Examination of Death Perceptions and Ritual in the Western World and China  (Alan E. Mann)

Elizabeth Toomey.  One World, One Dream: The 2008 Olympics and China’s Changing National Identity  (Isabelle Clark-Decès)