Princeton University

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)