Michael T Searcy, Anthropology Academic Objectives Met In 2014 I was awarded a Mentoring Environment Grant by ORCA to examine microfossils embedded in the dental calculus (tartar) of individuals who were found during excavations in and around the site of Paquimé, which dates to the thirteenth century A.D. This ancient city is located in the […]
The Psychocultural Foundations of Religious Revitalization in the Southeast Asian Massif
Jacob R Hickman, Anthropology Overview Hmong are a highland ethnic minority group that span the Southeast Asian Massif, including China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The research funded by this MEG grant was designed to address questions of how Hmong have adapted to distinct social and political circumstances as they have migrated to new locations, including […]
Policy Making in Welfare Reform
Misty May Wright and Dr. Donald Forsyth, Anthropology This paper is to report the results of my study on policy-making in welfare reform. While interning at a special interest group for disability issues in Washington D. C., I conducted ethnographic research through ethnographic interviewing and participant observation. It was my intent to profile the culture […]