the power of culture, comfort
and coming home.
helps explain the
power of culture,
comfort and
coming home.
love and care at the center
of human societies.
I look, there is
love and care
at the center
of human
societies.
we glimpse the human condition
of impermanence.
after disaster,
we glimpse
the human
condition of
impermanence.
Writer. Collaborator. Film producer.
Teacher/trainer. Advocate. Leader
Horsewoman. Lover of nature, jazz,
the blues, slow food, and art
I wanted to follow clues and make
connections. I got all I dreamed of
becoming an anthropologist.
intuition, curiosity, and play.
Mentoring
and engage the whole person. I ask
students to tap their creative as well
as rational brains, their heart centers,
and their physical senses. In the process,
they get hooked on research and
knowledge as a way to enhance their
own experience of life.
thinking calls
for heart,
intuition,
curiosity, and
play.
Projects: Research & Application
I explore connections in my research and teaching —
Risk, adversity, climate change, historical disadvantage, interdependencies, culture.
My public outreach, policy work, and research communicate the connections that I find.
kinds of audiences. I give invited talks at universities
and conferences and recently gave a distinguished
lecture for National Science Foundation. I speak at
practitioner events like the Global Platform for
Disaster Risk Reduction and FEMA workshops and
at forums for broader publics.
My writing took a turn when my research shifted to understand
the impacts of disaster. Working with Katrina survivors inspired me
to communicate more deliberately for the public, to bring stories
of unnecessary suffering to broader audiences and policymakers
positioned to enact change.
and invest in projects and
approaches that offer positive
change. In summer 2019, my
work to create the first Ethnographic
Field School for Risk and Disaster
will come to life on the Texas coast.
I co-founded CADAN, co-founded
a scholarly journal, and led the
Society for Economic Anthropology,
all reflections of my optimism and
my commitment to lead.
with different kinds of audiences. I
give invited talks at universities and
conferences and recently gave a
distinguished lecture for National
Science Foundation. I speak at
practitioner events like the Global
Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
and FEMA workshops and at forums
for broader publics.
most scholars do. My writing took a turn
when my research shifted to understand
the impacts of disaster. Working with
Katrina survivors inspired me to
communicate more deliberately for
the public, to bring stories of
unnecessary suffering to broader
audiences and policymakers
positioned to enact change.
“The Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropology is
presented annually by the American Anthropological Association to its
members whose careers demonstrate extraordinary achievements that
have well served the anthropological profession.”
“The Franz Boas Award for Exemplary
Service to Anthropology is presented
annually by the American Anthropological
Association to its members whose careers
demonstrate extraordinary achievements
that have well served the anthropological
profession.”
Documentaries
