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What do sociocultural anthropologists do?
We study humanity and our complexity through history, language, behavior, culture, and traditions. We do this through fieldwork in remote villages, in classrooms, in offices, on public transit; basically, anywhere people are.
We then analyze large datasets and interpret them holistically to discern how human groups adapt, grow, and find meaning.
Some of us work in universities teaching classes, conducting fieldwork, and publishing our findings.
But many of us work outside the academy, applying insights from our discipline to business, education, tech, social services, international development, public and global health, and many other areas.
Here's my mission as a sociocultural anthropologist.
To leverage the power of intercultural collaboration to tackle a wide range of complex challenges through critical inquiry, strong personal relationships, and thoughtfully designed interventions.
How do I realize that mission?
Drawing from a wealth of diverse research, writing, facilitation, translation, and teaching experience in the United States and abroad, I seek to work with people of many cultural and professional backgrounds to find creative insights that offer concrete solutions to pressing issues and ask deeper questions to anticipate where new problems may emerge.
I want anthropology to empower you by offering...
I want anthropology to empower you by offering...
Expertise in intercultural collaboration to support insitutional partnership building, educational projects, and applied research
A proven track record in grant writing and management
Engaging workshop facilitation styles
Ethnographic research methods such as participant observation, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, collaborative and communtiy based methods, and archival research
Qualitative measurement and evaluation techniques to gain deeper insights into group dynamics
Digital toolkit, course, and module development with training in evidence based practices and user experience (UX) assessment
Digital and visual storytelling methods and tools
Strong copywriting and editing skills
Spanish to English translation
...because anthropology has empowered me to...
...because anthropology has empowered me to...
Leverage transnational networks to bolster community-based digital Indigenous language revitalization projects in Honduras, Nicaragua, and the United States
Document stories of resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico to prepare for the next disaster
Design a virtual toolkit to bridge the gap between clinical trials researchers, community health workers, and participants to increase diversity in clinical trials
Carry out ethnographic research to analyze causes of migration and land rights issues on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua
Apply ethnographic insights to implement policies for underserved students at universities and K-12 schools in the United States and in Nicaragua
Develop international university partnerships to support interdisciplinary scholarship that elevates scholarly dialogue across the Americas
Activate international networks to promote insitutional solidarity and denounce human rights abuses in Nicaragua
Co-develop and facilitate workshops with a futurist digital storytelling methodology to design what higher ed might look like in 50 years with educators from across the United States
(Check out these and more in my Project Portfolio.)
My work has been sponsored by...
My work has been sponsored by...
National Institute of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
The Wenner-Gren Foundation
Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina (AUSJAL)
American Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)
Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies
Edmund and Rosalind G. Spicer Foundation
University of New Mexico Latin American and Iberian Institute
American Planning Association
New Mexico Resiliency Alliance
Seattle University Central America Initiative
...and I have been educated at:
...and I have been educated at:
University of New Mexico 2020-2026 (anticipated PhD graduation Fall 2026)
PhD candidate in Anthropology (sociocultural and linguistic subfield)
Dissertation title: Ni de aquí, ni de allá/au büni, bugîa nüni/me for you and you for me: Networked Revitalization and the Making of a Transnational Garifuna Nation
MA in Anthropology (sociocultural and linguistic subfield)
Seattle University, Class of 2015
BA in International Studies and Spanish, minor in Latin American Studies
Summa cum laude
Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, Fall 2013
One semester of full Spanish language study as exchange student
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