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Current Graduate Students Jaggapan Cadchumsang Supervisor: Michael D. Levin Degree: PhD Research: I'm working on the Tai (also widely known as the Shan) in northern Thai village near Thailand-Myanmar border. My research aims to investigate ethnic and national consciousness of the Tai, who have attempted to maintain and (re)construct their identities in a situation of statelessness. Email: j.cadchumsang(at)UT, jagcad(at)gmail.com Dai Cooper Supervisor: Valentina Napolitano and Joshua Barker Degree: MA Research: place-making, storytelling, religion, home, Argentine Toba. Email: dai.cooper(at)UT Anthropology Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHv6rw6wxJY Melinda Vandenbeld Giles Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Bamford Degree: PhD Research: My research interests involve kinship studies, and identity politics within the African Diaspora, specifically looking at the everyday social, political and economic realities of single mothers in the African-Caribbean community of Toronto. Email: melinda.vandenbeldgiles(at)UT Dylan Gordon Supervisor: Shiho Satsuka and Naisargi Dave Degree: PhD Research: : Dylan currently researches the growing, cooking, eating and sharing of food in everyday life in North America and China. He is particularly interested in how making and eating food incorporate and objectify body, self and society; and in what, from this perspective, the pleasures and affects found in food practices oriented to deliciousness accomplish. This project exemplifies Dylan's general interest in how pleasure, reason and embodiment relate to contemporary forms of personhood and intersubjectivity: in the aesthetics, enchantments and technologies of "the good life" within modernity. Daniella Jofré Supervisor: Valentina Napolitano Degree: PhD Research: Her doctoral fieldwork explores the construction of cultural landscapes and Aymara communities in the Chilean Andes. In order to analyse how competing discourses and practices locally shape spatial knowledge and indigenous heritage, she focuses in the design of a new management plan for the Lauca Biosphere Reserve. Currently in the process of thesis-writing. Email: d.jofre(at)UT Sertac S. Karakas Supervisor: Shiho Satsuka Degree: MA Research:: I will examine young veiled women’s leisure and recreational activities and the growing market around their demands in Turkey. Email: sertac.karakas(at)UT Sharon Kelly
Supervisor: Joshua Barker and Bonnie McElhinny
Degree: PhD
Research: My dissertation research concerns the redevelopment of Regent Park, Canada's oldest and largest government housing project, and the redevelopment of the Queen Street site of the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health.The end goal of both redevelopments is the construction of mixed-income, mixed-use communities intended to decrease the institutional feel of each site, reduce stigma, and facilitate “normalized” neighbourhoods. I seek to understand the ideological reformulation that underlies these transitions – from institutional facility to urban village – and to what extent exclusionary urban forms are mitigated by such an initiative. I also examine the redevelopments in connection to social, economic and political processes, to explore whether they are reflective of a period of neoliberal urbanism, or a city's attempt to remain competitive in a global economy. Anna Kruglova Supervisor: Ivan Kalmar and Michael Lambek Degree: PhD Research: postsocialism; anthropology of (future) time; imagination; risk; uncertainty; boredom; lifecourse; phenomenology; subjectivity. Email: anna.kruglova(at)gmail.com Esther Kühn Supervisor: Michael Lambek Degree: PhD Research: My research focuses on the dynamics of artisanal gold mining in Mali (the Mande area) and the ways women manage to 'find' money there. My interests include issues of debt in artisanal mining, changing family relations and the ways artisanal miners deal with their unstable economic environment that includes the fluctuating gold price, local and national power holders in a time of decentralization, and large mining corporations. Previously I conducted research on ritual and savings strategies in women's savings associations (RoSCA's/tontines) in South Mali. Email: esther.kuhn(at)UT Matt Lamb Supervisor: Naisargi Dave Degree: MA Research: Through religious and secular spectacle my research investigates queer South Asian identities in Toronto and Mumbai. Of particular interest are transnational and postcolonial influences and their relationships with gender and class. Email: matt.lamb(at)UT Carmen Nave Supervisor: Sandra Bamford Degree: PhD Research: My research reconsiders matrilineal kinship in Ghana in a modern urban context. I examine the intersection of matrilineal and national definitions of kinship by looking at how people incorporate a national law (PNDCL 111) that radically redefined inheritance into their kinship and inheritance practices. Email: carmen.nave(at)UT Kevin Nixon Supervisor: Naisargi Dave Degree: PhD Research: My dissertation research examines the intersections between the drag queen (female impersonator) and the transgender female community in Toronto, Ontario. In particular, I am interested in processes of gender and sexual identity formation and their intersection with the the sex, class, race, and identity politics. Overall, my interests in anthropology focus on gay male sexuality, gender identity, and the embodiment of the feminine. Theoretically my research could be located within the realms of queer theory, feminist anthropology, transgender studies, and gay and lesbian studies. I also have a keen interest in how (mis)conceptions of gay male and transgendered female sexual and gender identities affect HIV/AIDS outreach and prevention efforts within those communities. Email: k.nixon(at)UT Leah M. Shumka (Socio-cultural/Medical) Supervisor: Janice Boddy Degree: PhD Research: Leah is interested in exploring the commodification of women?s sexuality, that is, what is socially deemed erotic and sensual, and the 'branding' of distinct forms of feminine sexualities associated with self-fashioning and self-pleasure. This research draws on theories of the body, embodiment, and subjectivity. Leah explores these issues using participant observation and life history narratives alongside body mapping and photography. Email: l.shumka(at)UT Vivian Solana Supervisor: Andrea Muhelebach Degree: PhD Research: Gender, Feminism, Human Rights vs. National Rights, Global Subalternity. Email: vivian.solana(at)UT Jessica Taylor (Linguistic) Supervisor: Prof. Sandra Bamford and Prof. Joshua Barker Degree: PhD Research: I am currently researching the field of romance publishing in North America and abroad. Email: jessica.taylor(at)UT Zoë H. Wool (Socio-cultural/Linguistic) Supervisor: Todd Sanders and Ivan Kalmar Degree: PhD Research: Based on 12 months of fieldwork in 2007-2008, my dissertation focuses on the experiences of encounter at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when injured American soldiers? ambitions to the ordinary are foiled by others' attempts to render them extraordinary. I look at experiences of the displacement of the ordinary; the rise of the ordinary as a sublime aspiration and social achievement; how it is to live a life marked by public violence; the production of heroes and patriots in intersubjective encounters; the violability of physical/existential selves. Email: zoe.wool(at)UT Arielle Wright Supervisor: Dr. Holly Wardlow Degree: MA Research: : Medical anthropology, construction of illness, religion, faith-based organizations, globalization and development. Email: aj.wright(at)UT Andrew Bresnahan Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Sellen Degree: MSc Research: Andrew Bresnahan is a Research Affiliate with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research, and the Public Health Agency of Canada. My research involves a partnership with a health committee in Aklavik, a Gwitch'in and Inuvialuit community in the northwest corner of the Northwest Territories. Rooted in a commitment to health equity, this research involves a critical review of health promotion programs in Northern Canada. My broader research interests include the application of social epidemiology and social medicine in support of vulnerable populations. Email: andrew.bresnahan(at)gmail.com Laura Mandelbaum Supervisor: Janice Boddy and Holly Wardlow Degree: MA Research: My research interests concern the effects of globalization on women’s bodies, specifically the recent sharp increase in the prevalence of anorexia nervosa in Buenos Aires, Argentina. My analysis focuses on the discursive constructions of Buenos Aires as an exception within Latin America: developed, modern, and white, as well as the embodiment of this discourse in the body politic. I am also interested in exploring cultural variations in the descriptions of anorexia as a mental and physical “disorder”, by investigating local interpretations of illness categories and their potential use as symbols of class and race membership. Email: laura.mandelbaum(at)UT Peter Skrivanic Supervisor: Valentina Napolitano & Shiho Satsuka Degree: PhD Research: Peter is interested in traditional East Asian medicine, specifically Japanese acupuncture and shiatsu. His research investigates the production and global circulation of this knowledge and related self-cultivation practices. Email: peter.skrivanic(at)UT Adam Allentuck Supervisor: E.B. Banning and T.M. Friesen Degree: PhD Research: My research project focuses on zooarchaeology at the Early Bronze I village of Horvat 'Illin Tahtit in central Israel. Questions of taphonomy, the use of space, and the relationship between these factors will be brought to bear on the animal bone data from this site. Email: a.allentuck(at)UT Talena Atfield Supervisor: Max Friesen Degree: MSc Research: Zooarchaeology, Ontario Iroquoian populations. Evidence of Matrilineality in the archaeological record, incorporating oral tradition in the interpretation of matrilineality and matrilocality among the Iroquois. Currently working on zooarchaeological analysis of a Huron site from the Vaughan region of Ontario. Email: talena.atfield(at)UT Peter Bikoulis Supervisor: Ted Banning Degree: PhD Research: : I am primarily interested in the Late Prehistory of Southwest Asia, especially focused on the Neolithic. Other research interests include Geographic Information Science (GISc) and Landscape and Spatial approaches to the past (including Archaeological Survey, Settlement Patterns, Space Syntax, and Social Network Analysis). David Bilton Supervisor: Gary Coupland Degree: PhD Research: My research focuses on the emergence of social inequality and complexity among hunter-gatherers, especially in the Northwest Coast. I excavate households and middens in Sechelt, BC. Email: david.bilton(at)UT Danielle Cornacchia Supervisor: Dr. Ted Banning Degree: MA Research: Quality assurance of archaeological ceramic attribute datasets. Email: danielle.cornacchia(at)UT Susan Dermarkar Supervisor: David G. Smith Degree: PhD Research: I am investigating the validity of the Ontario Iroquois Tradition through the analysis of the cultural and ethnic separation of the Northern and Southern Division Huron between A.D. 1400 and 1600. I will be reviewing cultural material and reports from the Draper, Baumann, Carson, and Keffer sites. Email: s.dermarkar(at)UT, dermarkar(at)lincsat.com Lesley Howse Supervisor: Max Friesen Degree: PhD Research: How technology effects hunter-gatherer archaeofaunas' of the Eastern Arctic is the subject of my doctoral research. In general I am interested in how hunter-gatherers interacted with their environment. I am specifically interested in Arctic anthropology/archaeology and zooarchaeological theory, I am keen at learning different types of zooarchaeological methodologies. I am also interested in how archaeofaunas can help interpret the use of space within hunter-gatherer households, and how animal behavior can aide in the interpretation of animal acquisition. Email: lesley.howse(at)UT Danielle Macdonald Supervisor: Michael Chazan Degree: PhD Research: Lithic and use-wear analysis of the Levantine Epipalaeolithic, social identity, materiality, and technology studies. Email: danielle.macdonald(at)UT Matthew Mosher Supervisor: Heather Miller Degree: PhD Research: I am interested in the intersection of community identity and the built environment amongst ancient state-level societies, and how this articulates with larger processes of urbanism and political organization, particularly among the Classic Maya of Mesoamerica and the Indus Valley Civilization of South Asia. Other academic interests include the comparative and interdisciplinary study of urbanism and complex societies, political economy, strategies of political organization, the relationship between religious and political systems, anthropological theory, architectural analysis and social memory. Marie-Annick Prevost Supervisor: Gary Crawford Degree: PhD Research: Palaeoethnobotanical analysis of the Cote Rouge site (Quebec, Canada) Email: marieannick.prevost(at)UT Jayne Wilkins Supervisor: Michael Chazan Degree: PhD Research: : Technological behaviour and raw material economy during the Earlier and Middle Stone Age occupations of the Northern Cape, South Africa. Email: jayne.wilkins(at)UT Emma Yasui Supervisor: Gary Crawford Degree: MSc Research: - I am interested in many aspects of archaeology in Japan, including prehistoric and historic topics. My focus is on the northern regions of Japan (Hokkaido and northern Honshu), and this degree will mostly be centered on the Jomon culture period. Email: emma.yasui(at)UT Laura Bolt Supervisor: Shawn Lehman and Joyce Parga Degree: PhD Research: Laura studies the relationship between dominance and vocal communication in male ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in Madagascar and on St. Catherines Island, USA. Email: laura.bolt(at)UT Joel Cahn (Physical/Forensic) Supervisor: Dr. Tracy Rogers Degree: PhD Research: My research involves assessing the representativeness of skeletal collections as modern populations and the feasibility of using antemortem fractures as a means of positive identification of unidentified remains. Email: joel.cahn(at)UT Stephanie Calce (Forensic Anthropology) Supervisor: Tracy Rogers Degree: MSc Research: The purpose of my research is to evaluate the usefulness of a non-destructive age estimation technique using seven traits of the pelvis. Continuous testing of both new and existing age estimation methods on available skeletal collections is essential to account for variability in the ageing process; and to increase the accuracy and precision of positively identifying human remains in forensic practice. Email: stephanie.calce(at)UT L. Elizabeth Doyle Supervisor: Susan Pfeiffer Degree: PhD Research: My research interests focus on the biomechanics of physical activity, their relationship with skeletal ontogeny, and overall implications for skeletal health in the elder years. Email: bess.doyle(at)UT Laura C. Eastham (Paleoanthropology/Paleoecology) Supervisor: Dr. David Begun Degree: PhD Research: My doctoral research examines the impact of Late Miocene climatic change on the evolution and dispersal of early Eurasian hominids. This research concentrates on examining short-term ecological variability, through the high-resolution analysis of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes, as well as trace elements in fossil mammalian dental enamel. Email: laura.eastham(at)UT Emily Holland Supervisor: Tracy Rogers Degree: PhD Research: Generally I am interested in juvenile osteology and skeletal biology, growth and development, bioarchaeology and health and nutrition. Specifically for my doctoral work I am researching health and nutrition in children and adults from a documented skeletal collection in order to better understand childhood health and issues of survivability. Email: emily.holland(at)UT Emma Humphrey Supervisor: Michael Chazan Degree: PhD Research: Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy; Specialised gazelle hunting at the Epipalaeolithic site of Urkan e-Rubb IIa, Jordan Valley. Other research interests include bone-grease production and Palaeolithic nutrition, landscape use and mobility patterns of Palaeolithic peoples, cultural and population transition during the Mesolithic/Neolithic boundary in Europe. Email: emma.humphrey(at)UT Stephanie Kozakowski (Paleoanthropology) Supervisor: Dr. David Begun Degree: PhD Research: Hominoid cranial growth and development; Hylobatids; Hominoid fossil record; 3D Geometric Morphometrics; Virtual reconstruction of fossil material. Email: stephanie.kozakowski(at)UT Amber MacKenzie (Paleoanthropology) Supervisor: David Begun Degree: PhD Research: I am interested in the functional morphology of Miocene hominoids, more specifically morphology related to primate locomotor behaviour. Currently interested in the mechanisms of tail loss (and reduction) among primates, as well as other arboreal mammals. Email: amber.mackenzie(at)UT Jessica Marr (Forensic Anthropology) Supervisor: Tracy Rogers Degree: MSc Research: Using radiographs to develop an age estimation technique on bones with few techniques available. L. Keriann McGoogan Supervisor: Dr. Shawn Lehman Degree: PhD Research: I am interested in primate responses to habitat disturbance and specifically habitat edges. I am studying the effects of the forest edge on the behaviour and ecology of Propithecus coquereli, Coquerel's sifaka, in NW Madagascar. Email: keriann.mcgoogan(at)UT Catherine Merritt Supervisor: Susan Pfeiffer Degree: PhD Research: My doctoral research will assess the influence of body size on adult age estimation techniques. My primary research question will address how weight-bearing joints such as those on the pelvis, and non-weight bearing joints such as rib ends, are affected differently in skeletal aging. Email: catherine.merritt(at)UT Mary Kathleen Pitirri Supervisor: David Begun Degree: PhD Research: Functional analysis of living and fossil primate masticatory morphology. Karyne Rabey (Paleoanthropology) Supervisor: David Begun Degree: PhD Research: My dissertation research seeks to understand muscle and tendon attachment sites in living primates to better reconstruct the locomotor behaviour of our fossil ancestors. This research will give a better understanding of the detailed nature of muscle attachment to bone and will also have potential implications for such applied fields as physical therapy, prosthetic and reconstructive surgery. Email: karyne.rabey(at)UT Abigail Ross Supervisor: Dr. Shawn Lehman Degree: PhD Research: My research examines the influence of habitat edges on maternal care and infant development in Propithecus coquereli, an endangered indriid, in NW Madagascar. Email: abigail.ross(at)UT Webpage: www.abigailchattaross.com Sheryl Spigelski Supervisor: Dr. Tracy Rogers Degree: PhD Research: I will be exploring the potential for understanding the relationship between the jobs we choose, and our overall health and vulnerability to disease. I will be using the Lisbon Skeletal Collection, currently housed at the Bocage Museum in Lisbon. My research would specifically compare occupations that are considered to be “white collar”, i.e. clerks, civil servants, librarians, etc., to “blue collar” jobs, i.e. cooper, maid, railway worker, and so forth. The research will systematically observe both gross anatomical and radiographic evidence of bone loss, nutritional deficiencies, skeletal disease involvement and incidences of trauma. Email: : sheryl.spigelski(at)UT Travis Steffens Supervisor: Dr. Shawn Lehman Degree: PhD Research: I am interested in how primates respond to natural and anthropogenic habitat disturbance. I am also interested in conservation ecology of primates. Email: travis.steffens(at)UT Webpage: www.lambasforlemurs.com Alessandra Sztrimbely (physical/Forensic) Supervisor: Prof. Martin Evison Degree: MSc and MAIR Research: Currently interested in forensic facial reconstruction. Other interests and previous research include the interplay of culture and biology in evolution and tracing the interaction between humans and sweetness over time. Email: alessandra.sztrimbely(at)UT Lilianna (Lelia) Watamaniuk Supervisor: Dr. Tracy Rogers Degree: MSc Research: My current research focuses on positive personal identification of human remains. I look at naturally occuring variation in the morphology of thoracic vertebral bodies using antemortem radiographs to establish statistical positive ID. Email: l.watamaniuk(at)UT Renee Willmon (Forensic) Supervisor: Dr. Tracy Rogers Degree: MSc Research: My Master's research will examine the incidence and distribution of commonly observed skeletal lesions (cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis) in a documented archaeological skeletal collection to evaluate two conflicting hypotheses of the lesions' etiology. My research interests also include the development of forensic identification techniques rooted in biological features with have limited susceptibility to environmental influences, and admissibility issues with respect to forensic anthropological evidence. Email: renee.willmon(at)UT * UT = utoronto.ca. All emails altered this way for spambot protection.* If you have yet to have your information added to the website, please send your bio to Emily. Thanks! :) |
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