EDUCATION
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University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 2000-2007.
Ph.D. in Anthropology, with Medical Anthropology and Gender
Concentrations, May 2007. GPA 4.0.
Dissertation: Formative research on gender, elder health
and care in Comitán, Chiapas, Mexico.
M.A. in Anthropology, May 2003. GPA 4.0.
Thesis: Niwan Chamel - The Big Illness - Pregnancy among
Tojolabales of Chiapas, Mexico.
Thesis advisor for M.A. and Ph.D.: Mark A. Nichter.
El
Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal,
Chiapas, Mexico. 1997-1998.
Graduate coursework in gender, development, qualitative research,
and medical anthropology. GPA 3.9.
Stanford
University, Palo Alto, CA. 1987-1991.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and Social Sciences,
1991.
Honors in Anthropology and Education. GPA 3.9.
Thesis: Taking One's Place: A classroom study of
education for indigenous teachers in Chiapas, Mexico.
Thesis advisor for B.A.: George A. Collier.
Universidad
Católica in coordination with
Stanford Overseas Studies Program, Santiago, Chile. 1990.
Residence with Chilean family and undergraduate coursework in
development, population, and health.
GPA 4.0.
