One of the most exciting classes that I teach throughout the year is the Ethnic Health & Health Disparities class – MPH 6008. This course continues to be a very unique course primarily because it allows students to investigate practical and serious ethnic health issues that are often overlooked in our society today. Here are … Read more
Now that a new year is upon us and a new semester in Medical Anthropology, I usually receive an inquiry from students in my latest class (ANTH 3252 – Medical Anthropology), what are the type of student fieldwork projects/proposals completed for this class? My response is usually — “Anything that is health related and an … Read more
It was another exciting and innovative Global Public Health course this past fall. It seems like every year, this course continues to increase in enrollment and the wide array of graduate students & professionals who take the course continues to impress me. I had exciting time organizing, producing and presenting this DE (distance education) course … Read more
On Thursday, November 10th, I attended the Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences lecture featuring Dr. Louis Henry Gates, Jr. of Harvard University. The title of his lecture was: “African American Lives: Genetics, Geneaology, and Black History.” Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphones Fletcher University Professor and director of the W.E. B. … Read more
It’s another fall semester and another opportunity for me to teach cultural anthropology. Cultural anthropology is a course that I truly enjoy teaching because it is not only a chance to highlight the significance of culture in our lives but it is also a chance for me to see how students recognize its significance in … Read more
In the previous post, I highlighted two of our special guest speakers for the 2nd Annual ECU Anthropology Alumni Lecture series during the spring 2011 Professional Development Anthropology course. Here are the photos of the two remaining special guest speakers: Fiona Baxter and Crystal Bowe. Both of their presentations were outstanding and connected with the … Read more
During the Spring 2011 Professional Development Anthropology class, I had a number of guest speakers visiting our class. Earlier, I have showed pictures of the Graduate Dean and his staff visiting our class. We were estactic that he came to our class and shared his expertise about graduate school to our students. We also had … Read more
It was a distinct pleasure to have the Graduate School come and visit our Professional Development Anthropology class. On February 23rd, Dean Paul Gemperline, Assistant Dean Belinda Patterson and Director of Graduate Admissions Robin Armstrong shared their expertise and insight into how to prepare for entering graduate school. A majority of the students stated that … Read more
Just like last year, my new Professional Development Anthropology class visited ECU’s Career Center to learn about all the services from the excellent staff and administrators. Our site visit to the Career center helps to fulfill two of the major objectives of this course: 1. To research and learn about specific job opportunities and internships … Read more
We are officially back again! The Spring 2011 semester is underway and it looks like another very active and engaging set of classes. My three courses consist of: 1. Medical Anthropology: ANTH 3252 – DE format – Undergraduate 2. Professional Development Anthropology: ANTH 4501 – Face to Face – Undergraduate 3. Ethnic Health & Health … Read more