Peter Miterko, MA of he lab, was highlighted in Western Today: Peter Miterko graduated from Western with an master’s degree in anthropology in 2017 and was one of WWU’s Outstanding Graduate Students. He specialized in participatory action research with a focus on permanent supportive housing. One method Miterko used in his thesis research is photovoice, an innovative, multimodal approach to
“Rhiannon Joker is a second-year graduate student of anthropology who specializes in Latinx idioms of distress — that is, the common expressions used to describe psychiatric experiences and symptoms in Latinx communities. She focuses on these idioms in an effort
Can’t believe I forgot to mention this publication: Medical Anthropology Courses and Concepts Tested on the MCAT: A Content Analysis of 40 U.S. Course Syllabi.” Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. This was a an Nvivo coding challenge. I worked
I’m happy to share that the Corazon por la Vida (Heart for Life) study taking place on the U.S.–Mexico border region has another (long overdue) publication. This was an incredibly enjoyable project, mainly because everyone on the team is wonderful,
From the 2021 Anthropology Department Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 1. WWU Medical Anthropology Group Update Sean Bruna, PhD. Our 2021 Anthropology Department Newsletter is out. So great to learn research and teaching updates from colleagues, thank our donors, and read