Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)
Department of Anthropology
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Research Interests
Social studies of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the contemporary West, indigenization of medicines, globalization and commodification of health care, and vector-borne disease, with an area specialization in Oceania. Dissertation research focuses on the debate about the safety of kava (Piper methysticum), which serves as a case study for examining the larger research interests.
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Curriculum Vitae (in Word format...html/pdf coming soon)
Syllabi from courses taught (Word format):
Medical Anthropology
Food, Health, and Society
Pacific Island Cultures
