For me anthropology is a tool of social justice,
and it’s especially exciting to be in the
DC area, because our students have opportunities
that are really unique.
Opportunities to get to understand the structures
of power, and how we can challenge them to
create a more just society.
And I think we’re really lucky to be in
a college that supports that endeavor.
I was privileged to be part of the six person
team that excavated homo naleti, which is
the new species of early human relative that
was discovered in South Africa.
The whole project has been done via open access
science.
My involvement with that is helping to bring
about some change in the field where science
isn’t something that is contained within
the academy.
Anthropology is really, it’s about people,
it’s about cultures.
I’ve always been a little curious about
how a culture works.
When I came for the Master’s in Public Anthropology
program I had a different idea of what I wanted
to study but I had an opportunity to take
a historical archeology class.
And in that class I realized it was a good
place for me to combine my interest in science,
my interest in history, my interest in social
justice all in one field that still let me
be outside and active and doing adventuresome
things.
Studying in this field is just a great opportunity
to see the commonalities and differences that
we have in cultures around the world.
