People Type: SKJ 2008

Biography Özlem Altıok is a doctoral student in sociology and rural sociology. She holds a BA in international relations with a minor in mass media technologies from Istanbul Bilgi University, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Texas A&M. Since her work as a research assistant for the book Making Global Trade Work for People …

Biography Karin Butterworth is a graduate student in cultural anthropology. After receiving her BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Colgate University, she worked as an intern at Cultural Survival where she conducted research and wrote news articles about indigenous peoples in Africa. She also worked for Maasai Education Discovery, a nonprofit organization that promotes education …

Biography Sarbani Chakraborty is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She grew up and studied till the Masters level in India and worked in Singapore as a school social worker for two years. She joined the School of Social Work but later switched to the School of Education to pursue her …

Biography Huai-Hsuan Chen is a Ph.D. student in cultural anthropology. Her research foci include pluralism of touristic experiences and embodiment of spatial identity in terms of community development, involvement of nation, and globalization. While visiting northwest Yunnan in the summer 2007, she was stunned by the emerging style of “original ecology” performances as a way …

Joseph Harris is a doctoral student in Sociology and holds a Master’s in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. His dissertation research examines the adoption and implementation of universal health care programs in South Africa and Thailand. Previously, he has worked with various development organizations, ranging from the World Bank, Grameen …

Kristen Molyneaux is a first generation college student and currently a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Educational Policy Studies. As a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Uganda and Cape Verde, Kristen worked as a primary school teacher trainer and small enterprise development consultant. Upon return from her volunteer service, she received her Master’s degree …

Biography Erika Robb is a doctoral candidate in the department of Anthropology, with a Master’s in Latin American Studies from the University of Chicago. She works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she is beginning dissertation research comparing two types of travel to that city: sex tourism and favela (slum) tourism. Sex and favela tourism …

Catherine Sikubwabo Honeyman, a graduate student in the department of Educational Policy Studies, first traveled to Rwanda in 2002 as an observer of the pilot phase of Rwanda’s transitional justice system. During that trip, Honeyman also became interested in the role education systems can play in promoting social and economic change. In the past year …