People Type: SKJ 2013

Biography Linda Chhath is a doctoral student in Languages and Cultures of Asia, specializing in the history of Buddhism in Cambodia. She holds a MA from the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UW Madison and a BA in History and Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. Her doctoral research will focus on Cambodia’s post-independence period …

Biography Yue Du is a PhD student in sociology. She got both her bachelor and master degrees in sociology from Peking University. In summer 2010, while she studied the newest mode of urbanization of China in a district in Chengdu, she found that while the traditional and fierce peasant protests didn’t break out as frequently …

Chisato Fukuda is a second year doctoral student in cultural anthropology with a concentration in medical anthropology and science and technologies studies. Prior to entering graduate school, she worked at National Democratic Institute for International Affairs assisting the South Asia civic participation program and spent two years in Laos conducting sustainable development projects with International …

Qing He is a PhD student in cultural anthropology at UW – Madison, with a BA in journalism from Nanjing University. Prior to coming to UW–Madison, she worked as an editor for Travel+Leisure China based in Shanghai for several years. She has been writing columns for the Chinese media and has published four novels. Qing …

Biography Annabel Ipsen is a doctoral student pursuing a degree in Sociology. She completed her MA in Latin American Studies at the University of New Mexico in 2000 and subsequently worked in diverse development-related jobs for nine years in Latin America. Annabel’s dissertation research will use the case of the global seed industry to address …

Biography Christine Jeske is a PhD student in cultural anthropology, who holds an MBA in international economic development. She has worked for several years in Nicaragua, Western China, and South Africa in a variety of teaching, community development, and business development roles. As a co-director of a microfinance project in South Africa, she became interested …

Biography Samantha Vortherms received her BA in International Studies and German from the University of Richmond and two Masters degrees in International Relations and Public Policy at the University of Chicago in 2010 before beginning her PhD studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After completing her BA, she spent a year teaching English at a …

Biography Patrick William Otim is a doctoral student in African history. He holds an MA in history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (2012) and another MA in International Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana (2010). Prior to beginning his graduate studies, Patrick worked with the Norwegian Refugee Council in northern …