E-mail: md7304@albany.edu

Education:

PhD, University at Albany, SUNY, Expected 2009
MA, University at Albany, SUNY, 2005
BA, Carleton University, 2003

Research interests:

Myth and narratives, traditional dance, social movements, transnationalism, ethnicity, tourism, and indigenous politics in Mesoamerica.

Teaching Experience:

• 2005 Teaching Assistant, University at Albany, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• 2004 Teaching Assistant, University at Albany, Anthropology and Folklore
• 2002-2003 Teaching Assistant, Carleton University, Department of Anthropology, and Institute in Inter-Disciplinary Studies, Introduction
  to Human Rights
• 2001-2003 Peer Assisted Study Sessions Program Facilitator, Carleton University, Centre for Initiatives in Education, Introduction to
  Anthropology

Research Awards:

• 2005 Institute for Mesoamerican Studies DeCormier Memorial Fellowship
• 2005 (Summer) SUNY Albany Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant (Declined)
• 2004 Institute for Mesoamerican Studies First Encounter Award
• 2004 (Summer) SUNY Albany Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant

Papers Presented at Professional Conferences:

2004 "Going Home: Our Re-Thinking of Anthropologists in the Maya Area." American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings (Atlanta), December 15-19.

Panel Organizer:

2004 "Anthropologists and Their Subjects: Challenges to Anthropological Practices in the Maya Area." Panel Organizer with Alberto Esquit-Choy.
American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings (Atlanta), December 15-19.

Professional Association Memberships:

• 2003- Member, American Anthropological Association, USA.
• 2003- Member, Latin American Studies Association, USA.

Languages:

English (Primary), Spanish (Fluent), Popb' al ti' (conversational), French (conversational)