PROFESSOR

Dr. Tara F. Deubel

deubel@usf.edu

Office Hrs: SOC 141, Mon/Wed. 2-3pm or by appt.

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Hello and welcome to the course! I'm an Asst. Professor in the Dept of Anthropology at USF. I'm a cultural and applied anthropologist with research interests in anthropology of development, gender, human rights, refugee studies, language and performance. My educational background includes a BA in American Studies and French minor from Georgetown University and an MA and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. I have conducted fieldwork in Morocco, Mali, and several West African countries since 2002. I am currently researching the impacts of reforms in women right's laws in Morocco, infant feeding practices among African American women in Tampa, and Malian women's participation in community savings groups. I speak French and continue to learn Arabic and Spanish. I live in Tampa with my husband and 2 sons and enjoy yoga, photography, hiking and dance.

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS

Clarisse Barbier, M.A.

I am a first year PhD Student in Applied Anthropology. During my master's program, I conducted my research in an orphanage in Burkina Faso (West Africa) studying early attachment among orphans. For my PhD, I plan to pursue my research in the same country, focusing on social exclusion of women regarded as witches. I am interested in psychological anthropology - I have a B.A. in psychology-, and how each culture sees and treat psychological disorders, and more specifically among the Mossi, the largest ethnicity in Burkina Faso. I am available to meet with you on Mondays from 1 pm to 2 pm at my office (SOC 15E) or you can contact me by e-mail: E-mail: cbarbier@mail.usf.edu.

Melina Taylor, M.A.

I'm a first year PhD student in the Anthropology department focused on medical anthropology and public health. My masters fieldwork was in The Gambia, West Africa. While there I worked with a local NGO that is trying to eliminate female genital cutting. I'm interested in further examining the relationship between feminism and anthropology and how the two converge in the realm of public health NGOs advancing women's reproductive rights and access to healthcare. For my dissertation research I plan to explore these connections in Peru/Bolivia. Please come by my office hour in SOC 11P on Wed from 4-5pm and meet me!