Former Graduate Students
Prospective Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
I serve as the committee chair for five graduate students in the Department of Anthropology.
In Huck Choi. In Huck Choi received an M.A. degree from Texas A&M University in 2006, with a thesis entitled, 'The Awareness of Sustainable Development in South Korea'. He is currently working on his Ph.D. , which also examines 'sustainable development' in South Korea. He is interested in philosophical and theoretical issues in sustainability and general economic development.
Richa Dhanju. Richa Dhanju received an M.A. in Social Work from Washington University at St. Louis and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology. Based on fieldwork in Welcome Slum Colony in New Delhi, her dissertation examines public and private partnerships to provide social services to poor urban women in India. Her interests include economic development and gender issues. She has a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies from Texas A&M.
Awards:
- Texas A&M University Graduate Regents Fellow
- Glasscock Center for Humanities Research Brown/Kruse Graduate Scholar Award
Celia Emmelhainz. Celia Emmelhainz is an M.A. student in the Department of Anthropology. She is interested in conducting research on Christian missionaries in Kazakhstan.
Awards:
- Texas A&M University Graduate Merit Fellow
- National Science Foundation Research for Graduate Students Grant
- Glasscock Center for Humanities Research Graduate Fieldwork Grant
Margie Serrato. Margie Serrato is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology. Based on fieldwork at Fort Hood and Fort Bragg, her dissertation examines combat experiences of women serving in the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan. She completed a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies from Texas A&M.
Awards:
- Texas A&M University Graduate Diversity Fellow
- National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Grant
- Glasscock Center for Humanities Research Graduate Fieldwork Grant
Jianping Yang. Jianping Yang has completed coursework and is currently preparing for preliminary exams. He has completed coursework as a graduate exchange student at the Middle Eastern Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. For his dissertation, he plans to study the impacts of global commodity chains on the moral economy in rural Turkey.
Awards:
- Wenner-Gren Foundation Wadsworth International Fellow
I also serve as a committee member for the following graduate students:
- Chris Sparks, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology
- Nina Chick, M.A. student, Department of Anthropology
- Yogita Sharma, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Communication
- Jenny Cavin, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences
- Erkin Massanov, Ph.D. Student, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Kazakhstan National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Former Graduate Students
I served as a committee member on the following graduate student committees:
- Zeba Imam, Ph.D., Department of Communication, 2009
- Naho Maruyama, Ph.D., Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences, 2009
- Carter Hunt, Ph.D., Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences, 2009
- Jayant Anand, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, 2007
- Ravi Mallipeddi, Ph.D.,Department of Communication, 2007
- Jeremy James, M.A., Department of History, 2007
- Madina Kenzhegaranova, M.A., Dept. of Education and Human Resources Development, 2007
- Yertore Orazay, M.A., Bush School for Public Service, 2005
- Haiying Zhu, M.A., Department of Anthropology, 2004
- Xiaolei Wu, M.A., Department of Anthropology, 2002
Prospective Graduate Students
I do accept new graduate students, and I am especially interested in working with students who share one or more of these interests:
- Central Asia
- Gender/Women’s Issues
- Economic Issues (especially globalization, migration, tourism development, gifts & reciprocity)
- Environmental Issues
Please contact me by email before you submit your application if you think you might be interested in working with me. I would be happy to discuss our program, the application process, and funding opportunities at Texas A&M University. I highly recommend that you visit the campus during the application process (either before or after you submit your application). Let me know if you would like to visit the campus, as we do have limited funding for prospective graduate students.
For general information about the admissions process, take a look at the Department of Anthropology website: http://anthropology.tamu.edu/admissions/criteria.php. Beginning in 2010, applications must be received by December 1st in order to be considered for funding opportunities.
