Education
· Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress
· M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2020
· B.A. Anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018
Subfield
Chair
Research Interests
Within Ethiopia, Christians and Muslims do not commonly consume each other’s meat or food that contains it. My research aims to address the extent in which taboo-based food boundaries may be crossed or transgressed in Ethiopia, calling for a re-analysis of the forms of reciprocity and commensality that may exist between Christians and Muslims in this region.
The navigation of these taboo-based food boundaries operates as a significant focus of my research, especially in the urban space of Addis Ababa where more recently established ‘foreign’ culinary spaces may concomitantly operate as new spaces of transgression, secrecy, and religious encounter.
Key Terms:
Anthropology of Food; Anthropology of Religion; Muslim-Christian Encounter; Taboo; Transgression; Boundaries; Secrecy; Disgust; African Studies; East Africa; Ethiopia
Selected Publications
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
· Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Advanced Amharic, 2019-2020
· Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Intermediate Amharic, African Flagship Languages Initiative, University of Florida, Summer 2019
· Elizabeth Eddy Summer New Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Florida, 2019
· Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Beginning Amharic, University of Florida,
2018-2019
· William and Jean Anderson Scholarship, Pacific Lutheran University, 2016-2018
· Anthropology Alumni Award, Pacific Lutheran University, 2017
· Faculty Merit Award, Pacific Lutheran University, 2017
· Global Scholar Award Recipient, Pacific Lutheran University, 2017
· Phi Kappa Phi, 2017