Anthropology Program
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 580-5410

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Congratulations to the eight students accepted to present papers at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association (NEAA), Hartford, CT, March 30-31, 2001!

Here is the list of students and paper topics:

Domin, Sarah, sociology-anthropology major, law and society minor '01 "Silently Suffering at the Hands of Men: The Social Origins of Domestic Violence in Ghana" (Based on independent study project as part of the School for International Training program in Ghana)

Fine, Lisa Jennifer, anthropology major, dance minor, '01 "Seeking a Balance: Experiences of the Indian Bene Israel in Israel" (Based on independent study project as part of the Overseas Studies program at the University of Haifa, Israel)

Forest, Jason P., anthropology major, environmental studies minor, '01 "Biologists, Bikers, and Business: A Stakeholder Analysis of the Skidmore North Woods" (Based on an independent study project to fulfill the Environmental Studies Capstone requirement)

Ingenito, Robert, anthropology major, music major, international affairs minor, '01 "Negotiating Place, Power, and Identity: Displacement and Resettlement of the Ayta in the Philippines" (Based on independent study project as part of the senior thesis in anthropology and as part of an application for the Student Fulbright Program)

Karis, Timothy, anthropology major, '01 "Dissension in Paradise: Modernity, Individuality, and the Changing Face of Samoan Religion" (Based on independent study project as part of the School for International Training program in Samoa and as part of the senior thesis in anthropology).

Ross, Allison, anthropology major, dance minor, '01 "Reproductive Health in Ghana: A Political Ecology Perspective of a Periphery Nation" (Based on independent study project as part of the School for International Training program in Ghana)

Sayko, Rachel, sociology-anthropology major, '01 "Dealing with Stigma: Voices of Injection Drug Users in Hartford, Connecticut" (Based on independent study project and internship at the Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT, and as part of the senior thesis in anthropology)

White, Jared A., anthropology major, environmental studies major, Asian studies minor, '02 "Droughts and Deserts: An Analysis of the Rajastani Water Situation in India" (Based on participation in Skidmore's India Program)