{"id":9761,"date":"2020-08-03T14:57:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/?page_id=9761"},"modified":"2021-03-25T22:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T02:11:44","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Prof. Joanna Davidson in Guinea-Bissau<\/em><\/h6>\n<h2>Meet Our Team<\/h2>\n<p>Whether in the field or at home in Boston, our faculty, students, and staff are the heart of the Department. For this reason, we strive to maintain an engaging and inclusive community for all our members. Browse the slideshow below or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/community\/department-news\/\">News<\/a> page to learn more about recent events, research, and achievements in the Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container people-landing-page autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-11025\" data-slideshow-name=\"people-landing-page\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; height: 25px;\"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-11025\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2023\/02\/hefner-conference-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Prof Hefner attends the International Conference on Civilizational Fiqh in Surabaya Indonesia<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2022\/12\/Sarahs-edited-volume-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">PhD student Sarah Lewinger\u2019s and her co-edited volume, COVID-19 AND EDUCATION IN AFRICA, which was just published as part of Routledge's Perspectives on Education in Africa book series!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2022\/11\/amirah-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">PhD student, Amirah Fadhlina, presents at AAR Meetings<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2022\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_4797-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Professor Merav Shohet awarded the Carole H. Browner Society for Medical Anthropology Undergraduate Mentorship Award<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2022\/11\/martin-aucoin-356x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">PhD student, Martin Aucoin, presents at African Studies Association Conference<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2022\/11\/Opting-Out-book-party-at-AAAs-325x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Joanna Davidson at a launch party for her new book, \"Opting Out: Women Messing with Marriage Around the World,\" at the AAA conference in Seattle<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_6\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2022\/12\/hefner-451x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Prof. Robert Hefner at the G20\/R20 Religion Forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_7\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2023\/02\/gagnon-poster-contest-468x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">PhD student, Christian Gagnon, receives 2nd place in the best poster presentation contest at NEEP!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_8\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2023\/02\/kennedy-williams-undergrad--225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Undergraduate anthro major, Kennedy Williams, being tapped into the Scarlet Key Honors Society <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_9\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2023\/02\/white-ethnography-course-400x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Prof Merry White's Boston Ethnography course does Fenway Park!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_10\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2023\/02\/lab-group-449x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Current and former members of the Sensory Morphology and Genomic Anthropology Lab gathered together with lab directors Christopher Schmitt and Eva Garrett at the 7th annual NEEP conference<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_11\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2023\/02\/garrett-coolidge-236x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Assistant Prof Eva Garrett speaking at the Coolidge Corner Movie Theater\u2019s Science on Screen Series<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_12\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2023\/02\/aitw-merch--225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Undergrads Bri Sison-Gilmore and Hailey Hart-Thompson handing out Anthro In The Works club merchandise<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_13\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2020\/09\/68378845_10107114161220690_6975037205215444992_o-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Professor Weller takes notes during an interview in Suzhou, China.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_14\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-left\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2020\/09\/undergrads-and-Dr-Knott-examin-recently-deceased-orangutan-to-better-understand-the-individuals-life-history-650x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-left\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Professor Knott and students examine the remains of a deceased orangutan.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_15\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2020\/09\/70378085_10107136668860200_71714954431954944_o-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Professor Ngom's team digitizes Arabic and Ajami texts in Senegal. The texts form the largest collection of Mande scholars' work in the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_16\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-top-left\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2020\/09\/Rachel-Novak-In-Sydney-celebrating-Chinese-New-Year-with-friends-from-her-program-Feb-2019-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-top-left\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Undergraduate student Rachel Novak celebrates the Chinese New Year in Sydney while on study abroad.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-11025_17\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/anthrop\/files\/2020\/09\/78559703_10107332983633820_4009951290552483840_o-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-text\">Various students and faculty gather for Thanksgiving dinner. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-11025\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-7\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-8\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>8<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-9\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>9<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-10\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>10<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-11\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>11<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-12\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>12<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-13\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>13<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-14\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>14<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-15\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>15<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-16\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>16<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-17\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>17<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-18\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>18<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Joanna Davidson in Guinea-Bissau Meet Our Team Whether in the field or at home in Boston, our faculty, students, and staff are the heart of the Department. For this reason, we strive to maintain an engaging and inclusive community for all our members. Browse the slideshow below or visit our News page to learn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15047,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/landing.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9761"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11960,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9761\/revisions\/11960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}