SCHOOL OF SOCIAL & CULTURAL STUDIES Department of Barnett Hall, Rm 2210 100 East Normal Society &Environment Kirksville, Mo 63501 TRUMAN STATE UNIVERS ITY F A L L 2 0 1 3 660-785-4667 societyandenvironment @truman.edu Sabbatical to Department Chair societyandenvironment. truman.edu/ After six years of service as to full-time research and will present her findings this November at a Global Issues Department Chair of the teaching. Also, Dr. Johnson newly formed Society & was married on October Colloquium, entitled “Women’s Voices from the Environment Department, 10th to Dr. John Smelcer, Zimbabwean Diaspora: Mi- INSIDE Dr. Amber Johnson, Profes- author and Native American gration and Change.” sor of Anthropology, has scholar. Congratulations, T HIS passed the baton to Dr. Dr. Johnson! Dr. McDuff also directed a ISSUE: Elaine McDuff, Professor of Truman Study Abroad pro- gram on Democracy and Hu- Sociology. Dr. Johnson will Dr. Elaine McDuff, Profes- sor of Sociology, has just man Rights in South Africa be on sabbatical during the returned from a year-long from May 14-June 19, 2013. Sabbatical to spring and fall semester of sabbatical to take on a new This program enabled fifteen Chair 2014, doing research for a role as Department Chair. students to work for four weeks as interns in non-profit Study Abroad book entitled “Using Frames of Reference: A Dr. McDuff spent her Sab- social justice, social service, Internships & batical year (2012-2013) Guide to Binford’s Datasets, and health agencies in Cape Field Schools working on a research pro- Town, South Africa. Program, and their Re- ject on “The Causes and Civic Engagement search Potentials.” The Consequences of the Femi- In July, she took over as Meetings & book manuscript is designed nization of Zimbabwean Chair of the Department of Research to guide interested teach- Migration.” She inter- Society and Environment and Notes & Honors ers, students, and research- viewed Zimbabwean mi- is adjusting to the new ad- ers through strategies for grants in South Africa and ministrative pace. Alumni Notes the UK in order to learn using data organized by an- about the feminization of thropologist Lewis R. Bin- Zimbabwean migration, and ford. She plans to offer the impact of migrant expe- workshops for colleagues riences on gender roles and interested in learning how family dynamics. to use the data, and to take She spent three weeks in the revised product to Ar- the U.K., four weeks in Cape gentina as the basis for Town, three weeks in Johan- teaching a graduate semi- nesburg, and finished with a nar. month spent in Zimbabwe.

Dr. Johnson is looking for- After returning to Kirksville ward to moving from ad- from her travels, Dr. McDuff ministrative responsibilities had Truman students tran- Dr. Elaine McDuff, Professor scribe her interviews. She of Sociology

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Cape Town “Finding Ubuntu”

with regard to paper, and this is what she had women, children, to say about her life in Khaye- workers, immi- litshia: ‘As I said living in Khay- grants, and the elitshia is not good. Life is not environment. The perfect everything that is bad is other days were there. Every human traf- spent visiting mu- ficking is there, every seums and histori- drugs is there, every cal and scenic sites abusing people are around Cape there, criminals are Town. there, gang groups are Elonwabeni Children’s Home there. I find that life is jumping for joy after a day As part of the program, students are required too hard for me there… spent with Truman Students to post reflections about their The life we live there is experiences on a course blog, bad in such a way that Many majors in the depart- and complete a research paper the teenagers are be- ment have participated in study which they present in the come the destroyers of abroad experiences during the spring at the Student Research their freedom and fu- past year. One of the most Conference. popular among majors is led by ture.’ This is one excerpt Dr. McDuff, Professor of Soci- Sociology and English from one paper, and sadly ology, and her husband, Steve, double major, Conner these kinds of stories are the to Cape Town, South Africa. Maguire worked as a Teach- norm, not the exception. It is a bi-annual trip offered for er’s Assistant at Thandokhu- five weeks in May & June in lu High School. Here is one of the most beautiful cities a highlight from Conner’s in the world, in a country that blog post: faces ongoing problems with poverty, inequality, racism, “South Africa gender violence, and crime — seems to be full of yet which is, full of hospitality, some of the most sacrifice and smiles. They call it “Ubuntu”. horrible problems, and the most won- Fifteen Truman students, in- derful people. In talk- cluding seven SOAN majors, ing with the learners and were immersed in the living marking many of their history of South Africa by papers, I have been able Students eating a "smiley”, a working twenty hours a week to hear and read their sheep's head that has been in non-profit organizations in stories and get to know cleaned, boiled, and roasted Cape Town, which address where they come from. over a fire with spices to eat. issues of human rights, social Just earlier this week I justice and equality, especially was reading a learner’s

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Almost all of the teachers at people who are always community in Khayelitsha, in

Thandokhulu are also Amaxho- willing to give all they spite of its poverty. He asked sa and live in the townships. As have and more to help us how well we knew our they have told me, ‘ Yes it is someone else. It’s not neighbors—I wave at mine sad, but these are simply the sometimes. He explained that lives we live. Everyone has charity; it’s a part of the he knew that if he ever needed nothing. We can only do what culture. It’s Ubuntu, hu- anything, he could go to a little we can to help those man kindness, and it’s neighbor and they would reach around us who have even less.’ alive and well in South in their pocket and give him A teacher’s salary in South Afri- Africa.” what they could. I suppose ca is fairly small. However, one this is the ‘Ubuntu’ we of the teachers, Cana, was tell- All fifteen students shared sim- heard so much about, and ing me about how, when she ilar experiences such as Sociol- it is an idea that will stick was teaching in a primary ogy Major Rikki Watts who with me long after the school, the teachers and admin- wrote about drinking tea with trip. I have learned that each istrators would identify learners her boss, Phindi, at the Eco- that were in the most need of nomic Justice Network of us has beautiful things to assistance, and the teachers (EJN), an NGO devoted to share from our own life—many would essentially adopt them. working for justice on issues of times in our background—and They would pay for their school tax equality, food security, cli- that each of us has knowledge fees, transportation to and from mate change, and trade fairness. that can benefit others whether it is from a book or experience; school, and help provide lunch Rikki states, “Going for a The important part seems to be and books. Teachers would tea break to Phindi’s of- even collect used clothes from that we share them.” their family and bring them in fice is probably the best for the learners. They would thing I’ve done here, and Andie had the following to say pour their own small not just because rooibos about TAC: “Being given the amount of resources back has high levels of antioxi- opportunity to aid in the con- dom distribution to gather the into their learners, be- dants, but Phindi invited me into her life as a personal stories with people cause they knew that the living in the Khayelitsha was an learners needed it more friend. ” incredibly powerful experience. than they did.” It really helped bring some of Sociology Majors Ashley the concepts that I’ve been Conner’s blog sums up his Repka and Andie Davis learning about in abstract into Cape experience in these worked in Khayelitsha, a two- reality. They were given a face hour ride every morning past words: “South Africa has and a voice through the individ- beautiful beaches to a large, uals living in the township, and I extreme, concentrated impoverished township. They poverty that feeds into was able to see firsthand the worked at the Treatment Ac- important work that the Treat- problems of drug addic- tion Campaign (TAC), an HIV- ment Action Campaign is do- Aids Advocacy Organization tion, violence, sexual ex- ing.” ploitation, and gangster- with branches throughout South ism, all on a scale that we Africa. Visit Trumanincape- could not possibly imag- Ashley shared the following town2013.blogspot.com ine in the United States, about her experience: “Lwazi, but it is also full of the from TAC, explained to Andie to read more stories and to most amazing people, and I one day that he loved the learn about the Cape Town Study Abroad Program. P A G E 4 Ireland Study Abroad National University not only to learn in Maynooth with a about Irish society, student body of about but to take one of 6,000 and located fif- my major courses teen miles from the in another country Dublin city center of- and see how it was fering strong fields in taught there.” Kelsie anthropology and soci- was able to travel and ology. see sights outside of studying including Kelsey took several places in Europe such Dublin, Ireland Celtic and Irish studies as Cork, Galway, Bel- courses, along with a fast, England, The Senior Sociology Sociology of Work and Netherlands, Belgium, “ It was very Major Kelsie Howle Employment course. Barcelona, Budapest, studied abroad in Ire- Kelsie states, “It Berlin, the Basque re- interesting not land this past Spring, at was very interesting gion, and Croatia. only to learn

about Irish society, but to Ghana Study Abroad take one of my

major courses in Sociology major to see the slave castle Danielle Clemons, and to walk under the another country spent her Spring se- canopy in the national mester doing a study forest. Danielle and see how it abroad in Ghana as states.. part of the Interna- was taught tional Student Ex- “Studying abroad there.” change Program enhanced my self- (ISEP) that gives awareness and un- —Kelsie Howle scholarships to stu- derstanding of my dents with no previous own culture by collegiate-level study providing opportu- abroad experience. nities to compare and contrast host Danielle traveled to country customs, Danielle Clemons places like Cape Coast values, and tradi- tions with my own.” DEPARTMENT OF SOCIETY &ENVIRONMENT

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This past summer Sociolo- nies. Afterwards, he hosted me a lot about what I gy Major Matthew Miller internal discussion groups want to do with my “A summer intern- interned at the Human Re- and conducted surveys of future. A summer ship experience is sources Department of Ex- Express Scripts employees internship experience much different press Scripts as a Pharma- to find out what most new is much different than than anything you cy Benefit Manager. What hires needed during their anything you can can learn in a col- Matt learned in his sociology first week of employment. learn in a college lege classroom and classes assisted him with the The strategies that Matt classroom and can tasks that he was responsible used in his discussion groups give students and ad- can give for completing during the and surveys were also a re- vantage in the post- students an summer. Matt was given a sult of the Research Design graduate job mar- advantage in the nine-week project in which course. ket.” post-graduate job he created a “quick start” market.”— guide for new hires in the Matt states, “This intern- Matthew Miller, HR department at Express ship allowed me to see Sociology Scripts. how I can apply what I Major learned in school to the Employees lacked the guid- real world and gave me ance they needed for their valuable experience that first week on the job and will assist me in finding a Matt’s project was to pro- job after I graduate in vide that guidance. The pro- the spring. I cannot ject required using research stress enough how help- skills that Matt gained in the ful an internship can be Research Design course dur- for any college student. ing his sophomore year. Matt This has been my third began by studying successful summer internship and Matthew Miller practices at other compa- they have each taught Matt Miller

Last Fall, Logan Riney natural world, and our col- and goats. interned at Localogy, a lective potential, through northern New Mexico non- experiential learning, media, In addition to the animal profit that puts the locals in local food and energy pro- care, Logan helped Localo- charge. Through an integrat- duction, travel, and collabo- gy’s Executive Director with ed summer camp, public ration. the various projects, includ- school partnership, art, ing the earth brick house. grassroots media, agriculture Logan’s responsibility was Also on Fridays, a group of and sustainable design pro- as an animal care taker on 3rd-5th graders from the grams. Localogy turns pas- the ranch. He fed the horses local school came up and sive consumers into active daily and milked goats a few Logan would give them tours producers. Localogy con- times a week, setting up new and allow them to take part nects people to themselves, grazing areas with fencing in many of the activities on each other, the rest of the and water for yaks, sheep, the farm such as produce picking and animal care. P A G E 6 Field School Experience

civilization near St. Louis. mains and survey with a total station and prism. Dr John Kelly of Wash- ington University - St Lou- Also, Rachel washed arti- is opened two excavation facts and learned how to sites, and Rachel spent a sort and inventory many month working on the different objects including site pictured to the left. types of stone, charcoal, charred botanical or bone Rachel learned how to remains, ochre, animal properly excavate, take bone, chert, shell, ceramic, elevation, screen, clean brick, and incised and/or Anthropology Major scrape, and map units. punctated pottery. Rachel Kreher volun- Rachel also learned how Lastly, Rachel attended a "It was a teered this past summer at Cahokia Mounds in to use the Munsell chart hands-on demonstration of great learning Collinsville, Il, a pre- to describe soil colors, flint-knapping, and worked experience -- served prehistoric native take a FLOT sample to her own arrowhead. basically a recover microscopic re- free field school. I learned how Anthropology Club Hosts to excavate, and found ry, mythology, anthropol- Literary Criticism, The more pottery ogy, archaeology and lin- McNair Program and gave Speaker guistics, as well as anthol- a Poetry Reading at the sherds than I ogies, plays, screenplays, Student Union. can count." This past Spring the An- thropology Club along dictionaries and children’s with Multi-Cultural Affairs picture books. Smelcer’s newest adven- and the English Depart- ture novel, Lone Wolves, ment hosted award- Smelcer presented a talk was just released Oct 15th. winning author Dr. called “The World Raven John Smelcer to visit Made: Ahtna Athabas- classes and participate in a kan Culture, Lan- series of public events on guage and Myth” campus. and The University Press hosted an Dr. Smelcer is one of the open house and last speakers of the Ahtna book signing meet language, a severely en- and greet for Dr. dangered Alaska Native Smelcer. language. He has authored 45 books in an eclectic Dr. Smelcer range of interests and dis- talked in several ciplines. Aside from Smel- classes including cer’s many novels and Comparative Cul- poetry collections, he has tures, Mythology, and Contemporary published works in histo- Dr. John Smelcer

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIETY & ENVIRONMEN T TRUMAN STATE UNIVER SITY P A G E 7 Published Book to Civic Engagement responsibility for helping to write to a larger shared resources, of audience that may help to the commons. inform people about how to solve environmental and Ulatowska had social problems. dreamt of a com- mons-based global A wiki– search engine is community linked available on the website internationally by providing knowledge and people who all in data on Needs, Organiza- their own ways con- tional forms, Resources for tribute to a world Abundance of Commons in that works for all, their various forms. Commons and where communi- cations and collabo- SOAN majors Logan Abundance Wolfgang Hoeschele ration would be pro- Riney, Rikki Watts, moted globally via Nanda Christanto, Sa- Network, While traveling in Europe the United Nations; she mantha Galloway, and last summer to European added the desire for such a Racheal Kissee provided CAN for countries discussing his network to support advo- content on seed saving, ur- short – "yes, new book Economics of cacy for the commons. ban farming, barefoot col- Abundance, the idea for And, from there the Com- lege, Land for nature we CAN!" the Commons Abundance mons Abundance Network preservation, US- Network was born in a work was born, CAN for government-designated na- small town near Amster- short, to mean “yes, we ture reserves, and libraries, dam by its co-founder Dr. CAN!” respectively. Wolfgang Hoeschele, Professor of Geography, The network now has Several other students in in the Society & Envi- over 80 active members in Dr. Hoeschele’s Enviro- ronment Department. the US, Europe, Australia, mental and Economic Ge- and Asia. ography courses contribut- Gathered with friends at ed content such as Scien- the home of Lisinka Ula- In the fall 2012, SOAN tific Commons and Sustain- towska, founder of the majors in Dr. Hoesch- able Buildings. Commons Action for ele’s Environmental the United Nations, Dr. and Economic Geogra- For an account about how Hoeschele shared his re- phy classes helped to cre- the website evolved, see: cent thoughts about creat- ate the content for CAN’s http:// ing an online social network website and this fall, majors commonsabun- to help people learn from will continue to add to the dance.net/can-history/. each other and innovate in website, including Dr. order to build an economy McDuff’s Globalization of abundance, of shared course students. They are P A G E 8 MEETINGS Last April, the annual Hedlund and Meyer pre- Central States sented papers at the meet- Anthropological ing. Hedlund’s paper was entitled “Cultural Views was held in St. Meeting and their Impact on Men- Louis, MO. tal Illness: An Analysis of Schizophrenia, Recovery, Five anthropology majors and Attitudes about Men- from Truman, Kathryn tal Illnesses across Cul- Hedlund, Racheal Kissee, tures.” Meyer’s paper was Zoee Matlock, Rose entitled “The Devil Lives in McCray, and Julianne Rose McCray & Zoee Matlock the Apple Orchard and Meyer attended the meeting other Kansas City Ghost with Dr. Amber Johnson, Tales.” Professor of Anthropology. ______

At the So- son, Erin McCann, and Gender Stereotyping in ciological Associa- Sarah Westfall attended Advertisements as Meas- the conference along with ured by Super Bowl and tion Annual Meet- Dr. Elaine McDuff, Pro- Primetime Commercials.” ing, Dr. Elaine McDuff fessor of Sociology. represented the Midwest Tasheka Graves also pre- “..MSS gave me Sociological Society Board Senior Samantha Gallo- sented, “Achieving Success: the opportunity to of Directors, accompa- way (pictured right) won Exploring the Necessity of witness how what I nied by Sociology Major third place in the 50th Annu- Attending Graduate learn about in the Aaron Albright, who al MSS Undergraduate Stu- School,” at the MSS Under- classroom comes presented his research dent Paper Competition. She graduate Poster Session. into direct action..” from Data Analysis & Re- is receiving the award from search Design courses. Dr. Linda Lindsey, Professor Aaron won 2nd prize in - Sociology Major, Emeritus at the MSA Undergraduate Maryville University Andie Davis Paper Competition for his in St. Louis and work on “The United President of the States Use of Drones.” MSS.

______Samantha was mentored by Dr. Amber Johnson, The annual Midwest Professor of An- Sociological Socie- thropology. Her ty Meeting was held paper was entitled in Chicago, . Six “It Depends on Sociology majors, An- Who’s Watching: drea Davis, Samantha The Relationship Galloway, Tasheka between Perceived Graves, Aaron John- Audience Size and Samantha Galloway

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Student Research Conference

the Self-Esteem, Life Satis- faction, and School Con- nectedness of Middle School Students” by Shelby L. Hewerdine. (Dr. Amber L.. Johnson, Faculty Mentor)

“Women in Cinema: Ex- amining the Lead Female Character in Movies during the Second Wave Feminist Movement (1940s-1980s) to observe how the Roles of Miriam Mahder Women have changed throughout Time” by Sarah J. Several of our students pre- is perceived?” by Erin K. Trosen. (Dr. Amber L. John- sented their research at the McCann. (Dr. Amber L. John- son, Faculty Mentor) Student Research Conference son, Faculty Mentor) in April. “Is It a Major Choice? An “It Depends on Who’s Examination of Undergrad- Oral Presentations in- Watching: The relationship uate Degrees and Their Re- cluded: between perceived audi- lationship to Current Em- ence size and gender stere- ployment 5-10 Years Re- “Black Nationalism and otyping in advertisements moved from College” by the ‘Back to Africa’ Move- as measured by Super Bowl Matt C. Garcia. (Dr. Amber L. ment in Twentieth Century and primetime commer- Johnson, Faculty Mentor) America” by Aaron M. John- cials” by Samantha R. Gallo- son. (Dr. Amber L. Johnson, way. (Dr. Amber L. Johnson, “New Perspectives on Re- Faculty Mentor) Faculty Mentor) habilitating Psychopaths” by Nicholas M. Riggins. (Dr. Poster Presentations in- “Buying Into Objectifica- Dr. Amber L. Johnson, Faculty cluded: tion: An Examination of Mentor) the Objectification of Mod- “Public School Inclusion els in Magazine Advertise- “The Functions of Witch- and Skill Development ments” by Miriam E. Mahder. craft in Society” by Zoee Among Children with Au- (Dr. Amber L. Johnson, Facul- Matlock. (Dr. Dr. Amber L. tism” by Kyle G. Shaugh- ty Mentor) Johnson, Faculty Mentor) nessy. (Dr. Amber L. John- son, Faculty Mentor) “Patches, Pitches, and “The Show Must Go On: Piccolos: The Positive Ef- Perceptions of Local Thea- “Makeup and Percep- fects of Extracurricular Ac- tres of the Past Through tions: Does altering ap- tivity Type, Variety, Photography” by Racheal A. pearances affect how one Breadth, and Leadership on Kissee. (Dr. Dr. Amber L. Johnson, Faculty Mentor)

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Chiloé: Subsistence Hunter-gatherers with Livelihoods and Identity Binfords Frames of Ref- Pushback” at the Annual erence" published in the Meeting of the Society Journal of Archaeological for Applied Anthropology Research. Dr. Johnson in Denver, His Folklore also gave a short talk Colloquium presentation, about the archaeology “Moquis and Kastilam: of Northeast Missouri A History of the Hopi at the Ruth W. Towne Indians and the Span- Museum. iards,” focused on Hopi history from the 16th to She also travelled to the the 18th centuries. University of Connecticut Anton Daughters with alumnus Rudy Dr. Elaine McDuff, Cesaretti (SOAN ’12) to Dr. Anton Daugh- Professor of Sociolo- participate in a micro- ters, Assistant Profes- gy, will present workshop on modeling sor of Anthropology, “Women’s Voices from prehistoric and historic gave a lecture as part of the Diasporas Migra- agrarian carrying capacity. the Global Issues Collo- tion and Change” at the Rudy is currently work quium series on “Global- Global Issues Colloquium with an international re- ization at the Ends of in November. search team on this pro- the Earth: Rural Liveli- ject. hoods and Wage Labor Dr. Wolfgang in Southern Chile’s Ar- Hoeschele, Professor chipelago of Chiloé.” of Geography, present- ed “The Commons Dr. Daughters also pub- Abundance Network: lished the article “Grave Toward a Global Net- Offenses Worthy of work of Local Initiatives Great Punishment: The for Abundant Life,” as Enslavement of Juan part of the Global Issues Suñi, 1659” in Journal of Colloquium. And, this Fall the Southwest, Vol. 54. he gave a talk about the He presented a paper at Commons Abundance Coe College entitled Network at the Vincent "The Short and Unhap- and Elinor Ostrom py Life of Juan Suñi: A Workshop in Political Case of Clowning, Theory and Policy Analy- Theft, and Enslavement sis at Indiana University. in Seventeenth Century Dr. Elaine McDuff walking New Mexico.” Dr. Amber Johnson, through the farmerworker’s Professor of Anthro- compound in DeDoorns He also presented a pology, finished a paper near Cape Town while on paper about "Southern titled "Exploring Adap- Sabbatical Chile's Archipelago of tive Variation Among

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Outstanding Students from the University of Or- internship with the Missouri egon. Archives, and interned in the State Attorney’s Office in Sociology major Shelby Cape Town, South Africa, as Hewerdine ‘13, from St. part of the “Democracy and Peters, MO, graduated in Human Rights in South Afri- May, Summa Cum Laude ca” study abroad program. In and with Departmental the fall of 2013. She has just Honors. Shelby is pictured entered law school at St. receiving her Outstand- Louis University. ing Student in So- ciology Award Julianne Meyer from Dr. Elaine Anthropology major, McDuff. Julianne Meyer ’13 is pic- tured receiving her Out- Shelby was active on standing Student in An- campus in political or- thropology Award from ganizations, the Pre- Dr. Amber Johnson. Law Club, Alpha Kappa Delta, and the Sociolo- Julianne is from Lone Jack, gy Honor Society. Missouri and she is working She also completed an toward her MA in Folklore Shelby Hewerdine Student Notables & Honors

Elizabeth Salley ’14 An- “The African American Samantha Galloway, thropology Major helped College Experience: Per- Aaron Johnson, and Sa- organize the Local Foods ceptions of Campus Envi- rah Westfall were induct- Dinner as a project of ronmental Influences at a ed into Alpha Kappa Del- the Environmental Predominantly White Uni- ta, the International So- Campus Organization versity in the Midwest” at ciology Honors Society. (ECO), a Truman student- the Annual McNair Re- led organization committed search Conference last Fall. Kathryn Hedlund and to promoting sustainability (Dr. Elaine McDuff, Faculty Zoee Matlock were in- on a local and global level Mentor) ducted into Lambda Al- and intended to foster com- pha, the International munity relations and pro- Tasheka Graves, Erin Anthropology Honors mote campus and communi- McCann, Sarah Trosen, Society. ty sustainability. and Rikki Watts were inducted into the Cultural Samantha Galloway, Danielle Clemmons ’13 and Societal Honors So- Shelby Hewerdine and Sociology Major and ciety. Erin McCann earned De- McNair Scholar presented partment Honors. P A G E 12 Alumni Notes

Julie Mauchenheimer ’95 at the University of Ok- Information Technologies Con- helped refugees start small busi- lahoma in 2010 and did a post- sultant. ness for 13 years and complet- doc at the American University ed an MA in cultural anthropol- in Cairo from 2010-2011. Since Brian Woll ’06 completed his ogy. Fall 2011 she has been an Assis- Masters in Non-Profit Manage- tant Prof. in the History and ment at Washington University Patrick Granada ’96 works Political Science Department at in St. Louis in 2010. He now in Chicago as a Dialysis Social Missouri S&T. Her first book, works as a Policy Advocacy As- Worker for the UIC Nephrolo- The Life of Margaret Alice sistant for the American Civil gy program, providing services Murray: A Woman's Work in Liberties Union. His most re- for patients who are on dialysis Archaeology, just came out this cent work involved the legaliza- in the clinic, as well as home Fall. tion of same-sex marriage and and peritoneal dialysis, in two the legalization of recreational nursing homes. Christina (Pomianek) marijuana. Dames ’04 finished her Ph.D. Amy DeBaets ’97 is an Assis- in Anthropology in 2012 at Miz- Kara Jo Humphrey ’09 was tant Professor of Bioethics at zou and was offered a position recently promoted to Senior of Medi- as Assistant Professor in the Admission Counselor here at cine and Biosciences, and was Department of Anthropology Truman State. Her son, Eli, has named this year as Faculty and Sociology at Lindenwood celebrated his first birthday. Scholar for the University of Chicago Program on Medicine This fall, senior seminar students Amanda Brown ’11 has been and Religion, which is a two- will enjoy live conversations on working at L'Arche Farms and year grant which funds a project skype with alums who share Gardens in Tacoma, WA with in osteopathic philosophy and their graduate school and job expe- individuals who have develop- physician spirituality. Amy will mental disabilities as part of riences and lots of useful advice. If be in Kirksville working in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Amanda archives at several points over you would be willing to participate says she is excited to grow veg- the next two years. in one of these conversations, etables and build relationships. please email Dr. Elaine McDuff. Shannon Twenter ’98 re- Mary Heppermann ’12 is a ceived a Masters in Education Community Support Specialist (10 years after graduating from University. She is also a Ful- for the North Central Missouri Truman) from George Mason. bright and Boren Awards Advi- Mental Health Center. She has worked as a teacher in sor and is serving on the IRB traditional and non-traditional Committee. Her dissertation Jessica Bernstetter ’12 is a schools and for a non-profit made the list of "best cultural second year master's student program developer, all in the anthropology dissertations" in and teaching assistant at North- urban education world 2012. ern Illinois University. She spent (Baltimore, NYC, and KC). She four weeks this summer doing says that her skills as a sociolo- Donivan Foster ’05 will com- field work in Sicily and collect- gist and anthropologist have plete the course work for a ing data for her thesis. She been used throughout her ca- PhD in Higher Education Policy hopes to graduate with a Mas- reer. in 2014. ter's in 2014 and apply for a Ph.D. program. Kathleen Sheppard ’01 fin- Steven Lewis ’05 works as a ished her PhD in the History of A L U M N I S U R V E Y DEPARTMENT OF SOCIETY &ENVIRONMENT TRUMAN STATE UNIVER SITY HOW TO CONTACT US: Society & Environment Barnett Hall, Rm 2210 Truman State University 100 East Normal Kirksville, Mo 63501 660-785-4667 [email protected] http:/www.societyandenvironment. truman.edu/

Thanks to everyone – faculty, staff, students, and alum- ni – who have contributed to our successes in the last year. It is a privilege to be a part of you. Feel free to email us and let us know what you are doing. We enjoy hearing from you.

Sincerely, Dr. Elaine McDuff, Department Chair

Ayiana Smelcer & Rose McCray Spring Picnic, 2013

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