Field Schools
USF offers several field schools covering various issues in applied anthropology.
Our field schools are committed to integrating the humanistic and scientific perspectives
of our discipline while pursuing applied research of the highest quality. Our mission
is to explore the contours of culture and society across space and through time,
serving national and international communities via the provision of education, research,
and scholarship in the areas of our expertise. USF field schools provide training
to obtain the skills necessary to appreciate and cope with the increasingly global
context of economic, social, scientific, technological, and political issues, and
the evolving multicultural dimensions of contemporary society.
Applied Biocultural Field School in Costa Rica: Globalization and Health
This is a five-week summer research program held in conjunction with the Monteverde
Institute (www.mvinstitute.org), a non-profit educational and research organization
that works in partnership with universities around the world. The field school provides
training in qualitative and quantitative methods for applied anthropology and health
disciplines. The experience allows participants to explore the changing face of
health and healthcare in communities undergoing rapid social, cultural and economic
change associated with globalization. Research topics include nutrition/food security,
HIV/AIDS, occupational risks among farm workers, and reproductive health. The field
school is open to graduate students and to exceptional undergraduates at the senior
level. For information about the school, contact Dr. Nancy Romero (daza@cas.usf.edu) or Dr. David Himmelgreen (dhimmelg@cas.usf.edu)
Applied Biocultural Field School in Puerto Rico: Community Health
The Institute of Interdisciplinary Research (www.cayey.upr.edu/Instituto/index.html)
at the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey, in partnership with the University of South
Florida and the University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health, offers
a four-week summer field school to create undergraduate research experiences and
sponsor interdisciplinary health related research. The program offers hands-on,
applied research experience that integrates qualitative and quantitative methods
for the assessment of community health. Participants learn skills, methods, and
processes in applied research and their relevance to community health promotion
and prevention.
Archaeological Field School in Northwest Florida and South Georgia, 2007
Several projects are included in this 6-week field experience (mid-may to late June).
Test excavation will be conducted at Yon Mound and Village site, a late prehistoric
(A.D. 1000-1500) temple mound site in the Apalachicola River valley, and at the
famous Woodland (A.D. 500-1000) mound complex of Kolomoki, in the lower Chattahoochee
Valley. A small amount of survey will be done to locate sites, as well as recording
oral histories of local residents and photographing their artifact collections.
Research goals include establishing chronological and spatial organization of the
sites, as well as subsistence practices. Training will be provided in mapping, excavation,
artifact processing, and working with the public. Minimum length of stay is 3 weeks,
with course credit varying from 4 to 12 hours. Previous archaeology course or good
knowledge of the field required. Housing is provided at local camps, bunkhouses;
some students may need to stay in tents part of the time, and food will be about
$60/week. Please contact Nancy White (813-974-0815,
nwhite@cas.usf.edu) or Tom Pluckhahn (813-974-1523,
tpluckha@cas.usf.edu) for an application form after 15 January.
Cultural Heritage Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Tampa Communities, Summer 2008
Tampa has a rich and varied history consisting of many cultures and cultural influences. Join us as we interact with people with interests in, and knowledge of Heritage Preservation in Tampa from a neighborhood perspective.
Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research, the Honors College, and the Department of Anthropology Heritage Research Lab, this project will give students a chance to: (a) participate in an 8 credit hour USF Summer session A research program; (b) learn about American culture from an anthropological perspective; (c) earn $500.00; and (d) gain qualitative research methods experience.
Students interested in participating in the program should contact Dr. Antoinette Jackson (ajackson@cas.usf.edu) for additional details and the USF Office of Undergraduate Research, Penny Carlton (carlton@honors.usf.edu) for an application packet.
Register today! See the following website for more information: http://anthropology.usf.edu/research/projects/