Student Projects
FILMS - Take a look at some of the films our students have produced
Professional Presentations - Take a closer look at the research by some of our students
Information on how to attend or present at a conference
Scholarship Information
The Anthropology Department does not offer any scholarships, but scholarships are available through the CSULB Center for Scholarship Information.
Graduate Students
Adrian Abella – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Clarus Backes - Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Andrea Bardsley – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Carmi Bleviss – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Salvadore Boites-Zaragoza – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Adrienne Bouard – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Ileana Bradford – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Carrie-Anne Christian – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Sarah Cote
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology B.A., CSULB
Research Interests: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Children and Youth, Urban Anthropology, Poverty and Inequality
Research sites/internships: Los Angeles Community Development Commission, Long Beach Historical Society, Institute for Urban Research and Development, Bethune Transitional Center
Thesis title or subject: Using the Participants' Perspective: An Evaluation of an After-School Program (working title)
Contact email: sarahdenisecote@gmail.com
James Daniels – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Lindsay Donaldson
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Global Studies B.A., UC Santa Barbara
Research Interests: Latin America, religion and gender studies
Research sites/internships: Internship with the Rock Harbor Church Mexico Ministry
Thesis title or subject: Evangelical Women on the US/Mexico Border: Public and Private Roles after Conversion
Contact email: LindsayCDonaldson@gmail.com
Rachel Emerine
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
Emphasis: Anthropology M.A. Linguistics focus
Previous Education: Anthropology B.A., Intercultural Studies B.A., Applied Linguistics minor, Biola University (2007)
Research Interests: Linguistic Anthropology, endangered languages and language communities, language shift and maintenance, language revitalization, language ideology, Pacific Islands
Research sites/internships: Nagu language, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands site of thesis research (2008), A Cambodian Church and Community in Long Beach (2007), Walagu Village in Papua New Guinea (2006)
Thesis title or subject: Language Shift and Maintenance of the Nagu Language in the Solomon Islands (working title)
Contact email: rachel.emerine@gmail.com
Katherine Eskew – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Kirsten Feldman – Anthropology M.A.
Marisela Galindo – Anthropology M.A.
Gena Granger – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Roman Gratreaks
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
Emphasis: Anthropology M.A. Linguistics focus
Previous Education: Anthropology, California State University, Northridge (2004), Liberal Arts, Los Angeles Valley College (2000)
Research Interests: linguistic anthropology, Uto-Aztecan, Uralic, orthography, ethnobotany, medical anthropology, biological anthropology, technological anthropology
Research sites/internships: Summer and Fall internship under Dr. Pamela Bunte, CSU Long Beach, Numic language documentation, field work, ethnography. Long Beach, CA and the Navajo Nation Reservation, Arizona (2007). Under Dr. Christina von Mayrhauser, CSU Northridge with Finlandia Foundation at Pasadena Museum of History, the Finnish Folk Art Museum and the 2006 Scandinavian Festival at California Lutheran University (2004-2006).
Thesis title or subject: Literacy and Divergence in Paiute Ideologies of Language, Identity and Politics. Applied Project: language revitalization through a Paiute-language literacy workshop
Contact email: anthromajor@mac.com
David Gruca – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Link Hinsley – Anthropology M.A.
Rhonda Holden – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Karen Holmes
Expected Graduation Date: 2010
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology B.A., California State University, Fresno
Research Interests: Economic and labor unions, public policy and welfare reform.
Research sites/internships: N/A
Thesis title or subject: N/A
Contact email: kholmes@csulb.edu
Krystal Rae Kittle
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2010
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: History B.A., Chicano/a Studies Minor, UCLA
Research Interests: Gay Culture
Research sites/internships: Gay & Lesbian Center, Long Beach (Internship 2008), Currently employed at The Center in development as a consultant for Special Events and Donor Giving.
Thesis title or subject: Elderly, Lesbians who reside in the greater Long Beach area. I am interested in their experiences in the gay community, as elderly women as well as their experience in elderly community networks, as lesbians.
Contact email: krystal.kittle@gmail.com
Nikki Kranz
Expected Graduation Date: 2010
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A., Visual anthropology focus
Previous Education: Anthropology, B.A., CSULB (2007)
Research Interests: social ecology, environmentalism, tourism studies, and identity issues of contemporary indigenous groups
Research sites/internships: Ethnographic film in China, Fieldwork in Long Beach, Ethnographic film on agritourism and farming in Orange County, CA.
Thesis title or subject: A Southern California Native American group exploring issues of idenity, self-determination, and environmental sustainability while creating an ethnographic film.
Contact email: nikkiiiiii@gmail.com
Gwen Krause
Expected Graduation Date: 2010
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology B.A., Spanish Minor, California State University, Fullerton
Research Interests: Medical Anthropology
Research sites/internships: Little Big House: A Glimpse into an Orange County Fire Station (2007)
Thesis title or subject: N/A
Contact email: gwen.krause@gmail.com
Donia Lee – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Krystal E. Long
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology B.A., General Business, International Business, Chinese, and Music Minors, Appalachian State University (2004)
Research Interests: Western Expatriate Communities in China, transnational communities
Research sites/internships: NSF/Central Washington University: Environment and Perception in China ( Beijing and Xi'an 2004), California Strategic Language Institute: Mandarin (Internship 2008)
Thesis title or subject: Voluntary Exiles: Place, Identity, and Community Creation in China
Contact email: ambrosiared@gmail.com
Gabriela Lopez – Anthropology M.A.
Maureen Lynch – Anthropology M.A.
Shira Maezumi – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Jacqueline Martinez – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Bethany “Bahati” Meadows
Expected Graduation Date: May 2009
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Print Journalism, B.A., Temple University in Philadelphia, PA
Research Interests: Issues of race, class, gender and sexuality amongst African-Americans.
Research sites/internships: In the Meantime Men’s Group (Fall 2007), an African-American gay male organization. For my research project I focused on the inter-office relationships between the staff, which were all gay or bisexual African-American men, and the Founder and Executive Director. ULOAH- United Lesbians of African Heritage (Summer 2008). While working with ULOAH I designed and conducted a mini-ethnographic study of African-American lesbians living in and around the Los Angeles area. The study explored issues and experiences of the participants in areas like gender roles, religion and spirituality, relationships, support systems, mental health, family and societal perceptions.
Thesis title or subject: “The Lady is a Stud: African-American lesbians, Hip Hop and Gender Presentation.” (working title)
Contact email: bethanymeadows@hotmail.com
Jason Miller – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Rezenet Moges - Anthropology M.A., Linguistics focus
Alex Montances
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2010
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology, B.A.
Research Interests: Filipino Americans, youth, grassroots organizing, cultural brokerage, immigrants, transnationalism, progressive people's movements, social stratification
Research sites/internships: During my senior year as an undergraduate student I was able to get a research grant to make an ethnography called Diasporic College Communities: a Hawai'i Club Ethnography. I studied Hawaiian student clubs and their members at several universities along west coast including Santa Clara University, University of Southern California, and the University of Oregon. I was interested in learning about culture shock, social structures, cultural activities, and other aspects of life for students from Hawai'i studying on the mainland.
Thesis title or subject: Filipino American communities and youth
Contact email: alexmontances@gmail.com
Rodney Nicholson – Anthropology M.A.
Katherine S. Nutter-McClintock
Expected Graduation Date: 2009
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology, B.A., Management Minor, University of California, Irvine (2006)
Research Interests: Poverty, welfare, and low-income housing among families, nonprofits, systemic change, program evaluation, defining success.
Research sites/internships: Orange County Community Housing Corporation, Thomas House Transitional Shelter, El Modena Transitional Shelter, County of Orange Health Care Agency
Thesis title or subject: Defining Success in a Low-Income Housing Program: Why Does It Matter? (working title)
Contact email: ksnmcc@cox.net
Andrew Page – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Valerie Pena
Expected Graduation Date: 2010
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology B.A., CSULB
Research Interests: Homeless youth and family dynamics as it applies to religion and education.
Research sites/internships: Cam C.C. in Long Beach, Franklin Classical Middle School, Qingdao, China, The Orange County Rescue Mission in Long Beach
Thesis title or subject: Visual Anthropology video about the homeless youth at Cabrillo Village and possibly on The Orange County Rescue Mission in Tustin.
Contact email: valeriepena2004@yahoo.com
Sambath Phann
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2012
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A. with a focus in Educational Anthropology
Previous Education: Philosophy B.A., Sociology minor, CSULB (2008)
Research Interests: First and second generation Cambodian-Americans and their motivations for seeking higher education, first generation college students, education, acculturation, gender, and Cambodia Town.
Research sites/internships: N/A
Thesis title or subject: N/A
Contact email: sphann@csulb.edu
Ann Wright Pitts
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2009
Emphasis: Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: BFA, UT Austin
Research Interests: Transnational migration, drug and alcohol recovery policies in education, the merging of design, culture, and commerce in a globalized marketplace
Research sites/internships: Beach Cities Health District--helped identify and recommend ways to reach out and extend services to the Latino community in Redondo Beach, CA
Thesis title or subject: Latin American Nannies--New Economic Providers at Home and Abroad
Contact email: annpitts@roadrunner.com
Nicole Quinn – Anthropology M.A.
Kalan Ray – Anthropology M.A., Linguistics focus
Laurie Rose – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Chrysna Samel – Anthropology M.A.
Amir Shafe – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Michael Smith – Anthropology M.A.
Maral Sahebjame
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2010
Emphasis: Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Anthropology B.A., Political Science Minor, University of California, Irvine (2007)
Research Interests: Creative uses of agency in asserting ethnic and religious identity as well as the dynamic political culture that exists among Iranian youth in America and in Iran.
Research sites/internships: N/A
Thesis title or subject: N/A
Contact email: msahebj2@csulb.edu
Jessica Steaffens
Expected Graduation Date: December 2009
Emphasis: Applied Anthropology M.A. with a focus on Community/Organizations
Previous Education: Intercultural Studies, B.A., History & Biblical Studies minors, Biola University
Research Interests: Community organizations, visual anthropology, volunteerism, immigration, education
Research sites/internships: Directing a 9 month video storytelling project with youth at a community center in Central Santa Ana, Orange County. Teaching video arts and helping youth produce 2 short documentaries. Project is sponsored by California Council for the Humanities.
Thesis title or subject: Engaging Digital Media: Youth Producers and Storytellers (subject: visual anthropology, youth culture, community organizations)
Contact email: jsteaffens@yahoo.com
Linda Torres – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Tatiana Torres
Expected Graduation Date: Spring 2010
Emphasis: Anthropology M.A.
Previous Education: Cultural
Research Interests: The culture of transfer students
Research sites/internships: N/A
Thesis title or subject: The Culture of Transfer Students
Contact email: princessdeleon@hotmail.com
Amy Tupa – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Gina Turcketta – Anthropology M.A., Archaeology focus
Stephanie Vianelli – Applied Anthropology M.A.
Adriana Vigil – Applied Anthropology M.A.
