jennifer l. shaw
Ph.D Candidate, Anthropology
M.A. University of
Kansas, Anthropology, 1999
B.A. Mount Holyoke College, Anthropology and Psychology, 1993
Research Interests: Medical and Psychological Anthropology; Children and Adolescents; Transition to Adulthood; Culture Change; Immigration; Health Care Access; North America, Alaska
Current Activities: Upon entering the doctoral program in Anthropology at CWRU in 1999, Jennifer worked as a graduate research assistant on faculty research projects and later coordinated a multi-site pilot study of medication adherence among adolescent leukemia patients at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. In 2000, she completed the Teachers College Putting Children First Fellowship on child and family policy. At CWRU Jennifer also worked in the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs, assisting in planning academic lectures and conferences. In 2003 Jennifer moved to Alaska, where she has since worked seasonally as a national park ranger. She is currently crafting a doctoral research project with Dena'ina Athabascan youth on subsistence practice and the transition to adulthood in conditions of rapid sociocultural change.