SOAN Faculty and Staff
Thomas Love - Professor of Anthropology (Chairperson); Coordinator of Latin American Studies
Walker 218
1-503-883-2504
tlove@linfield.edu
Education:
BA Columbia University; MA, MS, Ph.D. University of California, Davis
Academic Interests:
Research Interests:
1) Socio-cultural aspects of sustainable human use of neotropical and
temperate forest ecosystems; non-timber forest products
2) Political economy and cultural ecology of small-scale Andean agriculture
and pastoralism
Publications
IQS 125The End of Cheap Oil: Societal Collapse?
William Bestor - Associate Professor of Anthropology - Portland Campus Anthropology/Sociology Chair
LH 24EF
1-503-297-3868
wbestor@linfield.edu
Education:
BA, Anthropology Honors, Yale University; MA, Anthropology, Harvard University; Ph.D. Anthropology, Harvard University; graduate work Universite de Poitiers (France), Ludwigmaxmiliansuniversitaet (Munich), Universidad nacional autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) (Mexico City), University of Washington, Pittsburg University
Academic Interests:
ANTHROPOLOGY, especially cultural anthropology. Professional sub-specialities: medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, clinical anthropology.
LANGUAGES and linguistics, especially Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Mesoamerican.
RELIGION, especially world folk religions, sociology and anthropology of religion, Buddhism and Islam, mythology.
RESEARCH METHODS, especially community studies, cross-cultural health and psychological assessment, childhood ethnography, cross-cultural use of projective techniques.
ADULT EDUCATION, continuing education, non-traditional students, anthropological field schools, educational travel courses.
HEALTH SCIENCES, especially comparative health care systems, international public health.
CINEMA AND FILM, especially foreign film, visual anthropology, ethnographic film.
INTERDISCIPLINARY collaborative research, especially medical (Portugal) and public health (Mexico) and mental health of vulnerable populations (USA).
Director and principal investigator, THE ALDEIA PROJECT, a longitudinal community study in rural Portugal initiated in the 1960's and currently focussed on transformation in the almost 200 Portuguese families studied over decades from perspectives rooted in psychological anthropology, medical and clinical anthropology, and community ethnography of peasant societies.
The TEPOZTLAN PROJECT, initiated 1990 as a language and culture immersion site in village Mexico for student and faculty learning and research, an active anthropology field school site, collaborating with a local language school providing family home stays.
FOUNDING MEMBER: Mediterranean Studies Association; Society for Medical Anthropology, Society for Psychological Anthropology; Fellow, American Anthropological Association; Senior Visiting Scientist, National Science Foundation
Hillary Crane - Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Walker 217
1-503-883-2286
hcrane@linfield.edu
Education:
B.A. Seattle University (History), M.A., Ph.D. Brown University (Anthropology)
Academic Interests:
My research to date includes areas where religious and medical discourses intersect or conflict, primarily on the subject of gender construction. I've also examined the relationship between self-inflicted pain and communication in various religious contexts. In my dissertation, which I'm currently revising for publication, I examine how Taiwanese Buddhist nuns create a masculine self-identity through language and dietary practices. I've also researched the role of self-inflicted suffering in the religious lives of Filipino immigrants in Seattle and how Catholic Americans with Celiac Disease reconcile their dietary restrictions with the practices of their church. I've recently co-organized a panel for the next Anthropology meetings on the subject of conversion pressures on anthropologists who research religious communities. My teaching interests include sociolinguistics and linguistic theory, medical anthropology, religion, gender and sexuality, ethnicity, East and Southeast Asians, and Asian Americans.
Publications
2007 "Becoming a Nun, Becoming a Man: Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns' Gender Transformation," in a special issue of Religion, entitled Negotiating Women's Roles and Powers: The Practice of World Religions in Contemporary Asia, Du, Crane, and Crumbley, co-eds.
2006 "The Stoic Monastic: Buddhism and the Problem of Emotions," Asian Anthropology (vol. 5).
2004 "Resisting Marriage and Renouncing Womanhood: The Choice of Taiwanese Buddhist Nuns" in a special issue of Critical Asian Studies 36(2) entitled Crafting Genders: Asian Women Making Decisions, Crane and Nandeau, eds.
Robert Owen Gardner - Assistant Professor of Sociology
Walker 217
503-883-2677
rgardne@linfield.edu
Education:
B.A. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 1997; Ph.D. University of Colorado- Boulder 2004.
Academic Interests:
I arrived at Linfield College in the Fall of 2004 after earning my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado-Boulder. My doctoral research examined the growth of bluegrass music and culture in the Rocky Mountain West. I am currently working on an edited collection of essays exploring the phenomenon of Recurrent Temporary Communities. I also working on a project exploring grassroots volunteer response after Hurricane Katrina. My teaching interests include culture, community, environment, religion, and music. In my spare time, I enjoy bluegrass guitar, snowboarding, hiking, landscaping, live music, and running.
Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Gardner, Robert Owen. "Tradition and Authenticity in Popular Music." Symbolic Interaction, 28:1, 2005.
Gardner, Robert Owen. "The Portable Community: Mobility and Modernization in Bluegrass Festival Life." Symbolic Interaction, 27:2, 2004.
Sanda Kaufman, Robert Gardner, and Guy Burgess. "Just the Facts, Please: Framing and
Technical Information." Environmental Practice Vol. 5:3, 2003.
Eliott, Michael, Sanda Kaufman, Robert Gardner, and Guy Burgess. "Teaching Conflict Assessment and Frame Analysis Through Interactive Web-Based Simulations." International Journal of Conflict Management. Vol. 13:4, 2003.
Book Chapters
Gardner, Robert and Guy Burgess. "Analysis of Colorado Growth Conflict Frames." Making Sense of Intractable Environmental Conflicts: Concepts and Cases. Roy J. Lewicki, Barbara Gray, Michael Elliott, eds. Island Press, 2002.
Gardner, Robert, Carol Conzelman, Karen Mockler, Kim Sanchez, and Guy Burgess. "Colorado Growth Related Environmental Conflicts." in Making Sense of Intractable Environmental Conflicts: Concepts and Cases. Roy J. Lewicki, Barbara Gray, Michael Elliott, eds. Island Press, 2002.
Amy J. Orr - Associate Professor of Sociology (On sabbatical spring 2009)
Walker 215
503-883-2549
aorr@linfield.edu
Education:
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Notre Dame; M.A., Sociology, University of Notre Dame; B.S., Sociology-Anthropology;Psychology, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Academic Interests:
Race and Ethnicity; Sociology of Education; Gender; Social Policy; Quantitative Research Methods; Marriage and Family
Publications
Selected Publications:
Greene, Stuart and Orr, Amy J. (2007). First Year Students Writing Across the Disciplines. In Peggy O'Neill (ed.), Blurring Boundaries: Developing Writers, Researchers, and Teachers. Chicago, IL: Hampton Press.
Orr, Amy J. (2003). Black-White Differences in Achievement: The Importance of Wealth. Sociology of Education, 76(4): 281-304.
Orr, Amy J. (1998). The Effect of Track Position on Absenteeism. Social Psychology of Education, 1: 323-339.
Brunsma, D., V. Khmelkov, E. McConnell, and A. Orr (1996). Increasing the Motivation of Secondary School Students. American Secondary Education, 25(2): 10-15.
Michael Osmera - Adjunct Professor
Walker 213
1-503-883-2437
mosmera@linfield.edu
Jeff Peterson - Associate Professor of Sociology
Walker 213
503-883-2437
jdpeters@linfield.edu
http://jeffandlibby.blogspot.com/
Education:
BS Washington State University; MA, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Academic Interests:
Research Interests
Social Movements and Citizenship, Urban Law and Citizenship, Urban Sociology, Methods and Methodology, Historical and Comparative Studies, Formal Organizations, Family, Social Policy, Immigration.
Teaching Interests
Social Movements and Citizenship, Urban Sociology and Land Use, Race and Ethnicity, Methods and Methodology, Formal Organizations, Development and Underdevelopment, Social Problems, Deviance, Survey Research Methods, Field Research Methods, Historical and Comparative Research Methods, Evaluation Research Methods.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications:
1991 Peterson, Jeff; “Squatters in the United States and Latin America: The Discourse of Community Development” in The Community Development Journal vol. 26, no.1 Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
1999 Peterson, Jeff D. , “La Lucha Por El Ciudadano: Movimientos Sociales, Pronasol, y La Teoría de Nuevos Movimientos Sociales en Guadalajara, México,” Espiral No. 5 May/Aug, University of Guadalajara.
Chapters in Edited Volumes
2000 Peterson, Jeff D. "Sheer Foolishness: Shifting Definitions of Danger in Conducting And Teaching Ethnographic Field Research" in Lee-Treweek and Linkogle (eds.) Danger in the Field: Risk and Ethics in Social Research, Routledge.
1992 Peterson, Jeff; “Distribution and Redistribution: A Comparison of Land Use Laws and the Squatters of Mexico and the United States,” in Mondríguez and Walschak eds., Quincentennial: A Critical Exploration, San Antonio, Texas: Incarnate Word College Publications.
Book Reviews
2001,March, Holston, James, Cities and Citizenship. Reviewed for American Anthropologist
2003, May, v. 32 no.3, Lent, Adam, British Social Movements Since 1945: Sex, Colour, Peace and Power. Reviewed for Contemporary Sociology.
Papers and Presentations
2006 Peterson, Jeff, Getting by On Your Own: Latino Immigrants in Small Oregon Communities, Pacific Sociological Association Meetings, April 20-23, Universal City, CA.
2003 Peterson, Jeff, Latinos and Entrepreneurs: Exploring the Concept of Latino Cultural Citizenship in Small, Rural Communities. " Pacific Sociological Association Meetings, April 3-6, Pasadena, CA.