Teaching Experience
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Current Employment
Douglas College
I teach in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Douglas College. Douglas College is located in New Westminster, British Columbia. New Westminster is a suburb of greater Vancouver.
Recent Teaching Experiences
I have been teaching anthropology at post-secondary colleges in Greater Vancouver since 2003. The classes taught are as follows:
Capilano College
Anth 121, Introduction to Social Anthropology
Anth 206, First Nations of British Columbia
(A survey of BC cultures, aboriginal rights, and how anthropologists have studied both.)
University College of the Fraser Valley
Anth 102, Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Anth 111, Traditional Cultures of B.C. First Nations
(A survey of BC cultures and how anthropologists have studied them.)
Langara College
Anth 1120, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Other Teaching Experiences
Guest Lectures
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM; “Social Factors in Language Change,” for UNM Anth 110, Intro to Linguistics, November 16 & 18, 2001
Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM; “Culture” & “Food and Economic Systems,”for UNM Anth 101, Introduction to Anthropology, April 6 & 18, 2000
Teaching Assistantships
University of New Mexico, Department of Anthropology, 1999-2001
Anth 101 “Introduction to Anthropology” (Drs. J. Boone and R. Reycraft)
Anth 110 “Language, Culture, and the Human Animal” (Dr. Larry Gorbet)
Anth 310 “Language and Culture” (Dr. David Dinwoodie)
Anth 333 “Ritual, Symbols, and Behavior” (Dr. Suzanne Oakdale)
University of British Columbia, Dep’t of Anthropology and Sociology, 1993-1995
Anth 100 “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology” (Dr. Jay Powell)
Anth 220 “British Columbia Native Peoples and Resource Use” (Dr. M. Kew)
Community-based Instruction
As part of my consulting experience, I have designed interview and archival research programs for BC First Nations researchers based in their home communities. These programs involved working with and teaching First Nations community researchers to conduct archival research in the BC Archives (Victoria) and at the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (Vancouver). I have provided additional instruction in community-based elder interviewing, cultural mapping techniques, and general research design for documenting cultural heritage.