- A Unique Experience — Grand Canyon Case StudyWhen I applied to the Student Undergraduate Research Experience with the College of Global Futures, I was not expecting to find all the opportunity that lay before me. After I had interviewed for two other projects, I came to my final interview meeting Dr. Kellner. Mentally, I had already committed to a project with anotherContinue reading “A Unique Experience — Grand Canyon Case Study”
- New experiences in a familiar placeIn April 2023, our research team had the opportunity to conduct fieldwork in – inarguably– one of the most beautiful places on Earth, Grand Canyon National Park. While I had experienced nearly everything we had planned in one way or another, such as camping in cold weather, hiking in the Grand Canyon, and conducting interviews,Continue reading “New experiences in a familiar place”
- My experience in Elke’s labGetting the call to be selected as one of four women to take part in researching trade-off situations within a National Park was a very exciting day. From the first group meeting we had, I knew that we were on the verge of contributing to something important. My research partner and I went on toContinue reading “My experience in Elke’s lab”
- Reflecting on Chaco Canyon fieldwork, NM, USChaco canyon is a place of competing social logics. At once a locale of mystery, or as the state’s moniker implies, one of “enchantment,” but also it has other dimensions less mystical. Indeed, when visiting the area, it is stunning how “big” the sky is there, as tones of azure shift to cerulean due toContinue reading “Reflecting on Chaco Canyon fieldwork, NM, US”
- Fieldwork in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NM, USOur trip was incredibly eye-opening, exciting, and exhausting, but in a positive way! Visiting the archeological sites in person provides me with a greater understanding of the conflict that is unraveling and what actions can be done about it. The main goal of our trip was to conduct fieldwork and that we did! Hiking mountains,Continue reading “Fieldwork in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NM, US”