The University of Western Ontario

Graduate Student, Anthropology

About

I'm a PhD student in the 3rd year of my program. I'm doing research in Toronto, Canada, from June 2011 - July 2012 (and likely well into my 4th year!), and so I'm back and forth between Toronto and London quite a bit.

I've been working on Roma and human rights issues since 2002, and I'm now focusing on Canadian IRB and immigration policies. I've also expanded my interest to analyzing television and pop culture, specifically looking at "Gypsy" stereotypes.

Miscellaneous: I've lived in Finland, Germany, and Canada, and I was born in the United States. Once a year, I go down south and become a faerie (http://www.spoutwood.com/fairie-festival). I married a Newfoundlander but I've never eaten seal.