Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dr Julie A Reyes

Personal Biography Statement

I am a sociocultural anthropologist, and teach the core course ANT 1310: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology; as well as upper-division courses including ANT 3350: Vanishing Peoples and Cultures; ANT 3391: History of Anthropological Theory; ANT 3480: Cultural Diversity in Illness and Health; ANT 3251:Ethnographic Field Methods; ANT 390Z: Structural Violence, Poverty and Human Rights; ANT 390Q: Health and Global Inequities; and ANT/WST290D: The Global Economy and Gender Roles. My interests in global human rights issues and professional research ethics have allowed the program to expand its offerings in these important areas. I have conducted ethnographic research on social movements in Central America, particularly on the impact of local women's movements on domestic violence legislation in Nicaragua. I took students to Nicaragua in summer of 2011 as a study abroad experience. In the area of research ethics, I have conducted extensive research on the social reproduction of a culture of ethics at a major North American research university. Additionally, I have extensive experience on the IRB at both Michigan State University and Northwestern University. I worked in West Africa focusing on informed consent issues in clinical research and led a democracy and education initiative providing educational and mentoring opportunities to girls who were physically challenged, orphaned, or socially marginalized. I taught an anthropology course in Ethiopia in Summer 2012 for 8 weeks with 15 students from Metro. I currently serve on the AAA Committee on Human Rights, as well as other numerous departmental committees. I am the faculty advisor for the new Social Justice student organization.

Educational Biography

Ph.D., Anthropology, 2001. Michigan State University.

M.A., Anthropology, 1997. Michigan State University.

B.A., Political Science (Sociology minor), 1991. University of Oklahoma.

Research Areas/Interests

Structural violence; human rights; social movements; liberation theology; gender; economic development and poverty.

Courses Taught

ANT-1310,ANT-290D,ANT-3250,ANT-3251,ANT-330J,ANT-3390,ANT-3391,ANT-3540
,ANT-390O,ANT-390Q,ANT-390Z,ANT-3980,ANT-498C,ANT-498G,ANT-498Z,HON-1311
,HON-3540,PSC-3540,WMS-290D,WMS-3540

Office Hours

Monday - [00:00 to 00:00]
[04:00 to 05:00]
Tuesday - [09:30 to 10:30]
Wednesday - [00:00 to 00:00]
[04:00 to 05:00]
Thursday - [09:30 to 10:30]