Many of my courses and training efforts are experiential in some fashion, such as research practica where I work with undergrads to design and execute real, publishable research projects from start to finish. To me, there is no need for any distinction between research and teaching. I bring students into our research, and our research into the classroom. Our team even does research on how to best innovate our teaching, and we involve our students in that.

I am a massive study abroad proponent; done well it is the most powerful pedagogical tools we have. Over the last 30 years I have developed and lead award-winning health and sustainability themed study abroad programs in eleven countries (New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, UK, China, Switzerland, Antartica, France, Belize, India, France).

In mentoring graduate students and post docs, the focus is on helping develop sophisticated skill sets and provide multiple experiences working collaboratively on team projects through the Culture, Health, Environment, and Language Lab. This means grad students will work with an array of faculty on ongoing projects, while also developing their own specific domains of expertise within that team.

Here are some pics of my students learning-by-doing over the last 3 decades.

  • Study abroad London class on 18C medical techniques 2019
  • Study abroad London class on ancient burial practices 2019
  • Service learning Fiji 2003
  • Ethnographic field school, Savannah 2000
  • Study abroad Fiji 2008
  • Ethnographic field school, Barrrier islands Georgia 2000
  • Study abroad Fiji 2002 class on culture and health
  • Study abroad China 2009
  • Study abroad Switzerland 2010 class on Olympic doping and ethics
  • Study abroad Switzerland visit to trash recycling 2010
  • Study abroad Australia class on adaptation to arid landscapes 2003
  • Study abroad Belize class on maritime ecological knowledge 2004
  • Field methods training Haiti 2017
  • Study abroad Austria class on human ecology of the Alps 2001
  • Study abroad France class on food production 2002
  • Home stay, New Zealand 2007
  • Student internship India 2018
  • Student internship India 2018
  • Student piloting, Mozambique 2016
  • Field methods training, Mozambique 2016
  • Study abroad in London visit to the Broad St pump 2008
  • Study abroad Fiji 2003, making Fijian pottery
  • Ethnographic methods class on Tempe campus, 2008
  • Alex + Kelly co-teaching, summer 2019
  • First ethnographic field school class, Austria 1998
  • Study abroad Italy 1999, class on traditional agriculture
  • Study abroad Belize 2003
  • Study abroad China, 2010
  • Service learning, seniors community, Switzerland 2011
  • Ethnographic practicum, Mexico 2006
  • Study abroad in Australia 2001, class on rock art
  • Ethnographic methods training, Peachtree City Georgia 1999
  • Research training, Fiji 2011
  • Study abroad Australia class on marine conservation 2002
  • Study abroad Australia class on rainforest biodiversity 2002
  • Service learning, New Zealand 2007
  • New Zealand study abroad 2007
  • Homestays, Fiji, 2008
  • Study abroad on food and culture in France, learning observation 2002
  • Consensus analysis workshop, Mozambique 2017
  • Interview practice, Mozambique 2017
  • Interview practice on the ASU mall 2010
  • West Bank piloting practice 2017
  • India internships, since 2010
  • Practicing interviewing, China 2010
  • Survey training/piloting, Haiti 2016
  • Internships, India, since 2010
  • Classroom observation training for education students Mexico 2001
  • Consensus analysis training for NGO staff, West Bank 2018
  • Survey interview piloting, Mozambique 2016
  • Angie Thomas, our beloved field guide in London every year since 2007 (Greenwich, 2019)