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Adams, Abigail E.
Associate Professor of Anthropology,
Central Connecticut State University
adams@ccsu.edu

Afflitto, Frank M.
Assistant Professor in Sociology
Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education
University of South Carolina
Interests: Post-war recuperation of the civilian population; Impunity and Extralegality; Violent Crime; Exhumations.
http://www.uscsumter.edu/bio/afflitto.shtml
afflitto@uscsumter.edu

Anderson, Marilyn
manderson@igc.org

Barrios, Rolando
Physician completing training as a Family and Community Medicine Specialist at the University of Calgary
Interests: health issues of immigrants and refugees
Rolando_Barrios@msn.com

Billings, Deborah L., PhD
Research Associate
Ipas
billingsdl@ipas.org

Bisher, Jamie
Freelance writer/researcher
Interests: 20th cent. military/intelligence service history; research into foreign intelligence networks in Guatemala, 1915-1922. jetlag78@juno.com

Bocek, Barb
Country Specialist on Guatemala, Amnesty International.
Interests: human rights, refugee issues, Mayan languages (I speak K'iche') and rural development.
quileute@olypen.com

Bogin, Barry
Professor of Anthropology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn
bbogin@umich.edu
Web page: http://portal.umd.umich.edu/casl/behsci/

de Bremond, Ariane
Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
homepage www.agroecology.org/ariane.html
ariadne@cats.ucsc.edu

Breton, Alain
Directeur de recherche au Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Interests: anthropology, ethnohistory; Chiapas and Guatemala
alain.breton78@wanadoo.fr

Burrell, Jennifer
PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Graduate Faculty, New School University
Interests: violence, vigilante justice, conflict, gender, politics and power, migration, political economy, human rights, international human rights law
burrell@cs.columbia.edu

Calderon, Angel Jose
Manager of Statistical Services, Budget and Statistical Services, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA.
Interest: Guatemalan born social scientist interested in issues of social identity, Guatemalan history and politics, market and social research, arte naif and issues of higher education planning and management.
Angelo.Calderon@adm.monash.edu.au

Casasola, Silvia P.
University of California, Irvine, Social Networks Program
Interests: colonial Guatemalan families (networks and kinship), communication networks of Central American immigrants in the U.S.
me@orion.oac.uci.edu

Castaneda, Quetzil
Quetzil E. Castañeda
Founding Director, OSEA
The Open School of Ethnography and Anthropology. Merida, Mexico and Seattle, USA
www.osea-cite.org, quetzil@osea-cite.org, [011-52]-(999)-929-8874

Castillo, Miguel Ángel
Profesor-Investigador, Centro de Estudios Demográficos y de Desarrollo Urbano, El Colegio de México
Areas of interest: international migration; Central American migration, Guatemala-Mexico border issues
castillo@colmex.mx

Chen, Janice
Civil Engineer
Interests: peace process, environmental issues concerning the protection of the Peten and the preservation of Antigua Guatemala.pjchang@prodigy.net

Chiappari, Christopher L.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, St. Olaf College
Interests: Maya religion and culture, Protestantism, gender, social movements
chiappar@stolaf.edu

Coats, Stephen
U.S./Guatemala Labor Education Project (773-262-6502; Fax: 773-262-6602; PO Box 268-290, Chicago, IL 60626)
usglep@igc.org

Cohen, Christina Meade
Reference librarian at Deerfield Academy, Deerfield MA
Interests: psychological effects of torture and war
cohen@deerfield.edu

Davis, Mary Ellen
Film director (The Devil's Dream, Sacred Earth)
Productions B'alba
medavis@sympatico.ca
Homepage: www3.sympatico.ca/medavis

Diez, Juan Manuel
Department of Hydraulics and Hydrology.
University of Valladolid. SPAIN
Interests: I'll be teaching in Universidad del Valle de Guatemala during July, August and September of 1998.
hidrolog@wamba.cpd.uva.es

Edwards Skene, Debra Lynne
graduate student, Monterey Institute of International Studies/Graduate School of International Policy Studies
Interests: Latin America, primarily Guatemala and Central America; democratization, governance, human capacity development, building civil societies
dskene@mbay.net

Ehlers, Tracy Bachrach
Dept of Anthropology, Univ. of Denver
tehlers@du.edu

Fischer, Edward (Ted)
Asst. Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt Univ.
Interests: political economy, development, ethnicity, cognition
edward.f.fischer@vanderbilt.edu

Fonseca, Marco
Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada
Interests: political philosophy, contemporary Guatemalan politics and culture, citizenship and human rights in Guatemala's ongoing transition to democracy
marcofonseca@sympatico.ca or m.fonseca@utoronto.ca

Goldín, Liliana
Associate Professor of Anthropology, SUNY-Albany
Interests: Economic strategies, cultural changes, work and migration.
lg184@csc.albany.edu

Gonzalez, Nancie
nancie@guate.net or Nancie_Gonzalez@hotmail.com

Grandia, Liza
Assistant Professor, International Development and Social Change. Clark University
Interests: Q'eqchi area - Petén, Izabal, Belize; agrarian reform; political ecology; conservation and development; peasants and agrarian change; globalizations (corporate, grassroots); political economy and primitive accumulation
LGrandia@clarku.edu

Harper, Angela
Interests: genealogy research (not for business), Central American Archives, Univ of San Carlos records (c. 1800)
angedelg@bellsouth.net

Harris, Bruce
Executive Director for Latin American Programs, Casa Alianza /Covenant House Latin America
Interests: rehabilitation and Legal Defense of street children in Guatemala
bruce@casa-alianza.org
Web page (available in English, Spanish and French): www.casa-alianza.org

Hatfield, Kathy
kkopec@nycap.rr.com

Hinojosa, Servando Z.
Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Anthropology, Tulane University.
Interests: religion and health of the Kaqchikel Maya, midwifery, folkloric dance, embodiment, Chicana/o medicine
shinojosa@mailexcite.com

Hutcheson, Maury
Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo
Interests: cultural revitalization, religious practice, and issues of representation and identity, especially in relation to traditional Dance-Dramas.
mmh3@acsu.buffalo.edu

Kit, Wade A.
Department of History, Bradley University
Interests: ethnicity, land tenure, and labor relations in colonial and pre-revolution Guatemala; dissertation title: Costumbre, Conflict, and Consensus: Kekchi-Finquero Discourse in the Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, 1880-1930
kitwa@bradley.edu

Krznaric, Roman
Department of Government, University of Essex
Interests: political sociology of Guatemala, peace process, CACIF, displaced populations
rakrzn@essex.ac.uk

Lemus, Roberto
Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC/DC), Guatemalan Bar Association, Coalition of Immigrants in the U.S.
Interests: Political, Human Rights, History, Literature
CCIP1232@aol.com

Ligorria, Juan Pablo
PhD candidate in Geophysics and Seismology
See homepage at www.eas.slu.edu/People/Students/JPLigorria/JPLigorria.html
ligorria@mnw.eas.slu.edu

Little, Walter E.
Assistant Professor, SUNY-Albany
Interests: transnational processes, tourism, gender, identity, household economics, and political economy
wlittle@albany.edu

Martín, Kathleen
Dept of Anthropology, Florida International University
Kathleen is currently working on a translation of the writings of the Yucatec Maya poet and political activist, Araceli Cab Cumi, framed by her life narrative.
martink@fiu.edu
McConahay, Mary Jo
Pacific News Service writer
mjmcconahay@pacificnews.org

McCreery, David
Dept. of History, Georgia State University
hisdjm@panther.Gsu.EDU

McGraw, John J.
Graduate Student, Anthropology, UCSD
Interests: Tz'utujil Maya, Mayan divination, Mayan religion, decision >> making, cognitive science jmcgraw@ucsd.edu

McSherry, J. Patrice
Long Island University
pmcsherr@hornet.liunet.edu

Mejia, Liliana DR
Interests: political, psycho-social issues, psychology, sociology
drmejia@Novato.net

Melissaratos, Kahila
BioConsultancy
Interests: finding organizations supporting sustainable agricultural projects in Guatemala: farmers who are currently growing herbs and spices (organically) such as cardamom; universities doing research in same; organic certifying agencies
kahila@connect.ab.ca

Metz, Brent
Department of Anthropology, Temple University
BMetz@astro.ocis.temple.edu

Moors, Marilyn
Professor emerita of Anthropology, Montgomery College
mmoorsgsn@gcnet.net

Moran-Taylor, Michelle
Department of Geography, University of Denver
mmoranta@du.edu
Interests: International and Transnational Migration Gender, Ethnicity, Children and Childhood Urban Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, and Development

Mosquera Aguilar, Antonio
Asociación de Investigadores en Ciencias Sociales y Económicas (AICSE)
Interest: Legal Anthropology
mosquera@correo.nu
Web site: http://www.angelfire.com/mo/squera/index.html

Nolin Hanlon, Catherine
Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
Interests: Transnationalism, Guatemala-Canada migrations, Gender, border (in)security, solidarity networks
Email: nolin@unbc.ca
Internet:
http://www.unbc.ca/geography

Orozco, Jose Angel
Dept. of Anthropology, UCLA
Interests: Guatemala, Central America, Anthropology, Archaeology, Political Science, Sociology,
International Relations; and I am also a photographer.
aorozco@ucla.edu

Ortiz de Waschmann, Rita
Psychologist, Catholic Family Services (Calgary)
ortizr@cfs-ab.org

Pasinski, Tony
Interests: Imported and locally made ceramics during the Colonial period.
Current project: Classification of the ceramics found at the site of the monastery of Santo Domingo, La Antigua Guatemala (1542-1773)
E-mail: tpasinskii@pobox.com

Posocco, Silvia
PhD Student, Gender Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Interests: Anthropology of Gender, Gender Theory, Guatemala, Ethnicity, Conflict and Post-conflict related issues.
s.posocco@lse.ac.uk

Rivas, Helen Hamilton
Interests: too many to list (Helen is involved in many projects concerning Guatemala)
hhrivas@earthlink.net

Rodriguez, Juan Enrique
Interests: agriculture (coffee and bananas), tourism (eco-tourism)
quique@spu.edu

Rodman, Debra H.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Women's Studies, Randolph-Macon College
Interests: Guatemala migrant communities, Eastern Guatemala, gender, Maya/ Ladino ethnic identities and relations
drodman@rmc.edu

Salovesh, Mike
Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University
Interests: Politics; human rights; social anthropology. My ongoing research concerns two separate worlds: nin~os de la calle in Guatemala
City (I'm working on a book, with photographer Brian Quimby), and a segment of the political class in Guate and Xela.
salovesh@niu.edu

Samson, Matt
Visiting Assistant Professor at Davidson College
Interests: Maya Culture and Evangelical Religion; Human Rights and the Guatemalan Political Process; Religion in Social Context; Social Movements
masamson@davidson.edu

Schevill, Margot Blum
Curator for Exhibitions, San Francisco Airport Museums
Interest: textiles, marketing complexes, co-operatives, women's projects
Margot.S@sfoArts.org
Silverberg, David Scott, Ph.D.
Environmental Learning Director, Colorado Outward Bound School
Interests: environmental education as a tool for sustainable community-based resource management, writing, photography, fundraising
silverberg@encompass.net

Smith, Timothy J.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and American Studies, University of South Florida
Interests: Indigenous municipal governments and political parties (civic committees), social movements and ethnic nationalism, democracy and electoral politics, media and protest
tjsmith@cas.usf.edu

Solis Bercian, Juan Francisco
physician
clsantamaria@pronet.net.gt

Stepputat, Finn
fst@cdr.dk

Valbuena, José A.
Saint Louis University, Madrid Campus
Interests: Guatemala. Politics; Indians; Archaeology; Archaeoastronomy
ValbuenJ@spmail.slu.edu

Wakefield, Larry
Training Associate, Middle America Region (IMB\SBC)
Interests: Anthropology, Missiology, Sociology
lwakefield@guate.net
Wellmeier, Nancy
Proyecto Pastoral Maya
Interests: Maya peoples in diaspora, religious practices of highland Maya, Catholic church in Huehuetenango.
Wellmeier@aol.com

Wilhelm, Ron W.
Department of Teacher Education and Administration, University of North Texas
Interests: ethnicity and education
wilhelm@coefs.coe.unt.edu

Wyrwinski, Ralf
Institut für Geographie, Universität Hamburg
Specialization: geography and soil science
fg6a083@geowiss.uni-hamburg.de