CHRISTY KOLLATH

EDUCATION:
M.A., Anthropology, University of South Carolina-Columbia, 2008
BA, Biological Anthropology, University of California, 2005


AREA(S) OF SPECIALIZATION:
Anthropology of Reproduction
Critical Medical Anthropology
Feminist Theory
Health Program Planning and Evaluation

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Pregnancy and childbirth ideologies and practices in the United States, Science and technology studies, Cross-cultural representations of the body, Medical discourse studies

MA THESIS TITLE:
“Interrogating Adequate Prenatal Care: Multiple Meanings, Perceptions, and Barriers”

MA THESIS COMMITTEE:
Dr. Tom Leatherman, Co-Chair - Department of Anthropology
Dr. Erica Gibson, Co-Chair - Department of Anthropology
Dr. David Simmons - Department of Anthropology
Dr. Jennifer Reynolds - Department of Anthropology
Dr. Jihong Liu - Department of Biostatistics/Epidemiology

PAPERS/POSTERS PRESENTED:
“Interrogating Adequate Prenatal Care: Multiple Meanings, Perceptions, and Barriers” at SCASC (South Carolina Anthropology Student Conference), College of Charleston, SC - Spring 2008

“Healthcare for Two: The Struggle to Obtain Adequate Prenatal Care” at SFAA (Society for Applied Anthropology), Memphis, TN - Spring 2008

CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
SCASC (South Carolina Anthropology Student Conference), University of South Carolina-Columbia (Spring 2009)
AAA (American Anthropological Association), Washington D.C. (Fall 2007)
SCASC (South Carolina Anthropology Student Conference), Clemson, SC (Spring 2007)

AWARDS:
Graduate School Travel Award, University of South Carolina (Spring 2008)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
National Association for Student Anthropologists (NASA)
Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA)
Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Treasurer, Anthropology Graduate Organization for Research, Action, and Ethics (AGORAE) (2009-Present)
Co-organizer of the 2009 South Carolina Anthropology Student Conference (SCASC), Columbia, SC
Co-organizer of the 2008 South Carolina Anthropology Student Conference (SCASC), Charleston, SC
Co-organizer of CABLE, a bi-weekly cultural anthropology workshop series at the University of South Carolina (2008-2009)

EMAIL:
kollath@mailbox.sc.edu