Carolyn Mason
Graduate Student - Cultural Anthropology (Medical)
2021 Cohort
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Heroy Hall 428B |
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Education
BA Anthropology, George Mason University
Bio
is a PhD candidate in the department's Cultural Anthropology program (Medical Anthropology track). Her research focuses on how Black Americans understand their own decision-making related to food, incorporating a place-based and health-informed perspective. As an undergraduate at George Mason University, she completed her first published research project, a podcast titled "." In 2021, she received the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition's Christine Wilson Undergraduate Award for this project. At SMU, she is the recipient of one of the university's competitive Mustang Fellowships.
Research Interests
Health • Food Studies • Black Americans • Space and Place • United States
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