interns applying a holistic combination of research techniques, such as ethnography, in order to understand patterns in a culture group’s beliefs and practices
This report details my three month internship at the National Park Service working with the Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program. Through the Student Conservation Association, I accepted the position as Volunteer Coordinator Assistant as an AmeriCorps intern. The internship position was created in order to help with the “administration, growth, development, and promotion of the park’s struggling… Continue Reading Kelsey Brandt, National Parks Service
As a graduate student conducting research on immigration activism, I wanted to understand the political discourse, or debate, on immigration in relation with the academic literature. So for the spring 2015 semester, I decided to intern for the Texas House legislature for Representative Joe Farias. Representative Joe Farias is a Democratic house member who represents… Continue Reading Lilia Loera, Texas State Legislature
I conducted an internship with the Director of Institutional Research at Texas State University during the 2013-2014 academic year. The Office of Institutional Research primarily functions to provide collected institutional data, such as enrollment history, to University administration and government officials. I specifically worked with the OIR director on a project he was co-chairing called… Continue Reading Marilee Ratliff, Office of Institutional Research
For the past seven months, I have worked for a market research firm and (with the assistance of Dr. Hadder) was also able to use this time as an internship through my graduate program in the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University. Prior to this, I was knowledgeable that market research firms hired anthropologists… Continue Reading Winter Calaway, SmartRevenue Inc.
I conducted an internship with Hospice Austin in the Bereavement Services Department in the summer of 2013. I am currently a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology, and am writing my thesis on end-of-life care, decisions regarding hospice care, and what effects these decisions may have on family dynamics. My internship thus served two… Continue Reading Michael Anstice, Hospice Austin