internships completed by anthropology graduate students
In the spring semester of 2011, I fulfilled an emergency services internship with the American Red Cross of Central Texas chapter in Austin. An emergency services intern works with American Red Cross staff and volunteers to prepare for and provide emergency relief to clients in the greater Central Texas area. This internship provided me with… Continue Reading Joanna Suckling, American Red Cross of Central Texas
As part of my Master’s coursework, I conducted an internship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research (Keeling Center) during the Spring 2011 semester. The Keeling Center provides an amazing opportunity for biological anthropologists with a focus in primatology. For primatologists who have an… Continue Reading Laura Graves, Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research
This summer I interned at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C. The museum, originally called the Army Medical Museum, was founded “to study and improve medical conditions during the American Civil War.” The museum’s collection includes archival materials, anatomical and pathological specimens, medical instruments and artifacts,… Continue Reading Thomas Stott, National Museum of Health and Medicine-Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Primate work is notoriously difficult to come by so, by doing an internship I hoped to gain experience and references to ease my entrance into the field. Because of my interests in cognition, which relies heavily on behavioral research, my main goal was to familiarize myself with the methods used in primate behavioral research. While… Continue Reading Nina Shanley, UT Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research
I interned during the summer and part of the fall of 2008 with Lorena M. Havill, Ph.D., in the Department of Genetics at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Today, the Institute is considered to be one of the leading independent biomedical research institutions in the United States and the world. Dr.… Continue Reading Betsy Richards, Texas Biomedical Research Institute