Preparing for the Unexpected During the Fall 2016 semester, I assisted the Hays County Emergency Preparedness Department in an internship that provided me hands on experience with tabletop exercises, POD simulation, and other aspects the department uses to assist the community in the case of a disaster. With classes in both Anthropology and Sociology under my… Continue Reading Chelsea Trujillo, Hays County Emergency Preparedness Department
Tag: Fall 2016
Caroline McCallum, Indigenous Cultures Institute
The Importance of Religion and Repatriation INTRODUCTION I conducted an internship with the Indigenous Cultures Institute during the Fall 2016 semester, working as their Repatriation Project Intern. On September 6th, 2016, the Miakan – Garza band was approved for reburial grounds in the City of San Marcos. This was a historic success because the City… Continue Reading Caroline McCallum, Indigenous Cultures Institute
Kari Helgeson, Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State
Operation Identification After walking transects through the brush and scanning the ground for any trace of human remains, we observed a large cactus surrounding a single femur. With the heat blazing down and sweat soaking our shirts, we began to hack at the massive cactus in hopes of finding more remains of the individual. The… Continue Reading Kari Helgeson, Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State
Amber Cabading, Texas Historical Commission
Internship Report of the Marine Archaeology Department at the Texas Historical Commission Texas Historical Commission & The Texas Navy Association My research began when my internship supervisor, State Marine Archaeologist Amy Borgens, attended a lunch meeting with a member of the Texas Navy Association, who posed a question on the origins of an eighteen pounder… Continue Reading Amber Cabading, Texas Historical Commission
Nelly Hernandez, UT MD Anderson Cancer Research Center
Reaching Latino Families to increase Physical Activity and Healthy Eating During the fall semester of 2016, I was part of the internship program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I worked on a research project known as “Tu Salud Si Cuenta (TSSC),” which means “Your Health Matters.” This outreach program… Continue Reading Nelly Hernandez, UT MD Anderson Cancer Research Center