Dr. Miriam Chaiken
Ph.D., University of California - Santa Barbara, 1983; Department Head
Dr. Chaiken is an applied anthropologist who has conducted research in East Africa and Southeast Asia on a variety of issues in economic development.
E-mail: mchaiken@nmsu.edu
Current Interests
She has worked with various international and United Nations organizations to help design programs for Third World health care and education. Her research interests include the changing status of women in developing countries, participatory development, resettlement, and rural health and nutrition. She teaches the Anthropology of Women, Applied Anthropology, and Research Methods.
Main research interests are colonialism, medical anthropology, applied anthropology, and rural development. Research and consulting experience in Philippines, Kenya, and Indonesia. Current research focuses on contemporary nutritional patterns and food security.