Dawn Neill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Department of Social Sciences
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Teaching
In teaching, as with research, I try to convey a broad interdisciplinary perspective. I have found that contextualizing anthropology and health in terms of ecology and evolution facilitates greater learning of the specific issue at hand and also provides students a framework with which to approach learning in general. This methodology fosters critical thinking skills and the application of a holistic framework that advances students' abilities to understand multiple perspectives and to succeed in a rapidly changing, global environment.
Courses Taught
ANT 201 Cultural Anthropology
ANT 250 Biological Anthropology
ANT 401 Culture and Health
ANT XXX Nutritional Anthropology
Weighing Ginger
NE India December 2002
Indo-Fijian Farmer
Lambasa, Fiji
September 2003