Angela Bratton
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy
The Graduate School
Education
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Ph.D., Anthropology
Indiana University Bloomington, 2004
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MA, Anthropology
Indiana University Bloomington, 2000
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BA, Anthropology
University of Louisville, 1997
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BA, Psychology, General
University of Louisville, 1997
Certifications
Awards & Honors
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High Five My Faculty Award
CURS, 2021
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Professor in Practice
Men's Basketball, 2019
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3 awards for demonstrating the university values of Collegiality, Compassion and Leadership
Half-Way There Celebration, 2018
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Faculty Advisor Award for work with the Anthropology Student Union
GRU Office of Student Life and Engagement, 2014
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Junior Faculty Award for Internationalization of Campus
Georgia Consortium for International Studies, 2010
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ANTH 3817
African Cultural Issues
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ANTH 2011
Cultural Anthropology
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HONR 3900H
Honors: Breaking Boundaries
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ANTH 3001
Methods in Cultural Anthro
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ANTH 4541
Food and Culture
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ANTH 1102
Introductory Anthropology
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ANTH 6950
Selected Topics: Medical Anthropology
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ANTH 4960
Internship
Teaching Interests
Intro to Anthropology, Cultural Anthropological Methods, History of Cultural Anthropology, Gender, Sexuality, Africa, Identity, Ritual, Anthropology of Education/Childhood, Folklore, Travel (migration, refugees, tourism, etc.), Food, Study Abroad, Service Learning, Medical Anth and Reproduction
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- A Pilot RCT Evaluating Essential Oils for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Early Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Nutrition Beliefs and Behaviors in an Urban Cluster in the Southeastern United States, 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- An Anthropological Study of Factors Affecting the Construction of Sexuality in Ghana: Teenage Pregnancy, School Education, and Virgins’ Clubs, 2010
Book, Scholarly-New
- “View From Table Top Mountain’s Top” , 2008
Research Interests
gender, sexuality, reproduction, education, socialization, identity/representation, adolescence, Africa, and feminist ethnography, food, folklore
Department Service
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Frazier Scholarship
2022 - Present
Role: Other
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Moderator for Dept. FB Page
2008 - Present
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Anthropology Student Union
2006 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
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New Faculty Mentor
2023 - 2024
Role: Faculty Mentor
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Major Fest
2024
Role: Other
College Service
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Pamplin Faculty Council
2022 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Global Perspectives Certificate Committee
2015 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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New Faculty Mentor CSSR
2023 - 2024
Role: Faculty Mentor
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College Task Force Strategic Plan
2017 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin College Faculty Council
2016 - 2019
University Service
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Student Success Committee
2023 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Qualitative Research Lab
2022 - Present
Role: Other
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Bioethics Oversight Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
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University System Africa Council representative
2006 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Women’s & Gender Studies Program
2005 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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Reviewed NSF Grant
2012 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Reviewer multiple book manuscripts
2010 - Present
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Anthropology Day
- 2024
Role: Program Organizer
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AAA Anthropology Day Ambassador
2023 - 2024
Role: Other
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Anthropology Day
- 2023
Role: Program Organizer
Public Service
