Anthropology Scholars to Give
Presentations in Atlanta and Uganda
Atlanta presentation to discuss HIV/AIDS pandemic, Uganda's presentation will review chimpanzees' response to a novel environment.
June 14, 2006 :: No. 276
Cal State Fullerton Anthropology Department faculty members are traveling this month to Atlanta and Uganda to present their scholarly papers on topics ranging from HIV/AIDS to chimpanzees.
John Bock and Sara Johnson, associate and assistant professors of anthropology, respectively, will present a paper June 15-17 on “The Grandmother Hypothesis and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa” at the fifth annual meetings of the Association for Anthropology and Gerontology in Atlanta.
Johnson next will be joined in Entebbe, Uganda, June 25-30 by CSUF graduate Wendy Mills to present a paper on “Chimpanzees’ Response to a Novel Environment: Factors Affecting the Survival Rates of Chimpanzees in an Island Release Program in the Gambia” at the XXI Meetings of the International Primatological Society. Mills earned her master’s degree in anthropology last year.
Also presenting in Uganda will be CSUF alumnus Norm Rosen, anthropology lecturer, on “Primate Reintroduction: A Tool for Conservation.
| Media Contacts: |
John Bock, Anthropology, 657-278-5574 or jbock@fullerton.edu
Mimi Ko Cruz, Public Affairs, 657-278-7586 or mkocruz@fullerton.edu |
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