education

Ph.D., Anthropology 2012
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Adviser: Walter E. Little   
Dissertation Title: Maya Cosmopolitans: Life at the Interface of Archaeology, Heritage, and
Tourism Development  
   

MA, Applied Anthropology 2008
California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Adviser: Ron Loewe    
Thesis Title: Gracias a los Gringos: Negotiating Tourism and Community
Development  
       

BA, Anthropology and Latin American Studies 2006
California State University, Chico, Chico, CA.
Adviser: William Loker   
Senior Thesis Title:  Asi es la Vida Aqui: Mayas, Marketing, and the
Arrival  of Tourism