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