Angela Bratton
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy
College of Nursing
Department of Biobehavioral Nursing
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Education
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Ph.D., AnthropologyIndiana University Bloomington, 2004
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MA, AnthropologyIndiana University Bloomington, 2000
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BA, AnthropologyUniversity of Louisville, 1997
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BA, Psychology, GeneralUniversity of Louisville, 1997
Certifications
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CITI Training for IRB2024
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CITI Training for IRB2019
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CITI Training for IRB2013
Awards & Honors
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High Five My Faculty AwardCURS, 2021
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Professor in PracticeMen's Basketball, 2019
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3 awards for demonstrating the university values of Collegiality, Compassion and LeadershipHalf-Way There Celebration, 2018
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Faculty Advisor Award for work with the Anthropology Student UnionGRU Office of Student Life and Engagement, 2014
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Junior Faculty Award for Internationalization of CampusGeorgia Consortium for International Studies, 2010
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ANTH 2011
Cultural Anthropology
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HONR 3900H
Honors: Breaking Boundaries
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ANTH 2011H
Honors: Cultural Anthropology
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ANTH 3870
Ident:Ethnicity,Gender,Class
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WGST 3870
Identity:Ethnicity,Gender & Cl
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ANTH 4217
Travelers, Migrants & Refugees
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ANTH 1102
Introductory Anthropology
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ANTH 3535
Medical Anthropology
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 Scholarship2022 - Present
Role:Other
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Moderator for Dept. FB Page2008 - Present
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Anthropology Student Union2006 - Present
Role:Faculty Advisor
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New Faculty Mentor2023 - 2024
Role:Faculty Mentor
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Lecturer Biological Anthropologist Search Committee2024 - 2024
Role:Committee Member
College Service
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Pamplin Faculty Council2022 - Present
Role:Committee Member
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New Faculty Mentor CSSR2023 - 2025
Role:Faculty Mentor
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College Task Force Strategic Plan2017 - 2019
Role:Committee Member
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Pamplin College Faculty Council2016 - 2019
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T&P committees for Sociology, CJ, and Social Work2016 - 2016
Role:Committee Member
University Service
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Student Success Committee2023 - Present
Role:Committee Member
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Qualitative Research Lab2022 - Present
Role:Other
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University System Africa Council representative2006 - Present
Role:Committee Member
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Women’s & Gender Studies Program2005 - Present
Role:Committee Member
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Bioethics Oversight Committee2021 - 2025
Role:Faculty Advisor
Professional Service
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Reviewed NSF Grant2012 - Present
Role:Reviewer
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Reviewer multiple book manuscripts2010 - Present
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Anthropology Day- 2024
Role:Program Organizer
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AAA Anthropology Day Ambassador2023 - 2024
Role:Other
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Anthropology Day- 2023
Role:Program Organizer
Public Service
