Toni Copeland
Biographic Data
| ID | 106255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toni Copeland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toni |
| FAMILY NAME | Copeland |
| SIGNATURE | COPELAND T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mississippi State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1257-738X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Pandemic Pivot: Change and Adaptability during Quarantines, Social Distancing, and Anthropology in the Virtual Classroom
As COVID-19 swept across the United States in March 2020, it crippled the economy and exposed social vulnerabilities. With the closure of residential campuses and the pivot to remote learning, university administrators and faculty feared negative repercussions for both budgets and student success. In this article, we document the impact of the pandemic through a discussion of how two anthropology courses, at two very different universities, were …
Teaching and Learning Through Class Projects: Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Schoolchildren
Participation in research prepares students for conducting future projects, academic, and professional success. Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community engagement. This article presents an example of a class project that combined service learning and research to increase knowledge of and familiarity with fruits and vegetables through hands-on food identification. The aim was to encourage kindergarten students to …
It's Not Just Academic: The Importance of Program Development in Applied Anthropology Education
In this article we consider applied anthropology as it exists at the program level. While individual faculty can promote applied training, sustainability in applied education is only possible when entire faculties-and the college and university administrations that provide the necessary financial, structural, and social support-are committed to this approach. While many options for program development exist, we argue that being aware of what othe…
All's Well That Ends Well: How Alabama Farmers Marketers "Last Stand" Against Modernity Was Finally Resolved
Farmers markets are inextricably tied to local politics, culture, and individual feelings and behaviors about food and community. Just as the farmers market can be a site for community integration and bonding, it can also be a site of contention-especially when long-standing traditions are threatened. When city planners in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, decided to relocate the modest but long-established farmers market to a new indoor facility along the re…
To Keep this Disease from Killing You: Cultural Competence, Consonance, and Health among HIV-positive Women in Kenya
The HIV/AIDS crisis continues in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 70% of infections are found. Despite recent efforts to supply antiretroviral therapy to those infected, most are not receiving medication and are forced to rely on self-management to remain healthy. In Kenya, many of those infected are women living in extreme poverty. This article presents the findings of research among poor women in Nairobi that examined the relationship between k…
Self-managing HIV/Aids: Cultural competence and health among women in Nairobi, Kenya
Despite recent efforts to supply antiretroviral therapy, many in Africa are not receiving medication, instead relying on self-management in their attempts to remain healthy. In Kenya, the majority of those infected are women who are below the extreme poverty level. Building on research demonstrating a link between knowledge of HIV/AIDS management and the length of time HIV-positive women have lived in Nairobi, this article uses a cognitive anthro…
First H. Russell Bernard Graduate Student Paper Prize
Creating a better tomorrow: Teaching applied cultural anthropological research by reimagining service learning and community engagement
Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community service. This article presents a project grounded in this concept that developed in a graduate-level Applied Cultural Anthropology class to provide students the opportunity to learn by applying textbook information and anthropological methods to real world issues. Anthropology students researched elementary school children's concept of the future of their community. This ar…
Teaching the research process through student engagement: Cultural consensus analysis of HIV/Aids
Participation in research prepares students for planning and conducting future projects, as well as academic and professional success. This article presents results of a student-involved research project exploring a cultural model of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment among college students as an example of teaching anthropological methods through faculty-directed research. This research provides information on how an "at-risk" population understa…
Involve me and I learn: Teaching and applying anthropology
The role of anthropology to inform and shape public discourse has never been more necessary. Yet, the discipline struggles, at times, to remain relevant and accessible to students. It is increasingly important to provide students with skills that are useful outside academia. The ability to make the anthropological research process accessible is a critical determinate of the future of our discipline. This introduction situates the articles of this…
Poverty, Nutrition, and a Cultural Model of Managing Hiv/Aids Among Women in Nairobi, Kenya
Cognitive anthropological methods are used to explore a shared cultural model of self-managing HIV/AIDS among poor HIV-positive women who are not receiving biomedical treatment in Nairobi, Kenya. This model includes basic needs and eating a balanced diet to maintain health. Women know the importance of a balanced diet and rate this as the most important for staying healthy. Their competence in the model is compared to length of time they have liv…
Is Meat Flavor a Factor in Hunters' Prey Choice Decisions
Involve me and I learn: Teaching and applying anthropology
The role of anthropology to inform and shape public discourse has never been more necessary. Yet, the discipline struggles, at times, to remain relevant and accessible to students. It is increasingly important to provide students with skills that are useful outside academia. The ability to make the anthropological research process accessible is a critical determinate of the future of our discipline. This introduction situates the articles of this…
Creating a better tomorrow: Teaching applied cultural anthropological research by reimagining service learning and community engagement
Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community service. This article presents a project grounded in this concept that developed in a graduate-level Applied Cultural Anthropology class to provide students the opportunity to learn by applying textbook information and anthropological methods to real world issues. Anthropology students researched elementary school children's concept of the future of their community. This ar…
Teaching the research process through student engagement: Cultural consensus analysis of HIV/Aids
Participation in research prepares students for planning and conducting future projects, as well as academic and professional success. This article presents results of a student-involved research project exploring a cultural model of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment among college students as an example of teaching anthropological methods through faculty-directed research. This research provides information on how an "at-risk" population understa…
Is Meat Flavor a Factor in Hunters' Prey Choice Decisions
Poverty, Nutrition, and a Cultural Model of Managing Hiv/Aids Among Women in Nairobi, Kenya
Cognitive anthropological methods are used to explore a shared cultural model of self-managing HIV/AIDS among poor HIV-positive women who are not receiving biomedical treatment in Nairobi, Kenya. This model includes basic needs and eating a balanced diet to maintain health. Women know the importance of a balanced diet and rate this as the most important for staying healthy. Their competence in the model is compared to length of time they have liv…
It's Not Just Academic: The Importance of Program Development in Applied Anthropology Education
In this article we consider applied anthropology as it exists at the program level. While individual faculty can promote applied training, sustainability in applied education is only possible when entire faculties-and the college and university administrations that provide the necessary financial, structural, and social support-are committed to this approach. While many options for program development exist, we argue that being aware of what othe…
Teaching and Learning Through Class Projects: Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Schoolchildren
Participation in research prepares students for conducting future projects, academic, and professional success. Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community engagement. This article presents an example of a class project that combined service learning and research to increase knowledge of and familiarity with fruits and vegetables through hands-on food identification. The aim was to encourage kindergarten students to …
To Keep this Disease from Killing You: Cultural Competence, Consonance, and Health among HIV-positive Women in Kenya
The HIV/AIDS crisis continues in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 70% of infections are found. Despite recent efforts to supply antiretroviral therapy to those infected, most are not receiving medication and are forced to rely on self-management to remain healthy. In Kenya, many of those infected are women living in extreme poverty. This article presents the findings of research among poor women in Nairobi that examined the relationship between k…
All's Well That Ends Well: How Alabama Farmers Marketers "Last Stand" Against Modernity Was Finally Resolved
Farmers markets are inextricably tied to local politics, culture, and individual feelings and behaviors about food and community. Just as the farmers market can be a site for community integration and bonding, it can also be a site of contention-especially when long-standing traditions are threatened. When city planners in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, decided to relocate the modest but long-established farmers market to a new indoor facility along the re…
Self-managing HIV/Aids: Cultural competence and health among women in Nairobi, Kenya
Despite recent efforts to supply antiretroviral therapy, many in Africa are not receiving medication, instead relying on self-management in their attempts to remain healthy. In Kenya, the majority of those infected are women who are below the extreme poverty level. Building on research demonstrating a link between knowledge of HIV/AIDS management and the length of time HIV-positive women have lived in Nairobi, this article uses a cognitive anthro…
Is Meat Flavor a Factor in Hunters' Prey Choice Decisions
Poverty, Nutrition, and a Cultural Model of Managing Hiv/Aids Among Women in Nairobi, Kenya
Cognitive anthropological methods are used to explore a shared cultural model of self-managing HIV/AIDS among poor HIV-positive women who are not receiving biomedical treatment in Nairobi, Kenya. This model includes basic needs and eating a balanced diet to maintain health. Women know the importance of a balanced diet and rate this as the most important for staying healthy. Their competence in the model is compared to length of time they have liv…
Creating a better tomorrow: Teaching applied cultural anthropological research by reimagining service learning and community engagement
Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community service. This article presents a project grounded in this concept that developed in a graduate-level Applied Cultural Anthropology class to provide students the opportunity to learn by applying textbook information and anthropological methods to real world issues. Anthropology students researched elementary school children's concept of the future of their community. This ar…
Teaching the research process through student engagement: Cultural consensus analysis of HIV/Aids
Participation in research prepares students for planning and conducting future projects, as well as academic and professional success. This article presents results of a student-involved research project exploring a cultural model of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment among college students as an example of teaching anthropological methods through faculty-directed research. This research provides information on how an "at-risk" population understa…
Involve me and I learn: Teaching and applying anthropology
The role of anthropology to inform and shape public discourse has never been more necessary. Yet, the discipline struggles, at times, to remain relevant and accessible to students. It is increasingly important to provide students with skills that are useful outside academia. The ability to make the anthropological research process accessible is a critical determinate of the future of our discipline. This introduction situates the articles of this…
First H. Russell Bernard Graduate Student Paper Prize
To Keep this Disease from Killing You: Cultural Competence, Consonance, and Health among HIV-positive Women in Kenya
The HIV/AIDS crisis continues in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 70% of infections are found. Despite recent efforts to supply antiretroviral therapy to those infected, most are not receiving medication and are forced to rely on self-management to remain healthy. In Kenya, many of those infected are women living in extreme poverty. This article presents the findings of research among poor women in Nairobi that examined the relationship between k…
Self-managing HIV/Aids: Cultural competence and health among women in Nairobi, Kenya
Despite recent efforts to supply antiretroviral therapy, many in Africa are not receiving medication, instead relying on self-management in their attempts to remain healthy. In Kenya, the majority of those infected are women who are below the extreme poverty level. Building on research demonstrating a link between knowledge of HIV/AIDS management and the length of time HIV-positive women have lived in Nairobi, this article uses a cognitive anthro…
All's Well That Ends Well: How Alabama Farmers Marketers "Last Stand" Against Modernity Was Finally Resolved
Farmers markets are inextricably tied to local politics, culture, and individual feelings and behaviors about food and community. Just as the farmers market can be a site for community integration and bonding, it can also be a site of contention-especially when long-standing traditions are threatened. When city planners in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, decided to relocate the modest but long-established farmers market to a new indoor facility along the re…
The Pandemic Pivot: Change and Adaptability during Quarantines, Social Distancing, and Anthropology in the Virtual Classroom
As COVID-19 swept across the United States in March 2020, it crippled the economy and exposed social vulnerabilities. With the closure of residential campuses and the pivot to remote learning, university administrators and faculty feared negative repercussions for both budgets and student success. In this article, we document the impact of the pandemic through a discussion of how two anthropology courses, at two very different universities, were …
Teaching and Learning Through Class Projects: Improving Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Schoolchildren
Participation in research prepares students for conducting future projects, academic, and professional success. Service learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community engagement. This article presents an example of a class project that combined service learning and research to increase knowledge of and familiarity with fruits and vegetables through hands-on food identification. The aim was to encourage kindergarten students to …
It's Not Just Academic: The Importance of Program Development in Applied Anthropology Education
In this article we consider applied anthropology as it exists at the program level. While individual faculty can promote applied training, sustainability in applied education is only possible when entire faculties-and the college and university administrations that provide the necessary financial, structural, and social support-are committed to this approach. While many options for program development exist, we argue that being aware of what othe…
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Service-Learning and Community Engagement (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences (3 works)