Article discussing an essay by the author titled "Dharmic Ecology: Perspectives from the Swadhyaya Practitioners," discussing the Swadhyayis and their Vrksamandiras, or tree-temples, and dharmic ecology.

Article on dharmic ecology and perspectives from the Swadhyaya practitioners.

This article proposes the concept of "perverse adaptation", where one actor or institution's adaptation to climate change in fact produces aftershocks and secondary impacts upon other groups. Drawing on ethnographic and sociolinguistic research in northern Arizona regarding artificial snowmaking at a ski resort on a sacred mountain, the author elucidates resort supporters' and others' attempts to frame snowmaking as a sustainable adaptation to drought (and, implicitly, climate change) while counterpoising these framings with narratives from local activists as well as Diné (Navajo) individuals.

This article demonstrates instances in which sacred site law was construed so narrowly as to a priori preclude indigenous ways of knowing, particularly in regards to the nature of land, use of sacred objects, and pollution.

Article presents a study conducted at Gold Coast University Hospital that aimed to define and improve relational aspects of trauma care and facilitate co-creation of targeted interventions designed to improve team relationships and performance.

This paper discusses research on education for Latinos in the United States and the need for exposure, resources, and cultural understanding.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on an understanding of contemporary professional culture.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing two zooarchaeological case studies from the Northern Rio Grande region of New Mexico.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the philosophical connotations of words.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on English as a second language in a global study.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on images of the American Indian in Hollywood films.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing concerns of social justice in the education of minority language students within rural communities.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on making space for inclusion and a case study about a Latina anthropologist.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing educational trajectories of Latino/a students.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the law and ethics of the Kennewick man controversy.

Presentation for the 2006 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing educating Latinos in the United States and the need for exposure, resources, and cultural understanding.

Paper discussing the geography of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Harris County, Texas and the factors associated with areas of high prevalence.

This paper offers a discussion on research on the validity of a guest worker program in the United States.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing a comparative research study of children and their attitudes towards violence.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing facilitators and inhibitors to self-maintenance for type II diabetics.

Presentation for the 2005 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This presentation discusses research on the hybrid Arab and Hispanic culture in the United States, understanding the customs and traditions of the two separate cultures respectively, and how the two cultures blend together socially, culturally, and linguistically.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on facilitators and inhibitors to self-maintenance for type II diabetics.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on religion in a global society and true tolerance.

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the geography Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Harris County, Texas from 1999-2003.