Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative

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  • Hi from Dani, a New CHI Fellow

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    My name is Dani M. Willcutt. I am a second year Ph.D. student in the History Department, and I am very happy to be a CHI Fellow for the 2019-2020 year. Broadly speaking, I study food and culture. I received my Master’s in Gastronomy from Boston University where I also received a master’s certificate in…

  • Kyeesha Wilcox | New CHI Fellow 2019-2020

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    My name is Kyeesha, and I am a second year master’s student in the Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. My research focuses on the racial, socioeconomic and environmental factors related to diabetes in urban areas at the census tract level. Using quantitative methods and GIS [a geographic information system],…

  • Jeff Painter- New CHI Fellow

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    Hi! My name is Jeff Painter and I am a 6th year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University. I am a new CHI fellow this year, and am excited to learn all about digital approaches to cultural heritage and develop new skills. Outside of CHI, I am an archaeologist whose…

  • Autumn Painter – Returning CHI Fellow

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    Hello again! My name is Autumn (Beyer) Painter and I am a fifth year Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology. This is my third year participating as a CHI fellow; I was a fellow from 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. I am also the current Campus Archaeologist for Michigan State University. My dissertation research focuses on…

  • Brian Geyer: Let’s Do This for a Fourth Time

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    Hello everyone! My name is Brian Geyer and I am an 8th year anthropology graduate student here at Michigan State University. I first unofficially participated in the Cultural Heritage Informatics Fellowship in 2013-14, and was previously a fellow in 2014-15 and in 2017-18. My dissertation research is still titled Intersectional Identity Among Kenya’s Technology Industry…

  • Daniel Fandino and CHI Part III: Days of Futures Past

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    Greetings once again fellow traveler on the great ocean of knowledge that is the internet! I am Daniel Fandino, a third year PhD student with the History Department at Michigan State University. Coincidentally, this is also my third adventure with the CHI Fellowship, as my affiliation with the fellowship coincided with my start with MSU.…

  • Sandy Burnley–New CHI fellow

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    Hi everyone. My name is Sandy Burnley. Sorry for the “late” post. Technology easily confuses me so this should be a fun semester. As for things with which I am a little more familiar: I am a fifth year doctoral candidate in the English Department with a certificate in Animal Studies. Broadly speaking, my research…

  • James Blackwell

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    I am a 6th year doctoral candidate in African History at MSU. My dissertation narrates the experiences of Igbo labor migration between Southeastern Nigeria and British Southern Cameroon, 1900-1975. I explore the impact that labor migration had on the laborers, their families, the wider region and its generational impact. I am participating in Chi to…

  • Ramya, returning CHI fellow

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    Hi! I am Ramya, a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of History. I am a returning fellow, and I am very much looking forward to getting to know new fellows and learn from them as I work on a new project. One of my biggest takeaways from my first time at CHI was the…

  • Ryan Carty, Returning CHI Fellow

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    I am a third year graduate student in the history department where I focus on African history. I am currently pursuing research on animal skins and leatherwork in twentieth-century West Africa. Most of my research is focused in Ghana, though I have taken brief research trips to Burkina Faso and Togo. I am participating in…