Dr. Maria Ann Noland
A recent PhD graduate, I am eager to apply my training and experience to higher education in a research, teaching, or other student-centered capacity. My current research interests include disability studies, the cultures of the Caribbean and their diasporas, and medical anthropology.
I am passionate about science and believe in its unique role in furthering social good. As an anthropologist, I also seek to understand the experience of sense-making, how it influences individual motivation and thinking, and how it can be mobilized for ethical outcomes.
I live in New York City, my home since 2013. My hobbies include art appreciation, vinyasa yoga, zen philosophy, listening to the music of Etienne Charles, caring for my twin Siamese cats, and traveling and cooking with my forever partner, an Italian physician and researcher.
Education
Ph.D. Anthropology and Education, Columbia University, 2024
MPhil, Columbia University, 2022
M.A. French Studies, New York University, 2018
B.A. Anthropology, New York University, 2016, magna cum laude
Published works
"The Myth of Egalité: On the Perils of Inclusion for the Special School as Transformative Space." July 2024. Doctoral dissertation. https://doi.org/10.7916/f1p6-vx35. ISBN 9798383590850. (link)
"An Esthetic Theory of the Subversive Sublime of Ital Cuisine." Food, Culture & Society. January 2023. 26:1, 24-46. (link)