THE HONORS COLLEGE AMAZON PROGRAM |
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PROFESSORS |
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James
R. Riach, Ph.D. |
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Dr. Riach's research and teaching interests include the interconnections between ecosystem health and human well-being, with a focus on the Amazon and South Florida regions. Curious about the varied traditional beliefs different cultures have regarding the nature of the universe and human's role in it, he does not restrict himself to just one interpretation of reality or to just one disciplinary approach to studying it. His work combines multiple theories and methodologies from anthropology, ecology, and geography. He has worked on health and environmental projects among indigenous rainforest cultures including the Cayapas and the Siona-Secoya of Ecuador and the Aguaruna and Yagua of Peru. As a member of Project Amazonas, Inc., he has helped develop integrated strategies to address health, conservation, and development needs in the Peruvian Amazon. |
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Devon
L. Graham, PhD. |
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Graham is also President of Project Amazonas, Inc., a Peruvian-American
non-profit organization that focuses on humanitarian, educational, research
and conservation work in the Peruvian Amazon, and which operates the Amazon
rainforest field stations that will be used during the field portion of
the Amazon Program. Dr. Graham's background is in tropical ecology with
particular interests in botany, ornithology and fisheries, and he has
been working in the Peruvian Amazon since 1994. In addition to his biological
interests, Dr. Graham has been working with the Peruvian Ministry of Health
and with the University of Mississippi School of Medicine to develop boat-based
clinic visits to remote Amazon communities which otherwise do not have
access to modern health care. At the same time, he is working with local
communities in the Amazon to preserve the traditional health care knowledge
of indigenous peoples.
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