Here is my C.V. and links to more info on LinkedIn, Academia.edu, and my student page on the USC Anthropology website.
I am a cultural anthropologist currently completing my PhD at the University of South Carolina at Columbia. I have been a drummer and percussionist for over thirty years, progressing from elementary school orchestra to high school symphonic and marching bands to several touring metal and rock bands. After a too many years playing dive bars and working in greasy kitchens, it was time to exercise my intellect and pursue higher education.
My passion for music and curiosity of other cultures led me to cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology. I completed my bachelor’s degree at Western Carolina University in 2006 and my M.A. in cultural anthropology at USC in 2008. I am now a doctoral candidate, looking forward to a career teaching and continuing my research into music and religion. I am also an adjunct instructor at both USC and Midlands Technical College, teaching courses in introductory cultural anthropology and various upper-level anthropology courses.
I currently reside in Columbia, where I live with my wife and our two children. We also have a couple of fish and a couple of hermit crabs, but they don’t figure into the picture much.
Below are the results of an exhaustive and rigid scientific test I once took to determine my personality profile:
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