People
Melissa Sedlacik
PhD Student
Contact
Email: mtsedlacik@usf.edu
Education
- M.A., Anthropology, Monmouth University
- B.A., Anthropology, Minor History, Monmouth University
Advisor
teaching
ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology; ANT 4401 Exploring Cross-Cultural Diversity
Research interests
Anthropology of Disaster, Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness, Local and Residential Engagement Within Post-Disaster (Re)Development, Risk Assessment, Social Network Analysis, Oral History, Collaborative Ethnography, Intersectionality of Disaster Reconstruction and Tourism Development, Gender Stratification Within Disaster Recovery, Humanitarian Assistance, Disasters and the Media, and Disaster Policy.
Publications
- Sedlacik, Melissa. Review Desire and Disaster in New Orleans: Tourism, Race, and Historical Memory by Lynnell L. Thomas. Oral History Review. 43 (2): 480-483.
- Sedlacik, Melissa. “Social Media and Heritage Preservation.” Present Pasts 6(1):60.