Maryann R. Cairns

Research Interests

• Environmental Anthropology
• Environmental Health
• Water, Sanitation, and Wastewater Treatment
• Infrastructure Studies
• Political Ecology
• Risk Assessment
• Interdisciplinary Research (Biology, Engineering)
• Human-centered Design
• Human Rights
• Mixed Methods
• Citizen Science and Open Source Data Collection
• Latin America & the Caribbean
• Eastern Europe
• United States

Courses Taught

ANTH 2301 - Introductory Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3319 - Human Ecology
ANTH 3345 - Introduction to Ethnographic Methods
ANTH 4348 - Toxic Topics: Anthropology, Environment, and Health
ANTH 4350 - Special Topics in Anthropology: Build It, Hack It, Fix It
ANTH 4350 - Special Topics in Anthropology: Toxic Topics
ANTH 6332 - Special Problems in Anthropology: Toxic Topics
ANTH 6332 - Special Problems in Anthropology: Build It, Hack It, Fix It
ANTH 6348 - Toxic Topics: Anthropology, Environment, and Health
ANTH 7333 - Advanced Research Methods