Associate Professor and
Director of Graduate Studies
Anthropology
Contact
| Office: | Heroy Hall 402 |
| Phone: | 214-768-2927 |
| Email: | mcairns@smu.edu |
| Professional website: | https://blog.smu.edu/cairnslab/ |
Educational Background
Ph.D. 2014 University of South Florida
About
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