Ethnography Lab at Florida Atlantic (ELFA)
Founded in 2024, the Ethnography Lab at Florida Atlantic's (ELFA) mission is to support a creative collaborative of qualitative and mixed methods social scientists. ELFA is dedicated to facilitating strong ethnographic work in the areas of sustained climate disruption, zoonoses and human-environment interactions, and political ecologies of community life in South Florida and beyond.Ìý
About
The goals of our lab are to:
- Establish collaborations among faculty, students, and research associates at Â鶹ŮÀÉ and beyond our campus.
Train, supervise, and mentor student researchers at the doctorate, master's, and undergraduate levels in ethnographic methods. Ìý - Support faculty and visiting researchers working with qualitative or mixed methods research design, implementation, and analysis.
- Develop and submit funding proposals, conference panel abstracts, and manuscripts for publication in collaboration with ELFA researchers.
- Plan and host public lectures and events, as well as in-lab workshops and writing sessions.Ìý
People
Adriana Garriga-López, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | CSP Committee
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Anthropology
Boca Raton Campus | SO 178
Research Opportunities
The Ethnography Lab at Florida Atlantic (ELFA) is always looking for students interested in studying people, culture, and everyday experiences.
Contact elfa@fau.edu for more information.Ìý
Sample Email:Ìý
Dear Ethnography Lab,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is [Your Full Name], and I am a [Your Year, e.g., second-year] undergraduate student majoring in [Your Major] at [Your University]. I am reaching out to express my interest in learning more about potential research opportunities within the ethnography lab.
I am particularly interested in [briefly mention relevant research interests, if known], and I would love the opportunity to contribute and learn more through hands-on experience.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
[Your Full Name]
[Your Email Address]
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