Susan Monge
Graduate Student
Anthropology
Contact
Building & Room:
BSB 3148B
Address:
1007 W. Harrison Street
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About
My research interests include zooarchaeology and human-environment relations in PreColumbian Lower Central America. For my Master’s thesis, I investigated the roles animals played in a Costa Rican costal archaeological site with support from the Institute for Social Science Investigations of the University of Costa Rica. I also taught an introductory zooarchaeology course and subsistence strategies course when I worked as a professor at the University of Costa Rica.
I participated as project manager on several environmental conservation projects with the surrounding communities of the Ribera wetlands in Costa Rica. I focused on environmental education at local schools and recreation centers, while carrying out tours and reforestation efforts with the local communities. Furthermore, I received the National Gold Cube award from the Costa Rican Architects Association for my participation in a community service project investigating the relationship between Linda Vista at-risk populations and their environment. This project culminated with the construction of an environmentally friendly bamboo playground based on workshops and interviews with the residents.
Selected Grants
Institute of Social Science Investigation, Investigation Scholarship, Principal Investigator
Selected Publications
Monge, S. (2015, March). Humeda La Ribera: Riquezas y dilemas. El Guacho: Periódico oficial del Comité Cantonal de la Persona Joven de Belén, pg. 11
Service to Community
2017-2018, Volunteer, The Field Museum of Natural History
2013-2014, Vice-President of local Youth Committee, Belén, Costa Rica
2011, Volunteer, Summer Program at Lubbock Lake Landmark
2010-2016, District Councilwoman, Belén Municipal Government, Costa Rica
Notable Honors
2019, Joshua J. Terry Graduate Award in Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Anthropology
2019, Provost's Graduate Internship Award, University of Illinois at Chicago
2011, National Gold Cube Award, Costa Rican Architects Association
2004, Award for Academic Achievement, National Honor Roll
Education
Masters degree in Anthropology, University of Costa Rica, 2014
Bachelors degree in Anthropology, University of Costa Rica, 2010
Selected Presentations
2013, Panelist, VIII New Voices in Social Sciences Encounter, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
2013, Participant, IV Central American Congress of Cultural Studies, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Research Currently in Progress
Research Assistant, Elemental Analysis Facility, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Fall 2019. Supervisor: Dr. Laure Dussubieux
Internship, Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archaeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Lab. Supervisors: Dr. Ashley Sharpe and Dr. Richard Cooke