Sociology & Anthropology
Heather McIlvaine-Newsad
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2000
Professor of Anthropology
Contact Info
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Office: Morgan Hall 408
Phone: (309) 298-1264
E-mail: H-Mcilvaine-newsad@wiu.edu
Homepage: http://www.drmcilvaine.com
Cannabis and Culture Minor
Courses
- ANTH 110 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 249 Native North American Cultures
- ANTH 305 Applied Anthropological Methods
- ANTH/WS 315 Gender & Anthropology
- ANTH/WS 395 Gender, Race & the Environment
- ANTH 420 Cultural Feast: The Anthropology of Food
- ANTH 425 Culture and Catastrophe: The Anthropology of Disaster
Study Abroad
Dr. McIlvaine-Newsad also leads short-term study abroad courses to Germany, India and Puerto Rico. Learn More >>>
Areas of Specialization
Gender and the Environment, Disaster Research, Local Food Systems, Applied Methods, Germany, India, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Cannabis Studies
Books
2013 T. Sadler, H. McIlvaine-Newsad, and B. Knox (eds). Local Food Networks and Activism in the H eartland. Common Ground Publishers, Champaign, IL
2009 S. Martinelli-Fermandez, L. Baker-Sperry, and H. McIlvaine-Newsad (eds). Interdisciplinary Views on Abortion: Essays from Philosophical, Sociological, Anthropological, Political, Health and Other Perspective. McFarland and Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC.
Journal Articles
- 2019 McIlvaine-Newsad, H., Porter, R., & Delany-Barmann, G. Change the game, not the rules: The role of community gardens in disaster resilience. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. doi: 10.18666/JPRA-2019-9721.
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2015 D.G. Casagrande, H. McIlvaine-Newsad, and E. C. Jones. Social Networks of Help-Seeking in Different Types of Disaster Responses to the 2008 Mississippi River Floods. Human Organization: Winter 2015, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 351-361.
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2014 R. Porter and H. McIlvaine-Newsad. “Gardening in greenspace for environmental justice: food security, leisure, and social capital.” Leisure/Loisir, DOI 1-17.
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2013 H. McIlvaine-Newsad and R. Porter “How Does Your Garden Grow? Environmental Justice Aspects of Community Gardens.” Ecological Anthropology 1 6(1) 6-75.
Selected Grants, Awards, and Contracts
United States Department of Education (USDE)
- Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL).
“Communities as Agents of Change: Language and Area Studies for a Sustainable Future.” Delany-Barmann, G., Bidegaray, P., & McIlvaine-Newsad. ($407,463),October 1, 2016-September 30, 2020.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
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“Collaborative Research: Geospatial Modeling for Pro-Active Flood Mitigation in the Rural Midwest” Nicholas Pinter, Elizabeth Ellison (SIU), David Casagrande (Lehigh University), Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, and Dennis Knobloch. ($295,291), October 1, 2012-September 30, 2016.
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REU Supplement for the project entitled, "Resiliency of Agricultural Communities After the 2008 Mississippi Floods." Heather McIlvaine-Newsad and David G. Casagrande. ($3,944), January 15, 2009-June 30, 2010.
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"SGER: Resiliency of Agricultural Communities after the 2008 Mississippi Floods." Heather McIlvaine-Newsad and David G. Casagrande. ($19,699), January 15-December 15, 2009.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries
- “Hackberry and Cameron, LA Recovery after Hurricane Rita”. ($13,500), January, July-August 2008.
- “Hurricanes, Imports and the Expanding Deadzone: Coastal Fishing Communities in 2007”. ($12,500), July-October, 2007.
- “Recovering from the Storms: Coastal Fishing Communities Post-Katrina and Rita”. ($12,500), July-September 2006.
- “Socio-economic and Cultural Impacts of the Decline of the Shrimping Industry in South Texas”. ($5,000), August 2005.
- “Livelihood Strategies of Fishers and Shrimpers on Grand Isle, Louisiana.” ($2,500), August 2004.
Organizational Memberships/Affiliations
Society for Applied Anthropologist (Fellow), National Women’s Studies Association, International Farming Systems Association
Dr. McIlvaine-Newsad joined the Department in 2000.
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