Elisha R. Oliver
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E-mail: elisha.r.oliver-1@ou.edu or elisharoliver@gmail.com
Education
University of Oklahoma – Medical Anthropology/Anthropology of Health and Human Biology
University of North Texas – Anthropology
Positions Held
January 2012- Present
University of Oklahoma: Graduate Research Assistant
August 2011- December 2011
University of Oklahoma: Graduate Teaching Assistant
March 2010 – October 2011
January 2012- Present
University of Oklahoma: Graduate Research Assistant
August 2011- December 2011
University of Oklahoma: Graduate Teaching Assistant
March 2010 – October 2011
Portfolio Resident Services: Regional Coordinator/ Dallas East
Duties: Design, Implement, and facilitate various social service activities and programs for residents in a multi-family tax credit community.
September 2009-Present
UNT Anthropology Department: Student Assistant
Duties: Serve as an assistant to instructor for an upper-level field methods research course. I am responsible for keeping accurate records, student-teacher communication, and provide student and instructor support.
January 2009-May 2009
UNT G-Force: Mentor
Duties: Promote college readiness to students in DISD and FWISD, assist with locating colleges and completing scholarships and financial aid.
August 2002 - Present
Rylie/A+ Academy: Inclusion Support, Early Education, Girls Varsity Basketball Coach
Duties: Include but are not limited to providing educational support for students with special learning needs. Introduce and develop athletic fundamentals and skills for students while serving as a role model and exemplifying leadership.
August 2001– August 2002
Duties: Serve as an after-school programs communities liaison, Introduce and Develop Reading skills for elementary students (4th grade)
November 1999 - August 2001
McLennan Community College: Financial Aid Counselor
Duties: Assist students in obtaining Grants, Loans, and Scholarships
August 1997-February 1998
Eastside Boys & Girls Club: Program Director
Duties: Develop and Implement Educational, Athletic, and Community Service Programs for youth between the ages of 4-18, Develop and Implement a Volunteer Service program, Extensive Fundraising and Public Relations, Grant writing, Budgeting, and Community Leadership.
July 1995– September 1999
Duties: Introduce Early Learning Concepts to Early Learners.
November 1994-July 1995
Wichita Falls MHMR: House Manager/Director:
Duties: Introduce daily living skills to residents in a private MHMR sponsored home, scheduling all appointments, interviewing and hiring home technicians, design and implement programs to foster independence among residents.
Awards, Fellowships, Grants
NSF-REU Participant
Leadership Wichita Falls Participant/Inductee
Weed & Seed Grant: Authored grant aimed at facilitating economic development within an inner-city neighborhood and eliminating crime and violence. (Awarded: $375,000 – renewable for 3 years)
Communities in Schools Grant: Authored grant aimed at fostering community development through revitalization and cultural programs implemented by Junior-High and High School students. (Awarded: $500 – for 4 consecutive years)
Publications
Various local, state, and federal grant proposals
Journal article: Sustainable and Subsistence Providing Spaces Regulated by Public Characters
Presentations
Sustainable and Subsistence in Urban Spaces, UNT July 2009.
Identity Politics of Homeless Women and the Intersections of Domestic Abuse and Mental Illness, (Invited to participate in panel discussion), American University, October 8,2009.
Research Experience
Independent Research: The Pathology of Violence in Congo: An Examination of the Intersections of Rape as a Tactic of War and Female Identity.
Independent Research: Mental Illness in Homeless Populations: Biopolitics and Social Exclusion.
Independent Research: Social Systems and Agencies of Power within African-American Religious Institutions.
Independent Research: Informal Economy: A Visual Ethnographic Exploration.
Independent Research: Cross-cultural Experiences in a Multi-Ethnic Family: A Visual Ethnographic Exploration.
NSF Research: Space Regulated by Public Characters: Intersections of Informal Economy and Sustainability and Subsistence.
Research Interests
Politics of Representation
Structuralism/Post Structuralism
Intrinsic relationships between culture and agencies of power
Effects of Technological Advances on Cultural Spaces
Perceptions of Holistic and Ethno-Medicine and Practitioners within Urban Communities
Intersections of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse within African-American Populations
Stigma of HIV/AIDS in diverse populations
Spaces of Inclusion/Exclusion
Immigration: Effects of Detention and Holding Facilities on Detainees
Symbols of Religion and Intersections of Gender