Samantha Frisk

Entry Cohort: Fall 2023 | She/Her/Hers

EDUCATION:

B.S. Mathematics, Valparaiso University

B.S. International Service, Valparaiso University

M.S.Ed Culturally Responsive Practices in Education and Human Development, University of Southern Maine

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Historical and Engaged Ethnographic Methods | Maritime Culture | Racial Capitalism

CURRENT RESEARCH:

As part of a multi-disciplinary research team, Samantha is exploring the impact of environmental, socio-economic, and cultural changes facing coastal communities in South Greenland and Maine. Specifically, human-environment interactions, identity, and self-governance are examined with convergent approaches that build upon methods from geography, art, and social work.