Dana Oswald

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Biographical Information
Dana is a native Southwesterner, born in Utah and raised in Arizona. She longs for the stark beauty and wide-open spaces of the Southwest when she is away from 'home' too long.

In the past, Dana was often 'not at home.' Her travels have taken her to more than 70 countries, beginning with a year-long trek with her parents, who wanted to see the world. Exposure to many different cultures fostered her interest in different lifestyles and values, culminating in a three-year stay in southern Africa doing ethnographic work.

"Travel played an important role in opening my mind, but now I want to stay in one place and help build a sustainable community. My studies in cultural anthropology and human ecology — including past, present, and future interactions between humans and nature — prepared me to look at modern problems from many perspectives. In anthropology courses, I help students respect diversity and learn from people with other world views, because diversity of thought is life-sustaining. In human ecology courses, I challenge students to confront difficult issues and to develop personal commitments to creating a sustainable future for all peoples."