Professor of Anthropology Meena Khandelwal publishes piece on "The Humble Cookstove"

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Meena KhandelwalAssociate Professor of Anthropology Meena Khandelwal, who holds a joint appointment in the Department of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies, has published an article on the public anthropology website LIMN. The article, which includes video, was written by Khandelwal and Kailey Lain, a 2017 Master's of Engineering graduate of the University of Iowa.

The article is titled, "The Humble Cookstove."

Khandelwal and Lain collaborated on the project with faculty from across campus, including Professor H. S. Udaykumar of the College of Engineering (who was Lain's graduate mentor), Associate Professors Margaret Beck and Matthew Hill of the Department of Anthropology, Associate Professor Jerry Anthony of the School of Urban and Regional Planning (a program of the Graduate College), Associate Professor Marc Linderman of the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, and Professor Emeritus Paul Greenough of the Department of History.

Khandelwal was the inaugural recipient, in 2017, of the International Engagement Teaching Award, given by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and UI International Programs. A leading scholar in transnational studies and South Asian/Indian studies and a former director of the UI South Asian Studies Program, Khandelwal involves students at all levels in her international research. For just one example, she was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Award in December 2016 to take a group of 12 faculty and students to India to learn about interventions in the use of cookstoves.

 

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