Department of Anthropology

Rachel earned her BA in Film Studies from UC Davis and later earned her Master’s in American Studies at CSU Fullerton. She has worked in higher education in various capacities, including academic advising, career services, curriculum development, open education library services, and conducting ethnographic educational research. Rachel’s current research centers low-income, working class, senior citizens in the American Midwest, particularly those living on state borders struggling to navigate social and health care systems. Her interests are aimed at answering the questions: how does access to care differ based on location, socio-economic status, and state [local] public policy? And who is responsible for providing care in a community?