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Marie Norman

Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Department of History
Director of Intercultural Education, iCarnegie Global Learning
Ph.D.: University of Pittsburgh, 1999
Department Member Since: 1998

Biography

Dr. Marie Norman serves as Director of Intercultural Education at iCarnegie Global Learning and teaches anthropology in the Department of History on an adjunct basis. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Anthropology, where she conducted doctoral research on tourism and caste relations in Nepal on a Fulbright fellowship. Dr. Norman teaches a number of undergraduate anthropology courses through the Department of History (e.g., Medical Anthropology, Dilemmas and Controversies in Anthropology). In addition, she co-edits the journal, Ethnology. Dr. Norman is particularly interested in applying anthropological theories and methods to practical problems in education, medicine, and design. Her current work focuses on cultural variations in teaching styles and classroom norms, their effect on teaching and learning, and the development of methods to bridge cultural differences in the context of international education. Norman has also conducted applied ethnographic research for St. Margaret’s Hospital, Allegheny College, the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence (CMU), and Fathom Design.

selected Publications

How Learning Works: Seven Research-based Principles for Smart Teaching. (with S. A. Ambrose, M. W. Bridges, M. DiPietro and M. C. Lovett). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2010.
“The Challenges of Global Literacy – An Ideal Opportunity for Liberal Professional Education” (with I. Nair, G.R.Tucker, and A. Burkert). Liberal Education. Accepted for publication in Fall, 2011.
“Assessing and Addressing Faculty Morale: Cultivating Consciousness, Empathy and Empowerment” (with S.A. Ambrose and T. Huston). The Review of Higher Education, 29(3) 2006.
“A Qualitative Method for Assessing Faculty Satisfaction” (with S.A. Ambrose and T. Huston). Research in Higher Education. 46 (7) 2005.
“Defeating the Developer’s Dilemma: An Online Tool for Individual Consultations” (with M. DiPietro, S. A. Ambrose, M. Bridges, A. Fay, and M. Lovett). To Improve the Academy, vol.27, 183-198, 2009.
“Lessons from the Integration of Wikis in an Architectural History Course” (with Francesca Torello). In Browsing Architecture: Metadata and Beyond, EAAE Transactions on Architectural Education, #40, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, pp. 156-166, 2008.
“Expanding the Discussion of Faculty Vitality to Include Productive Yet Disengaged Senior Faculty” (with S.A.Ambrose and T.Huston). The Journal of Higher Education. 78 (5), 2007.
“Where Resistance Falls Short: Rethinking Agency Through Biography.” (With Richard Scaglion.) In Identity Work: Constructing Pacific Lives. P.J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern, eds. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press. 2000.
“Nepal.” In Countries and Their Cultures. Melvin Ember and Carol R. Ember, eds. New York: MacMillan. 2001.

Courses Taught

Medical Anthropology
Dilemmas and Controversies in Anthropology
Introduction to Anthropology
Theory and Practice in Anthropology
Film and the Arts in India
Going Places: The Anthropology of Tourism
Gender: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Contact Info

Department of History
Wean Hall 8109
P: 412.268.6103
F: 412.268.1019

iCarnegie Global Learning
210 6th Avenue,
Suite 3570
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
P: 412.709.6033
marieknorman6@gmail.com

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