Lakshmi Fjord's Page

Hometown:

Terrace Park, Ohio

About Me:

co-founded intentional yoga community, Yogaville, first in NYC, then Pomfret Ctr, CT, and now in Buckingham, VA. Raised two children as a single mother; got my Ph.D. in anthropology after working in complementary medicine, videography, and yoga health education. Went to UVa, where I enjoyed working with Edie Turner, Susan McKinnon, Richard Handler, Roy Wagner, Ellen Contini-Morava. William Stokoe was my Deaf Studies advisor until his death. Spent a year in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway on a Fulbright. Came to the West Coast to Berkeley for postdoc fellowships, and now work at UCSF in the Institute for Health and Aging.

Area(s) of Training

anthropology, applied anthropology, cultural anthropology, medical anthropology, public health

Area(s) of Expertise

disability, aging, disasters, inclusive pedagogy and design

Most Recent Degree

PhD

Current Area of Employment

Research faculty