Biography:
Dr. Chandler-Ezell studied Biology and Physical Science at University of Central Arkansas, graduating from the Honors College. She then earned an M.S. in Botany from Oklahoma State University before joining the University of Missouri Anthropology Dept where she earned her Ph.D. Her dissertation studied why and how Americans use herbal remedies. After a 2-year NIMH post-doctoral fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine, she earned a Masters of Psychiatric Epidemiology before joining the faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University. She researches and teaches in ethnobiology and biocultural anthropology, with a special interest in ritual behavior, adaptive culture, and ethnomedicine.
Title : Kava for anxiety and celsius for energy: Student attempts at “healthy” alternative herbal therapies through beverages