Department of Anthropology • Washington University • Saint Louis, Missouri •

Phone: (314) 863 0155/(314) 680 3636 • E-mail: bmlouis@artsci.wustl.edu

Bertin M. Louis, Jr.  


Education

Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri. 
Doctoral Candidate (May, 2007), Sociocultural Anthropology (with a certificate in American Culture Studies; an interdisciplinary program).
   
The New School for Social Research (New School University), New York, New York; M.A., 2000.
Cultural Anthropology; Concentration: Anthropology and History.
   
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York; B.A., 1993.
   
Research Interests

Diasporas, Transnationalism, Transnational Religion, Cultural Identity, and Haitian Protestantism.

 
Publications
 
“To Cut or Not to Cut: A Hair-Raising Anthropological Fieldwork Dilemma in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.”  In Anthropology News.  National Association of Student Anthropologists (NASA) Column.  November, 2003.
 
Transforming Anthropology.  Volume 10(2); 2001.  Book Review.  “Losing The Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America” by John McWhorter (available at http://www.Anthrosource.net).

 
Honors and Awards
 
International Institute of Education (IIE) Fulbright Award, 2004-2005.

The National Dean’s List Award and Recognition; 2002-2003.

Charles R. Jenkins Award for the Advancement of the Study of Anthropology, Lambda Alpha Collegiate Honor Society for Anthropology Award; April, 2003.

Washington University Senior Teaching Fellowship; Fall, 2002.

Washington University Department of Anthropology Summer Grant; Spring 2002.

Washington University International and Area Studies Pre-Dissertation Research Grant; Spring, 2002.

Washington University Arts and Sciences Scholar, Washington University; 2001 – present.

Chancellor’s Fellowship for African-American Students, Washington University; 2000 – present.

Lynne Cooper Harvey American Culture Studies Fellow, Washington University; 2000 - present.

University Scholar, The New School for Social Research; 1995-1997.

Dean’s List, Syracuse University. 1992-1993.
 
 
 
Professional Presentations

American Anthropological Association.  San Jose, California.  "Not All Protestants Are Christians: Religious Identity and Symbolic Boundaries Among Protestant Haitians in Nassau, Bahamas.”  November 19th, 2006.
 
American Anthropological Association.  Chicago, Illinois.  “Haitian Protestantism Across Borders: An Investigation of a Transnational Baptist Network.”  November, 28th 2003.
 
Conference on Graduate Education: Target Hope; Washington University in Saint Louis.  "Graduate Studies in Anthropology for Minorities".  June, 2001 and June, 2002. 
 
African Heritage Studies Association Conference.  Richmond, Virginia.  “The Organization of Field Slave Labor on Saint-Dominguan Sugar Plantations.”   Fall, 1996.
 

 
Invited Lectures

College of the Bahamas Conference: “Forging Links, Making Strides”.  Nassau, Bahamas.  “The Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship”.   August, 2005. 
 
Press and Cultural Affairs Office of the American Embassy.  Maputo, Mozambique.  “Promoting Spirituality and Stability: The Role of Protestant Haitian-Americans in the Development of Haitian Society”.    January 15th, 2004.
 
Haiti, the United States and February 29th, 2004.  Spring, 2004.  Amnesty International: Washington University Chapter.
 
“Haitian Baptism in Transnational Perspective.”  Spring, 2004. Anthropology 3093: Anthropology of Modern Latin America.
 
“Diasporas and Transnationalism: The Cases of Haiti and Haitian-Americans.”  Spring, 2004.  American Culture Studies 248: Latino Experiences in the United States.
 
“Haitian Protestantism Across Borders: An Investigation of a Transnational Religious Network.”  Spring, 2003. Anthropology 160B: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology.
 
Truth and Grace Haitian Christian Church.  Saint Charles, Missouri.  Cultural Conversation; “Protestantism in Haiti”.  October 26th 2003.
 
“Translations” of the Theory of Pierre Bourdieu”.  Spring, 2002.  Anthropology 3700: The Works and Ideas of Great Anthropologists.
 

 
Teaching

American Culture Studies (AmCS) 248: Latino/a Identity in the United States.  Fall 2002 (http://artsci.wustl.edu/~bmlouis/CourseSite.html)
 
Washington University in Saint Louis, Teaching Assistant
 
Courses Assisted:   E-mail: bmlouis@artsci.wustl.edu 

 
Academic Work

Senior Project Advisor.  Spring, 2006.  Advised Kathryn Taylor, a Washington University Undergraduate Senior, International and Area Studies Final Project “Haiti:  People, Culture, and Foreign Participation: My experiences as an aid worker from January to July of 2004”.  Provided her with literature and advice concerning her final project.
 
International Organization of Migration/College of the Bahamas.  Summer, 2005.
Served as an interviewer for “Haitian Migration in the Bahamas”; an ethnographic survey collecting information about Haitian life in the Bahamas. 
 
Washington University Annika Rodriguez Program; Spring 2002, 2003 and 2004. Head Interviewer for each Washington University Arts & Sciences Selection Committee participated in for the Annika Rodriguez Program.  Collaborated with committees, consisting of one faculty member and three students, on funding decisions for future Washington University students of Hispanic descent.
Research Assistant: Pasbwadom, Haiti.  Summer, 1996.
Served as a liaison and translator for independent researcher implementing an applied anthropology project designed to augment the incomes of villagers.  Assisted in the implementation of an economic anthropology project throughout the village. 
 
Class Representative, Syracuse University:  Harare, Zimbabwe.  Fall, 1993.
Assistant to Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA) Program Director.  Served as a liaison between Program Director, University faculty and students.  Managed disputes and conflicts between faculty and students.

 
Membership in Professional Organizations

Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society.  Beta Chapter of Missouri.  2003.

National Association of Student Anthropologists (NASA).  2002 – present.

American Anthropological Association.  2000 - present.

Association of Black Anthropologists.  2000 - present.

Association of Black Anthropologists - Student Interest Group; Membership Chair.  2000 – present.

Association of Black Anthropologists – Website Consultant.  2003 – 2004.
 

 
Foreign Languages

Haitian Creole (Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing)

French (Intermediate speaking, reading, and writing skills)
 
 
 
Campus and Community Activities

Grants Information Coordinator – Department of Anthropology, Washington University.  2004 to present.

Mentor – Annika Rodriguez Program at Washington University.  2002 to present.

Mentor – Mellon Minority Undergraduate Program at Washington University.  2004 – 2005. 

Mentor – The National Dean’s List.  2002 – 2003.