John Norvell

John Norvell earned his doctorate in anthropology at Cornell University based on an ethnographic study of racial identity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His research and teaching interests include race and ethnicity, food, language, science and technology, religion, Latin America, and the United States. Current research projects focus on yoga as spiritual practice and amateur radio. He teaches cultural and linguistic anthropology at Mt. San Antonio College in the Los Angeles area. In addition to his role on the SWAA Board, he currently serves as president of the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges. Free moments find him hiking, camping, and baking sourdough bread.