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Kiran Jayaram is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. His academic journey spans Ivy League and public institutions, including a Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology from Columbia University. Jayaram's work bridges Haiti, Dominican Republic, and the Indian subcontinent through fieldwork on educational/labor migration, political economy, and marginalized knowledge systems.
- Education: Ph.D. (Columbia), M.Phil. (Columbia), M.A. (Kansas), B.A. (Kansas)
Research focuses on Caribbean and South Asian transnationalism, particularly Haitian/Dominican migrant experiences. He critiques colonial development models and advocates for ethnographic approaches to education and labor issues. Recent publications examine mango commodity chains, border-crossing pedagogies, and decolonizing anthropological frameworks.
Scientific Recognition:
- American Jewish World Service Grant (2019)
- Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant (2018)
- PSC-CUNY Research Award (2017)
- Fulbright Flex Research Award (2015-2017)
- Wenner-Gren Institutional Grant (2014-2018)
- Haitian Studies Association Award (2012)
Actively mentors graduate researchers like Chelsey Ramirez while coordinating projects such as Island Anthropologies (Wenner-Gren funded) and serving on the editorial board of the Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology. Teaches courses on global migration, cultural anthropology, and Haitian Creole language.
