CAHSS Faculty Publishes Article with Alumna in Journal of Ecological Anthropology

Eileen Smith-Cavros, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) published an article in the Journal of Ecological Anthropology with NSU alumna Arianna Sunyak. Smith-Cavros teaches sociology and anthropology courses. Sunyak received her undergraduate degree from NSU in Environmental Science and also her master’s degree in education from NSU in Education.

The article is entitled, “Off-the-Grid in an On-the-Grid Nation: Household Energy Choices, Intra-Community Effects, and Attitudes in a Rural Neighborhood in Utah, “Volume 20, Number 1 (2019). The qualitative study involved surveys with closed and open-ended questions to explore the local effects off-grid living had on individuals and households and daily intra-community life. Based on the data, it appears that living off-grid, particularly the use of solar energy, seemed to enhance the sense of intra-community neighborliness. The article may be accessed at https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jea/vol20/iss1/5/