| Diego Quiroga
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
PO Box17-12-841
Telephone: 2895-723 ext. 299
Quito, Ecuador
email: diego@usfq.edu.ec
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Anthropology. 1994.
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Anthropology. 1987.
B.A., University of California Berkeley. Anthropology and Psychology. 1982.
Research and Professional Interests
Area of Specialization: Socio-cultural anthropology.
Topical Interests: Medical Anthropology; Environmental Anthropology; South America
Prepared to Teach
- Medical Anthropology
- Native and Afro-American people of Latin America
- Economic Anthropology
- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology
Academic and Related Appointments
| 2002 |
Co-Director, Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and Sciences (GAIAS). Quito and Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. |
| 2001 |
Board Member, Jatun Sacha Foundation, Ecaudor. |
| 1999 |
Dean of the Graduate School, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. |
| 1996 |
1996 Dean of Academic Affairs, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. |
| 1994-1996 |
Dean of Social Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. |
| 1991-1996 |
Full-time Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. Designed and taught courses in History, Andean Anthropology and Medical Anthropology. |
| 1996 |
Director of the Anthropology Department, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. |
| 1993 |
Research Assistantship, Graduate College, UIUC Institute for the Study of Ecological Interpretations in Multicultural Settings. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| 1990 |
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Linda Klepinger, Medical Anthropology.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| 1987 |
Research Assistant for Dr. Norman Whitten. Translation of material
from English to Spanish. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| 1987 |
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Edward Bruner. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| 1986 |
Research Assistant for Dr. Norman Whitten. Assisted in the translation of the book Sacha Runa to Spanish. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| 1985 |
Research Assistant for Dr. Norman Whitten. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
Research Grants
| 1997- 1999 |
MacArthur Foundation Grant. “System of Production, Population, Health and Consumption in the Upper Amazon.” |
| 1991 |
Graduate College Dissertation Research Grant. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “The Role of the Saints in Curing in Ecuador.” |
| 1990 |
Grant, Summer Research. Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “Capitalism, Magic and the Devil.” |
| 1985 |
Grant, Tinker Foundation. Research on Nutritional Topics in Colombia. Summer Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
Research and Field Experience
| 1998 |
Research. “Amazon Basin Productive Systems and Health of Communities living in the Upper Amazon Basin, Ecuador.” |
| 1994 |
Research. “The Acceptance of Health Programs in the Ecuadorian Highlands, Centro Andino de Acción Popular (CAAP).” |
| 1988-1990 |
Research. Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. “Magic and Healing: The
Role of the Devil and the Saints in Muisne, Ecuador.” |
| 1985 |
Research. Colombian and Ecuadorian Pacific Coast. Gathered and
analyzed information regarding economic and medical practices in the
Pacific Coast of Colombia and Ecuador. |
| 1983 |
Research. Imbabura Province, Ecuador. Fundación Eugenio Espejo. “Iodine deficiency and its effects.”
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| 1982 |
Research. Guayas Province, Ecuador. Archaeological Research, Valdivi Culture. |
Non-Academic Activities
1980, 1982 Olympic swimmer. Summer Olympics, Moscow. 1980 and 1982 World Games.
Publications
Quiroga, Diego. 2002. “The Devil and Development in Esmeraldas,” in: Millennium Ecuador, Iowa University press. In press.
Quiroga, D. 1999. “Sobre razas, esencialismo y salud,” in: Ecuador Racista. E. Cervone and F. Rivera (eds.) Quito.
Quiroga, D. 1999. “Los Promotores de Salud y los Discursos Médicos,” Revista de la Universidad Andina, Quito.
Quiroga, D. and N. Zabala. 1999. “Production Systems, Population, Health and Consumption in the Upper Amazon,” The George Washington Center for International Health.
Quiroga, D. and N. Whitten. 1998. “To Rescue National Dignity: Blackness as a Quality of National Creativity in Ecuador,” in: Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean. N.E. Whitten and T. Arlene (eds.). Indiana University Press. Bloomington, Indianapolis.
Quiroga, D. 1997. “Narrativas Sobre el Diablo,” Revista Nariz del Diablo, Quito.
Quiroga, D. and N. Whitten. 1996. “Afro-Latin Americans,” No Longer Invisible.
Minority Press.
Quiroga, D. and N. Whitten. 1994. “Afro-Hispanic Culture of the Pacific Lowlands,” Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 7: South America. New York: Macmillan.
Quiroga, D. 1992. Introduction, Transformaciones Culturales en la Sierra Ecuatoriana. Ed. Norman E. Whitten. Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito.
Quiroga, D. and N. Whitten. 1991. Preface, Cambios Tecnológicos, Organización Social y Actividades Productivas en Dos Areas de la Costa Pacífica Colombiana. Giancarlo Corsetti, Carlo Tassara and Nancy Motta. Bogotá: Comitato Internazionale per lo Svipuppo dei Popoli.
Quiroga, D. and N. Whitten. 1986. Introduction to the second edition, Black Frontiersmen: A South American Case. Waveland Press, Inc. Prospect Heights, Illinois.
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