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Amy Snively, PhD

Amy Snively-MartinezOffice: Mish ee twie 1325Q
Phone: 509-682-6649
Email: asnively-martinez@wvc.edu

B.S., Biology, Central Washington University
M.S., Horticulture, Washington State University
Ph.D., Anthropology, Washington State University

Dr. Snively joined WVC as the anthropology faculty in 2019. She is a sociocultural anthropologist with a focus in medical anthropology and in addition, she has a background in sustainable agriculture. Dr. Snively has worked with small holder farmers in Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru, and is a fluent Spanish speaker. Her areas of research include actor decision-making, ethnobiology, gender and food security, sustainable livelihoods, and resilient communities.

WVC Classes

Anth& 100 Survey of Anthropology

Anth &204 Archaeology

Anth& 205 Biological Anthropology

Anth& 206 Cultural Anthropology

 

Publications

A Snively-Martinez and MB Quinlan (2024) Constraints on family poultry systems in Guatemala. In Transformations of Global Food Systems for Climate Change Resilience: Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health. Taylor & Frances/ CRC Press

A. Snively-Martinez and MB Quinlan (2019) Family poultry systems on the Southern Pacific Coast of Guatemala: gender, livelihoods, and food security. Journal of Ethnobiology 39(4): 493

A Snively-Martinez (2018) Using Ethnographic Decision Modeling to understand smallholder antibiotic use for poultry in rural Guatemala. Medical Anthropology 38(3), 295-310

Saenz-Romero, C., A. Snively, and R. Lindig-Cisneros (2003) Conservation and Restoration of Pine Forest Genetic Resources in Mexico. Silvae Genetica 52(5-6): 233-237