I have taught at the University of Iowa, University of Minnesota-Duluth, and University of South Florida, from where I retired as Professor Emerita. I taught classes in cultural anthropology, anthropology of media, folklore, research methods, ethics and other topics. My earlier research focused on the cultural role of media; in the last 10 years of my academic career, I researched the history and significance of a civil war massacre in Nigeria, where I traveled often. A list of my academic articles can be found here. My Nigerian research is documented on my website: asabamemorial.org.