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A UCF Anthropology graduate student recently received a $2000 Lambda Alpha grant to support her research on indigenous collegiate students in Yucatan, Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first grant funding I\u2019ve received that is external to UCF, and it\u2019s been a real confidence booster for me,\u201d said Rachael Root.<\/p>\n

Root\u2019s research focuses on the dropout rates of indigenous college students in Yucatan, Mexico and the lack of data linked to this particular demographic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is definitely a lack of information that currently exists in this particular demographic,\u201d said Root. \u201cNot only do we want to look at the populations of students that attended college and drop out that are indigenous to Yucatan, but also analyzing the way in which their culture has become a part of a commodified tourist industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grant was awarded to Root in September by Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society. Due to COVID-19, there have been issues that Root has addressed with poise.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently we are looking at more digital and participant-oriented methods of research because we can\u2019t be out in the field right now,\u201d said Root. \u201cWe are working towards modifying the research in light of COVID and doing so in an ethical fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A UCF Anthropology graduate student recently received a $2000 Lambda Alpha grant to support her research on indigenous collegiate students in Yucatan, Mexico. \u201cThis is the first grant funding I\u2019ve received that is external to UCF, and it\u2019s been a real confidence booster for me,\u201d said Rachael Root. 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