Jessica M. Smith
PhD Advisor:
John Marshall Townsend
Hans C. Buechler
Highest degree earned
M.A., University of South Carolina
Graduate Student Dissertation Title
(Re)Productive lives: exploring pro-choice activist life histories in Ireland and Norethern Ireland
Bio
Jessica is a doctoral candidate in cultural anthropology. Currently, she is writing her dissertation research on pro-choice activists in Northern Ireland. Her research focuses on activist life histories and experiences of reproductive resistance.
She holds an M.A. in cultural anthropology from the University of South Carolina and a B.S. in anthropology from Michigan Technological University. Jessica works in consulting, where she researches patient experiences with medical conditions and treatments.