Sydney Yeager of Smackover, a senior at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, has been awarded a Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. The grant is $2,650, and 91³Ô¹ÏÍø will add matching funds in the amount of $1,250.
Yeager’s in-depth research project, “Which Doctor is the Witch Doctor?”, is a comparative ethnomedical analysis of Western scientific medicine and traditional Ozark healing practices. Brian Campbell of the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Sociology Department will serve as faculty mentor for the research.
Yeager is pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in Sociology and History along with a double minor in Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies at the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Honors College. She is the daughter of Jim and Crystal Yeager of Smackover.
