
Biography
Jocelyne M. Ponce holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Tulane University. Her research interests include human-environment interactions, urbanism, social inequality, gender, intersectionality, and community-engaged participatory research. She is also interested in household and community dynamics, with a geographic focus on the Maya region and broader Mesoamerica.
Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Fulbright-Hays, and Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society. Ponce has also been awarded fellowships by the American Association of University Women, the Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies Program for Kaqchikel Maya Language. She has participated in archaeological projects in Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru.