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My name is Jennifer Sierra (she/her/ella). I am a PhD student in Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Michigan. My research examines the complexities of Internet access and social media participation among Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon.
I’m currently available for consulting engagements.
Education
University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI
PhD Candidate in Linguistic Anthropology, Present
Master of Arts in Anthropology, December 2019
University of Florida | Gainesville, FL
Dual Bachelor of Arts (Summa Cum Laude), May 2016
Anthropology & Linguistics
Awards
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Academic Year 2024-25
Mellon Public Engagement and the Humanities Program, University of Michigan, 2024
Rackham International Research Award, 2021
Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, 2020
Lewis & Clark Fund Award, American Philosophical Society, 2020
The Jacobs Research Funds, 2020
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow, Summer 2017 to Winter 2019
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Summer Field Research Grant, Summer 2017
Research Interests
• Social media and society
• Indigenous peoples. Amazon region
• Language and semiotics
Full CV available upon request
