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Professor of Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences Division
Hunting elusive flora thought to be extinct in Waimea Canyon, Kaua'i, Hawai'i. Used with permission.
"Anthropology was the science that gave her the platform from which she surveyed, scolded, and beamed at the world."
Journalist Jane Temple Howard, from her biography of Margaret Mead.
I received my undergraduate degree summa cum laude in anthropology and linguistics/Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from the University of Florida. In the spaces in between, I lived in France and the Netherlands as a European Erasmus scholar.
I am deeply invested in the digital world, and served for two years as a research fellow for MATRIX: The Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, where I collaborated with scholars, educators, institutions, and community members to create user-friendly tools and digital experiences that engage researchers, students, and the public in questions about the past and our shared culture.
Most of my fun time is spent improving my Spanish and Yucatec Maya, trying to learn Arabic, Latin dancing, traveling the world, SCUBA diving, growing my own food, playing with my dog, and going to music and theatre concerts.
Welcome, Ki'imak 'oolal, Jambo, and Howdy!
Welcome, Ki'imak 'oolal, Jambo, and Howdy!
This is my online home at the City College of San Francisco. This site is a work-in-progress, so please excuse some of the dust as I remodel! Please use this website as a resource to find out more about my background as an applied anthropologist and professor, the courses and degrees that are offered through the anthropology program at CCSF, and the many career options and academic pathways available to anthropology students both on and off-campus.
I love studying, teaching, and learning anthropology. I received my Ph.D. in anthropology with a specialization in Latin American & Caribbean Studies and a concentration in "Culture, Resources, and Power" from Michigan State University. While there, I also received their award-winning Certification in College Teaching.
I am a previous fellow of the Michigan State University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Center for the Advanced Study of International Development, and the Institute for the Study of the Americas at Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill. Part of my graduate work was completed as a Tinker Fellow at the Faculty of Anthropological Sciences at the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan and as a Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellow at the Universidad de Quintana Roo.
Contact Me
Contact Me
Dr. Jessica Amato, Anthropology Program
Behavioral Sciences Department
L-336 Batmale Hall, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco CA 94117
Enrolled students: Please use the Canvas Inbox to contact me!
Everyone else: Email me at jamato@ccsf.edu
Personal Website: http://www.jessicaamato.com
CCSF Website: https://sites.google.com/mail.ccsf.edu/jamato/
Teaching Schedule
Teaching Schedule
Note: These classes are part of CityOnline and have shorter semesters.
Fall 2019
Fall 2019
ANTH 3, Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (3 units, 100% online)
Spring 2020
Spring 2020
ANTH 11, Latin American Culture & Society (3 units, 100% online)
Office Hours
Office Hours
Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (in Canvas via ConferZoom)
Canvas Information
Canvas Information
Log-in instructions for Students
Log-in instructions for Students
Go to https://ccsf.instructure.com
Username: CCSF ID, examples: W12345678 or @12345678
Your Canvas password is your RAM ID password.
RAM ID instructions for students (Google Doc)
Online Learning
Online Learning
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Introduction to Online Learning (12 min video tutorial)
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