Biography

Dr. Matejowsky is an assistant professor who specializes in cultural anthropology. He received his Ph.D. in 2001 from Texas A&M University. His research interests include economic anthropology, globalization, urbanization, culture change and development, disaster studies. Dr. Matejowsky currently conducts his research in Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. Recent publications include, Spider-Wrestling and Gambling Culture in the Rural Philippines, Globalization and Retail Development in the Post-Disaster Context: A Comparison of Two Philippine Communities, and Globalization, Privatization and Public Space in the Provincial Philippines. He joined the faculty at UCF in 2002 and teaches Sex, Gender and Culture, Peoples of the World, Magic, Ritual & Belief, and Economic Anthropology.