Erik Stanley

Socio-Cultural Anthropology

Regional focus: Belize

Topical interests: Agricultural, Environmental Anthropology, Economic Anthropology, Fair Trade, Development.

My research concerns small-scale Mopan Maya farmers in the Toledo District of Belize. Specifically, I focus on the environmental and ecological changes that have occurred among cacao growers over the past 30 years as cacao has been transformed from a locally used household and ceremonial crop to one that has been commercialized for the world market through various local, national and international developmental schemes.

I received my MA in Anthropology from Florida State University in 2005 and my BA in Anthropology from the University of Central Florida in 2003.