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Hire Lauren F.

South Africa

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Anthropology Major with a Focus on Fisheries

Profile Summary

I come from a varied educational background which has included chemistry, environmental science, and anthropology. In July 2021, I graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with a Master of Arts in Anthropology, with a distinction for my dissertation. My master’s thesis topic was on women’s leadership roles in South African fisheries value chains. This project allowed me to gain further experience in conducting independent research, and deepened my knowledge of the literature on women in fisheries. My honours fieldwork involved working with small-scale fishers and fish workers from the St Helena Bay community of Steenberg’s Cove, and was based on group and individual interviews.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Cultural Anthropology
• ★ English Language
• ☆ Ethnology & Ethnography
• ☆ Ecological Anthropology
• ☆ Environmentalism

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Monitor

Parliamentary Monitoring Group

September 2019 - Present

Paper Conservation Intern

DK Conservators

February 2021 - May 2021

Temporary Laboratory Assistant

Anchor Environmental Consulting

December 2016 - January 2017

Research Assistant (unpaid)

University of Cape Town

January 2016 - January 2016

Research Assistant (unpaid)

University of Cape Town

June 2015 - July 2015

Sales Assistant

Exclusive Books

October 2013 - April 2014

Education

Master of Arts

University of Cape Town

February 2019 - July 2021

Certifications

• Mandarin Chinese for Business

  edX

  https://courses.edx.org/certificates/99fd999a13c14f85bdf7a2aefc3c6624

  May 2022 - Present

• Translation in Practice

  coursera

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/KRJJUJUZ7TB5

  May 2020 - Present

• Large Marine Ecosystems: Assessment and Management

  coursera

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/M2UMPXFECLHX

  March 2019 - Present