Category Archives: eHRAF Highlights

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Raj Kumar Singh

HRAF Global Scholar: Raj Kumar Singh Title: Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Anthropology  University Affiliation: University of Delhi, India Research Topic: Religion, Economy, Climate Change, and Indigenous Communities Raj Kumar Singh is a Ph.D. scholar in…

HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-02

HRAF Academic Quarterly, Vol 2025-02 By Francine Barone This summary features some of the exciting research accomplished using HRAF data from the eHRAF World Cultures and eHRAF Archaeology databases as well as Explaining Human Culture…

Women, Gender and Power in eHRAF

By Francine Barone Every year, Forbes produces a list of the world’s most powerful women. At the top of the list for 2022 is the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. She is followed…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Dr. Abdul Razaque Channa

HRAF Global Scholar: Dr. Abdul Razaque Channa Title: Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University Affiliation: University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan Research Topic: Gender, Education, Subaltern Societies and Indigenous Communities HRAF Global…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Grace Marceline Kumah

HRAF Global Scholar: Grace Marceline Kumah Title: Course Representative  University Affiliation: University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Research Topic: Family Life Management Education HRAF Global Scholar Grace Marceline Kumah is a student in Family Life Management…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Melkamu Amsalu Workneh

HRAF Global Scholar: Melkamu Amsalu Workneh Title: Ph.D. candidate, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University Affiliation: University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Research Topic: Land Scarcity and Marriage in Northwestern Ethiopia HRAF Global Scholar…

HRAF Internship in Honor of Melvin Ember 2025-2026

The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce a one-year internship in honor of Melvin Ember. Melvin Ember was President of HRAF from 1987 until his passing in 2009. The intent…

Featured HRAF Global Scholar: Tegegne Mekuria

HRAF Global Scholar: Tegegne Mekuria Title: Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature University Affiliation: Wollo University, Ethiopia Research Topic: Integrating Critical Thinking and Cultural Exploration in EFL Learning Tegegne Mekuria is an Assistant…