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Jessaca Leinaweaver is a cultural anthropologist specializing in anthropological demography, focusing on the themes of children, fostering, and families in Andean Peru, as well as transnational adoption and migration from Peru to Spain. She has received recognition for her scholarly contributions, including the Margaret Mead Award for her book 'Circulation Children: Kinship, Adoption, Morality Andean Peru' published by Duke University Press in 2008. Furthermore, she authored 'Adoptive Migration: Raising Latinos Spain' in 2013, also from Duke University Press, where she explores the intersections of migration and adoption. Her upcoming book, 'Care Agency: Andean Community Eyes Children', co-authored with Jeanine Anderson from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, will be published by Rutgers University Press in 2024 and delves into alternative care for children separated from their parents, reflecting a humanitarian perspective. Leinaweaver teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in cultural anthropology and Latin American studies at Brown University, promoting a deeper understanding of social structures and kinship dynamics.
Department: Department of Economics