ERL Fieldwork: Collaborating with Elephants/People/Rivers/Kidneys/Soil in Sri Lanka

3 Credits.

This travel course is the second part of a writing-intensive Experiential Research Lab focused on Human-Elephant Conflict and community health in Sri Lanka. Students will work alongside the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society in the Mahaweli Development Project, mapping elephant movements, surveying farmers, and using GIS, field methods, and community-engaged research. They will meet with faculty and researchers from Sri Lankan and international organizations, visit sites of ecological and historical importance, and develop proposals for their own research projects after returning. Enrollment by permission only.