Kathleen Young, is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at WWU. Her cultural anthropological research focuses on the global issues of genocide, war, death and dying, and rape, religion and Islamic Law.

Select the link to the Portfolio to read about her approach in her own words. Several students accompanied Dr. Young on a trip to a genocide conference in Europe, and one student photographed the trip and wrote a personal reflection, "Because I was There." To see how Dr. Young infuses critical thinking into her course, select the link to Institutional Goals. Select Multimedia Showcase to watch movies featuring her reflections on her approaches. The multimedia showcase page requires Flash Player 7.0+. For best performance, please disable your pop-up blocker for this website.