University at Buffalo (UB)
Faculty Profile
Vasiliki Neofotistos
Associate Professor
Anthropology
neofotis@buffalo.edu
Education:
- PhD, Anthropology, Harvard University, 2003
Professional experience:
- Associate Professor, Anthropology, University at Buffalo
What mentoring means to me:
Mentoring is vital to student success. I find it personally gratifying to support students in the identification and pursuit of their personal and professional career goals. I am happy to provide information and advice on how to navigate academia and de-mystify academic culture and norms, guide students in their decision-making process, and help students access the resources they need.
Topics I am willing to discuss with students:
Academic Culture
- Considering a non-academic path after grad school.
- Dealing with politics and conflict with faculty or peers.
- Decoding and demystifying academic culture and norms.
- Taking a non-traditional path to grad school.
- Uncertainty about staying in grad school.
Personal Experiences
- Caregiving for children.
- Caregiving for other loved ones.
- Experiences related to being a woman.
- Experiences related to class and/or socioeconomic status.
- Experiences related to mental health and/or abilities.
- Experiences related to physical health and/or abilities.
- Experiences related to racial, ethnic, cultural and/or religious minority status.
- Experiences related to sexual and/or gender minority status.
- Financial stress and strain.