After completing her undergraduate work in Georgia Southern University, Mary Schweitzer enrolled in the doctoral program at the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research in New York City. Her doctoral research, and the focus of her research for the next twenty years was women’s life in a fishing village on the northern coast of Peru. She started with their economic role, and went on to how they related to one another, and then their worldview. Always, she had the privilege of teaching anthropology to university students in the U.S. when she was not doing fieldwork.
In 1994-95 Mary Schweitzer did her first international teaching in Shanghai, China. In the following years, she taught in Bulgaria, Albania, Kyrgyzstan (and gave short seminars in Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan), and Tajikistan, as well as the United States. Her research interests had also expanded to include native healing practices and conflict resolution.
Ms. Schweitzer served in the U. S. Peace Corps in Philippines for 18 months in 2012 - 2013 where she taught at the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture.
Till today Ms. Schweitzer continues to be a very vital part of the Mary Schweitzer Scholarship - Excellance in Anthropology, promoting the field of anthropology in Central Asia and encouraging young scholars at the American University in Central Asia.
Ms. Schweitzer served in the U. S. Peace Corps in Philippines for 18 months in 2012 - 2013 where she taught at the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture.
Till today Ms. Schweitzer continues to be a very vital part of the Mary Schweitzer Scholarship - Excellance in Anthropology, promoting the field of anthropology in Central Asia and encouraging young scholars at the American University in Central Asia.
