Walter Randolph Adams

About The Author

Walter Randolph Adams received a Master of Science in nutritional anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, a PhD from Michigan State University, and a Master of Public Health from Concordia University. He codirected BYU’s long-term field school in Nahualá and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán with John P. Hawkins.

Books by Walter Randolph Adams

Making a Place for the Future in Maya Guatemala

Natural Disaster and Sociocultural Change in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán

Edited by John P. Hawkins and Walter Randolph Adams
In 1998, Hurricane Mitch pounded the isolated village of Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán in mountainous western Guatemala, destroying many homes. The experience traumatized many Ixtahuaquenses. Much of the community relocated to be safer and closer to transportation that they hoped would help them to i...
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