CURRICULUM VITAE

Laura W. R. Appell
Sabah Oral Literature Project
P. O. Box A
Phillips, Maine 04966

Birth: February 20, 1932; Boston, Massachusetts

Education:

McGill University (Geology and Geography) B.Sc. 1955

Positions Held:

Assistant Director, Sabah Oral Literature Project, 1986-present

Research Associate, Social Transformation and Adaptation Research Institute, 1985-present

Secretary and Administrative Assistant to the Director, Peabody Museum, Harvard University 1955-58.

Field Research:

Field Research Among the Dogrib Indians, Summer, 1957; Summer, 1977

Field Research on the Language, Kinship and Religion of the Rungus Dusun, Sabah, Malaysia, 1959-1960; 1961-1963

Field Research on the Kinship and Religion of the Bulusu' Dayak and Punan of Kalimantan Timur (Indonesian Borneo), 1980-1981

Field Research on the Language, Kinship, and Religion of the Rungus Dusun, Sabah, Malaysia, 1986 (Summer)

Research on Rungus Oral Literature and Language, 1987

Field Research on the Religion and Languages of the Rungus, 1990 (Summer)

Research on Rungus Oral Literature and Language, 1992; Summer 1994; Summer 1994; Summer 1996; Spring 1999; Summer 2000; Fall 2003-Winter 2004.

Other Activities:

Fellow, Borneo Research Council

Member, American Anthropological Association

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Appell, G. N., and Laura W. R. Appell

1961 A Provisional Field Dictionary of the Rungus Dusun Language of North Borneo. Duplicated. (Microfilm may be obtained from the Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse for Linguistics.)

1993 To Do Battle with the Spirits: Bulusu' Spirit Mediums. In The Seen and the Unseen: Shamanism, Mediumship and Possession in Borneo, Robert Winzeler, editor. Borneo Research Council Monograph Series Volume 2. Williamsburg: Borneo Research Council.

2004 Death among the Rungus Momogun of Sanah, Malaysia: The Dissolution of Personhood and Dispersion of the Multiple Souls and Spiritual Counterparts. In Journeys of the Soul: Anthropolgoical Studies of Death, Burial and Reburial Practices in Borneo, William D. Wilder, editor. Borneo Research Council monograph Series Volume 7. Phillips: Borneo Research Council.

Appell, Laura W. R.

1958 With Paddle and Notebook in the Northwest Territories. Appalachia 24:37-44.

1988 Menstruation Among the Rungus: An Unmarked Category. In Blood Magic: New Perspectives in the Anthropology of Menstruation, Thomas Buckley and Alma Gottleib, editors. Berkeley: University of California Press.

1991 Sex Role Symmetry Among the Rungus of Sabah. In Female and Male in Borneo: Contributions and Challenges to Gender Studies, Vinson H. Sutlive, Jr., editor. Borneo Research Council Monograph Series Volume One. Williamsburg: Borneo Research Council.

1998 Memorials: Florence May Langdon Ewins. Borneo Research Bulletin 29:8.

1998 Memorials: Geoffrey Riddle Hedley. Borneo Research Bulletin 29:8.

1998 Memorials: Datuk Kitingan Sabanau. Borneo Research Bulletin 29:8-9.

Appell, Laura W. R. and G. N. Appell

1993 To Converse with the Gods: Rungus Spirit Mediums. In The Seen and the Unseen: Shamanism, Mediumship and Possession in Borneo, Robert Winzeler, editor. Borneo Research Council Monograph Series Volume 2. Williamsburg: Borneo Research Council.

Work in Progress

Appell, G. N. and Laura W. R. Appell

ms.a Cultural Dictionary of the Rungus Language. In preparation.

ms.b Religious Literature of the Rungus Dusun of Sabah, Malaysia. In preparation.