Biography
She was born in 1953 and raised in New York City, New York. She is 59 years old. Rebekah Nathan is a pseudonym for Cathy Small, an anthropology professor at North Arizona University. Nathan had to use a fake name to protect the identity of her students and her university.Throughout writing My Freshman Year, Nathan paid for all the expenses in order to protect students’ confidentiality that could lead to situations that could harm the students. Her projects formed alliances with numerous regional groups, such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Institute for Law & Systems Research, the Hopi Arts & Crafts Coop Guild, and others. She earned state and national recognition, including the Praxis Award for Excellence in Applied Anthropology, the National Points of Light award, the Governor's Special Recognition, and Best Educational Practices in Post-Secondary Education in the state of Arizona award (for her co-founded mentoring and college scholarship program for low-income youth). Dedicated to her love of teaching, Cathy is unmarried and does not have children.
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