Dr. Quintiliani is an applied anthropologist who has conducted ethnographic and applied research in Long Beach since 1988. Her research focuses on refugee and immigrant communities in the United States with a particular focus on the Cambodian community in Long Beach, California. She has worked as an applied anthropologist for community based organizations, specializing in developing and implementing programs focused on community health and education for Southeast Asians and their children. Her areas of research interest, publications, and community engagement projects include: cultural history of the Cambodian immigrant experience; social welfare policy; gender and sexuality; refugee and immigrant health; youth cultures; and program development and evaluation. Her areas of expertise are on utilizing the theories and methods of anthropology in evaluating and developing community programs and examining the implementation of public policies. She is currently working on collaborative research project with the City of Long Beach on homelessness and the outreach experience.
