Background
Leland, Joy Hanson was born on July 29, 1927 in Glendale, California, United States. Daughter of David Emmett and Florence (Sockerson) Hanson.
anthropologist alcohol research specialist
Leland, Joy Hanson was born on July 29, 1927 in Glendale, California, United States. Daughter of David Emmett and Florence (Sockerson) Hanson.
Bachelor in English Literature, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1949. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1960. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Nevada, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, University California, Irvine, 1975.
Secretary Office Special Republican, Paris, 1951—1953. Director personnel Libyan American Technology Assistance Service, Tripoli, Libya, 1953—1956. With Desert Research Institute University Nevada, since 1961.
Assistant research professor Desert Research Institute, University Nevada, 1975-1977, associate research professor, 1977-1979, research professor, 1979-1989, research professor emerita, since 1990.
Founding trustee Robert and Joy Leland Charitable Trust (now Robert and Joy Leland Endowment, Native American Rights Fund), 1992—2005. Member American Anthropological Association, Southwestern Anthropological Association, Society Applied Anthropology, Society Medical Anthropology, Great Basin Anthropological Conference, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married David A. Riegert, November 14, 1993.