Ross Jackson received his MA in Folklore in May 2013. Prior to entering the Folklore program, Ross received an MD degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and completed a Residency in Dermatology at Tulane University School of Medicine. Ross practiced Dermatology for 30 years. It was in this clinical setting that his curiosity about tattoos began. For his thesis, entitled The Tattooed Body: Embodied Narratives, Ross undertook a project where he interviewed subjects at tattoo parlors about what meaning their tattoos had for them. His research shows that tattoos may be considered a form of storytelling, where the individual may project statements of identity, commemorate important life events or offer declarations of belief.
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