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Committees & Topical Interest Groups (TIGs)
The Society for Applied Anthropology has a number of committees and Topical Interest Groups designed to act as forums for our members in specialized areas. On this page, you will find links to current committee membership and posted resources provided by each of the committees. You will also find links to active TIGs on the SfAA Online Community.
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
President
| Michael Paolisso (2021-2022) | |
| Department of Anthropology | |
| University of Maryland |
Secretary
| Jane W. Gibson (2019-2021) |
| Department of Anthropology |
| University of Kansas |
Past President
| Sherylyn Briller (2021) |
| Department of Anthropology |
| Purdue University |
Treasurer
| Sunil Khanna (2021-2024) |
| Public Health Practice Program |
| Oregon State University |
Award Committees
Distinguished Awards
Malinowski Committee
| Andie Palmer, Chair | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Briody | 2023 |
| Maria Cruz-Torres | 2021 |
Mead Committee
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Kathi Kitner, Chair
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2022
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Narges Bajoghli (AAA)
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2023
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Andrew Gardner
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2022
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Claudio Sopranzetti (AAA)
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2023
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Sol Tax Committee
| Roberto Alvarez | 2023 |
| Alejandra Colom | 2024 |
| Amy Drassan Ham | 2024 |
| Riall Nolan | 2024 |
| Amy Paul-Ward, Chair | 2022 |
Other Awards
P.K. New Committee
| Richard Hessler, Chair | 2019 |
| Nancy Burke | 2020 |
| Karen Dyer | 2020 |
| Jeffrey Colman Salloway | 2019 |
Pelto Committee
| Judith Freidenberg, Chair | Mark Schuller |
| Russell Bernard | Jon Pelto |
| Merrill Eisenberg | Jim Waldram |
Hackenberg Committee
| Donald Stull, Chair | Diane Austin |
| Adrian Benedetti | Kerry Feldman |
| Beverly Hackenberg | Peter Kunstadter |
| Jeremy Spoon | Linda Whiteford |
Student Travel Awards
Bodley Committee
| Xianghong Feng | Amber Heckelman |
| Pasang Sherpa | Mark Hill |
| Ben Burgen | Troy Wilson |
Kushner Committee
| Jay Sokolovsky, Chair |
| Gregory Reck |
| Maria Vesperi |
Resettlement Committee
| Michael Cernea, Chair | William Patridge |
| Chad Dear | Susan Tamondong |
| Julie Maldonado | Brooke Wilmsen |
Bea Medicine Committee
| Richard Stoffle, Chair | Nancy Owen Lewis |
| Kathryn Coe | Clint Westman |
| Ted Garner |
Del Jones Committee
| Antoinette T. Jackson, Chair | 2022 |
| Linda Bennett | 2020 |
| Heather Schacht Reisinger | 2021 |
| Sandra Bever | 2020 |
| Lisa Leimar Price | 2020 |
Spicer Committee
| Janet Chrzan | 2020 |
| Alison Greenberg | 2021 |
| Lance Laird | 2021 |
Standing Committees
Standing Committees
Finance
Committee
| Michael Paolisso | President |
| Sherylyn Briller | Past President |
| Jane W. Gibson | Secretary |
| Sunil Khanna | Treasurer |
| Neil Hann | Executive Director |
Human Rights/Social Justice Committee
Human Rights & Social Justice Committee Page
| Eric Bailey, Chair | 2024 |
| Amy Paul-Ward | 2022 |
| Joe Heyman | 2020 |
| Milena Melo | 2020 |
Nominations & Elections
Committee
| Patricia M. Clay | 2024 |
| Maria Cruz-Torres | 2023 |
| Antoinette Jackson, Chair | 2022 |
Oral History
Committee
| John van Willigen, Chair | |
| Susan Abbott-Jamieson | 2020 |
| Juliana McDonald | 2020 |
| Barbara Rylko-Bauer | 2019 |
Publications
Committee
| Melissa Cope | |
| Lisa Jane Hardy | 2021 |
| David Himmelgreen | 2021 |
| Quinn Houlihan | 2023 |
| Sarah Lyon | 2023 |
| Lenore Manderson | 2023 |
| Chad Morris, Chair | 2022 |
| Kevin Newton | 2023 |
| Nancy Romero-Daza | 2021 |
| Abril Saldana | 2023 |
| Jeanne Simonelli | 2021 |
| Orit Tamir | 2021 |
Special Committees
Special Committees
Immigration Initiative
Committee
| Donald Stull, Chair | Rosina Hassoun |
| Diane Austin | Josiah Heyman |
| Judith Freidenberg | James Loucky |
Paredes Memorial Plenary
Committee
| Heidi Altman, Chair | |
| Linda Dawn Carson | Steve Schensul |
| Alleen Deutsch | Jay Sokolovsky |
| Kelly Fayard | Maria Vesperi |
Kearney Lecture
Committee
| Louise Lamphere, Chair | |
| Carole Nagengast, Ex-Officio | |
| James Loucky | 2019 |
| Gina Nuñez-Mchiri | 2019 |
Road to 100 Planning
Committee
| Heather Reisinger, Co-Chair | |
| Sunil Khanna, Co-Chair | |
| Nadine Bendycki | Lauren Johnson |
| Alejandra Colom | A. Rey Villaneuva |
| Nikia Grayson | Jennifer Wies |
| Kendall House | |
International
Committee (SfAA Global)
| Judith Freidenberg, Chair | |
| Robyn Eversole | 2023 |
| Lenore Manderson | 2023 |
| Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez | 2023 |
Racial Justice Task Force
| Sunil Khanna, Chair | |
| Eric Bailey | Heather Reisinger |
| Spirit Brooks | Amy Paul-Ward |
| Sherri Briller | Joyce Rivera-Gonzalez |
| Melinda Gonzaléz | Risako Sakai |
| Noémie Gonzalez | |
Topical Interest Groups
Topical Interest Groups
Members of the Society who share a particular interest may ask the Board to establish a Topical Interest Group. TIGs are informal vehicles for information exchange and collaboration. Requests for the formation of a TIG should include a brief rationale for the topic’s relevance to applied social science, and identification of founding members.
Once a TIG is formed it may publish information in the SfAA News, organize sessions at the annual meeting, and request a meeting room at the annual meeting. TIGs are asked to provide a written report to the Board in conjunction with the fall meeting of the Board each year.
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