2015 Podcasts

1

Race, Gender, Culture and Health

CHAIR: GADSDEN, Gloria (NMHU)

ABSTRACT: Panelists will use different methodological approaches to explore various connections across the nexus of gender, race, culture and health. gygadsden@nmhu.edu

Session Participants:

GADSDEN, Gloria (NMHU) IS MAMMY KILLING US?: The Persistence of the Mammy Image on Television and the Potential Impact on Body Image

KARBHARI, Shilpashri (NMHU).  African Americans, Health, and Inequality

MARCUS, Ruthanne (Yale U). Assessing the PHAMILIS Syndemic of Homeless Women

Q&A

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

2

Why Forbes Magazine is Wrong: Communicating the Value of Anthropology Part 1

CHAIR: HIGGINS, Rylan.

ABSTRACT: Anthropology is under pressure to demonstrate its value within and beyond the academy. Students and faculty associated with the University of Arizona’s Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology have substantial experience in this regard. Building on a panel undertaken at last year’s SfAA annual meeting, this session will be part reflection, part projection. Panelists will reflect on how this value has been conveyed to non-anthropologists in the past and how it can be more effectively presented going forward. In theory, anthropological insights are meaningful and useful beyond academic journals and classrooms, but in practice actualizing this value often proves difficult. rylan.higgins@smu.ca

Session Participants:

HIGGINS, Rylan. Writing for the Public: Occasionally Hostile Encounters.

DEAN, Erin. “Our Project”: Applying BARA’s Model of Community Collaboration in the Classroom.

MAZZEO, John. Household Production of Health and the Contribution of a Livelihoods Systems Framework for Community Health Interventions.

PIEKELEK, Jessica. Mentoring Students to Articulate Anthropology’s Value: Teaching Applied Anthropology

BURKE, Brian. Useful to Whom? Anthropological Collaborations with Community Activists to Challenge Capital, the State, and Scientific Expertise.

DEUBEL, Tara. Partnerships in Development: Adding Anthropological Values to Mixed-Method Team Research.

FINAN, Tim. Concluding Remarks. 

Q&A

3

Reconsidering Migrant Health: Anthropologists in Conversation with Public Health Paradigms

CHAIR: HORTON, Sarah

ABSTRACT:  This panel considers how applied anthropologists are broadening dominant public health approaches to conceptualizing the high rates of morbidity and mortality among migrants.  Ethnographic analyses help “radically contextualize” the high burden of social suffering among migrants, focusing on the social causation of illness rather than individual “lifestyle” behaviors. By presenting nuanced and rich data about migrants’ lived experiences, critical medical anthropologists complicate univocal public health paradigms. Taking up the theme of “Continuity and Change,” we examine the various relationships anthropologists have forged with public health approaches and practitioners, as they work in collaboration while offering a valuable critique.Sarah.Horton@ucdenver.edu

Session Participants:

SMITH-MORRIS, Carolyn. Salience and Food Sales: Ethnographic Evidence about Dietary Change in Mexican Im/Migrants.

MENDENHALL, Emily. Melding Methods in Anthropological Research for Public Health.

ALEXANDER, William and Anthony GUEVARA, Mary BRANNOCK. Casting Light in the Shadows of Checkpoints: An Ethnographic Video Project on Immigration Enforcement and Migrant health in North Carolina.

GUEVARA, Emilia and Thurka SANGARAMOORTHY. Health-Related Deservingness and ‘Illegality’ on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

HORTON, Sarah. Burning Up: Addressing the Heat Stress-Hypertension Syndemic among Migrant Farmworkers.

CASTAÑEDA, Heide. Discussant.

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

4

Moving Organizations into the Foreground: Theory and Practice in Anthropology Part 1

CHAIR: BRIODY, Elizabeth

ABSTRACT: Theory and Practice in Anthropology. Anthropological practice in, for, and about organizations has been an important area of practice since the 1980s.  Professional and applied anthropologists work in or consult for businesses, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, and NGOs.  Yet, SfAA and AAA conference have few sessions that emphasize or address organizational issues.  Part 1 of this session draws attention to the underrepresentation of organizational work and offers some reasons why.  Topics covered include anthropological approaches to organizational work, the role of anthropologists in organizational and change management research, and the place of organization studies in Masters and Ph.D. training.  Part 2 focuses on case studies. elizabeth.briody@gmail.com

Session Participants: 

BRIODY, Elizabeth. Intro.

GLUESING, Julia. Anthropologists as Change Masters.

ERICKSON, Ken. Interpretive Labor At Work: Structural Stupidity or Structural Violence?

HICKLING, Alexandra, Luis MACHADO, and Susan SQUIRES. Locating Organizational-Culture Studies within University Curricula.

BRIODY, Elizabeth and Melea Press. Gatekeeping Activities as Market Communication

TREITLER, Inga. Do You Want to Address World Problems?

Moving Organizations into the Foreground: Case Studies and Discussion Part 2

CHAIR: Briody, Elizabeth.

ABSTRACT: Part 2 of this session expands upon anthropological practice in, for, and about organizations with field case studies.  The cases demonstrate the breadth and value of anthropology for understanding the context in which employees, customers, and partner operate.  They illustrate how anthropologists can improve organizational systems and work practices, the lives of employees, and relationships across the supply chain.  A panel discussion occurs at the end with suggestions for raising the profile of organizational practice in anthropology, increasing the number of presentations on organizational studies at anthropology conferences, and ideas for connecting anthropologists to organizations as researchers, consultants, and employees.elizabeth.briody@gmail.com

Session Participants:

SQUIRES, Susan. “Workflow and Communities of Practice among Computational Scientists.”

WRIGHT, Rachel. “The Making and Unmaking of Class Nonprofit Organizations.”

RAMER, Angela. Anthropology in an Organizational Setting: Architecture.

BISHOP, Ralph. Leadership Transition in Entrepreneurial Non-Profits.

STEWART, Alex. Discussant

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

5

My Experience in Grad School: A Round-table Discussion on Learning Applied Anthropology

CHAIR: SHADE, Molly

ABSTRACT:  This roundtable will feature current graduate students from 8 established applied anthropology programs in the United States and Mexico. We plan to briefly discuss our intentions, experiences, and reflections regarding our respective programs. In so doing, we hope to initiate an open dialogue regarding why and how applied programs bring value to and strengthen the discipline. We believe this conversation will benefit: 1) future graduate students as they explore and define their academic and career objectives, 2) anthropology faculty members in understanding what the contemporary anthropology student is looking to achieve from an applied program, and 3) the discipline at large as we navigate future steps in our field. molly.a.shade@gmail.com

Roundtable Discussants:

BUSTAMANTE, Stephanie
TEZAK, Ann
SAUZA, Roman
NEWTON, Kevin
SURVANT, Cerinda
SHADE, Molly
PETERSON, Soren
STINNETT, Ashley

Part I: Roundtable Discussion:

Part II: Resources List and Q&A

6

Using Ethnography to Understand How Policies Reproduce Social Inequality

CHAIR: HYATT, Susan

ABSTRACT: In this session, MA students from IUPUI will present work that shows how they are using ethnographic methods to understand the production and reproduction of social inequalities in policies dealing with such issues as migration and immigration; refugee resettlement; schooling; and for US veterans returning from active combat.  These papers will showcase the importance of situating the experiences of subjugated populations within the context of the policies and programs that contour their lives.  They illustrate how, despite their explicit intentions, such interventions may actually serve to increase social exclusion rather than to combat it. suhyatt@iupui.edu

Session Participants:

LAWS, Brian. Co-existing with Chaos: Invisible Injuries and Reintegration among U.S. Military Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

CHAPMAN, Christina. Systems-Based and Integrated STEM Alternative Education Models.

BLICE, Derek. Welcoming the Unwelcome: Multicultural Centers in Enschede.

Discussant: QUINTILIANA, Karan

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

7

Bridging the Gap: Translating Anthropology into Health and Health Services Research Roundtable

CHAIR: MORRISON, Penelope

ABSTRACT: A changing academic landscape now requires more anthropologists to enter applied career settings. Although relatively underutilized in health services and public health research, ethnography is a research method that can be used to understand complex research questions. Anthropologists are well suited for careers in the areas of health and health services research. We discuss the challenges and advantages to using ethnographic methods in fast paced, results driven environments, and the specific ways ethnography can be tailored to meet the demands of a health research audience. We also discuss how translating ethnographic methods into health research may increase marketability of anthropologists. morrisonpk@upmc.edu

Roundtable Participants: 

MORRISON, Penelope. 
HAMM, Megan. Practicing Anthropology in Academic Medicine.
RAK, Kim. Anthropology and Medical Research.
MCCARTHY, Rory. Leaving the Nest: Transitioning into Institutional Qualitative Health Care Research.
MACIE, Lara.

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

8

Researcher and Community Engagement - The Politics of Doing Research

CHAIR: HAVILAND, Adam (Mich State U)

ABSTRACT: Anthropological research necessarily entails engagement between the researcher and the community they work with. This panel will explore aspects of research that mediate researcher-community interactions with a focus on reflexively examining the roles of positionality, power, and subjectivity in our encounters with communities. Through consideration of issues including researcher positionality, community perceptions of research, and what researchers can really offer communities, this panel probes into the politics of doing research. Drawing on experiences with communities in Taiwan, Honduras, India, and the United States, panel members will highlight parallels and divergences in the politics of doing research in their respective locations. havila14@msu.edu

Session Participants: 

LIN, Ying-Jen. Indigenous People’s Perspectives on the Legal Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Politics of Research on Orchid Island

NARAYAN, Meenakshi (Mich State U) Transitioning from a Researcher-Driven Research to a Community-driven Research: Reflections from India

RODRIGUEZ-MEJIA, Fredy. Reflecting on Positionality while Working with Indigenous Communities in Western Honduras

SCHAEFER, Marie. Sustainable Development Institute, College of Menominee Nation and Michigan State University

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

9

Community Engagement in Our Contemporary Foodscapes: the Power of Ethnography

CHAIR: REESE, Ashante (Rhodes Coll)

ABSTRACT: The recent heightened attention to food systems, both within and outside the academy, has raised awareness about the relationships between food, community and health around the globe. The papers in this session examine community gardens, local food farms, farmers markets, and food deserts to illuminate the social factors that contribute to a healthy food system. Our ethnographic attention to the experience of citizens, farmers and food advocates critically examines the benefits of alternative food production and distribution and shows how community engagement around food can enhance social relationships and offset inequality. reesea@rhodes.edu

Session Participants:

REESE, Ashante (Rhodes Coll) “We Will not Perish...We Will keep Flourishing”: Food Insecurity, Gardening, and the Roots of Hope

JANSSEN, Brandi. Improving Agricultural Safety and Health in the “Safer and Healthier” Agriculture

KASPER, Kimberly; SANTUCCI, Anna and RAMSEY, Samantha. Maintaining a Healthy Farmers Market: An Ethnographic View from Memphis

GARTIN, Meredith. Food Deserts as Emotional Stressor in the Global South

Q&A

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

10

Anthropology as a Profession: Qualitative Data's Role in a Quantitative World

CHAIR: NEWTON, Kevin (U Memphis)

ABSTRACT: The vision of the SfAA states “to promote public recognition of anthropology as a profession.” In a world where “data” is virtually synonymous with quantitative data, how should the work of anthropologists change to carry out this vision? A promising approach is to understand weaknesses in quantitative-only methods, and how qualitative data transforms the statistical outputs of regressions and analyses of variance. This session combines the experiences of professionals and students to highlight the benefits of combining quantitative and qualitative data in creative ways to solve problems, which may add substantiation to anthropology as a profession in today’s “data”-driven world. kmnewton@memphis.edu

Session Participants: 

NEWTON, Kevin (U Memphis) Quasi-Qualitative Methods Lead to Low-Hanging Fruit: A Case Study of a Consultancy Firm’s Approach to Anthropology

SCHILL, Beth. Forays of an Anthropologist in Management Consulting: How Anthropology Brings Needed Diversity of Thought to Companies and Clients

GEBERS, Jenessa.  Amaadhi N’obulamu: How Diverse Approaches Benefit Water and Sanitation Research

BRICKLE, Tyler; GONZALEZ, Stephen; McLAUGHLIN, Logan; ROTH, Heather: Ethnography and Engineering: How Qualitative Methods can Help Build the Car of the Future

FABRI, Antonella. The Ripple Effect of Voices in Qualitative Research

Discussant: BRIODY, Elizabeth.

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

11

Environment and Extraction: Liabilities, Resistance, Legislation, and Inequality

CHAIR: ERVIN, Alexander (U of Saskatchewan)

ABSTRACT: Concerns surrounding the relationship between extraction and the environment crosscut the specific resource under development.  From gold and uranium in Canada to coal and oil in Columbia and Peru, conflict arises over land and economics; legislated protections are questionable, and groups mount varying levels of resistance and response.  This session examines environmental and economic investment issues as they affect First Nations, including Tsilhqot’in, Inuit and Cree, Dene, and Metis in Canada, as well as the broad ramifications of coal mining in Cesar, Columbia and oil extraction in Peru. ame747@mail.usask.ca

Session Participants:

PALMER, Andie Diane. Aboriginal Title and Gold at $1200 Per Ounce: A First Test Case in Canada

ERVIN, Alexander (U of Saskatchewan) Saskatchewan First Nations and Settler Environmental Movements in Resistance to Uranium Extraction

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

12

Ebola: Applied Social Science

CHAIRS: KUNSTADTER, Peter (PHPT)

ABSTRACT: Exponential increase of the Ebola epidemic has potential to become the biggest health and socio-economic disaster since the 1918 flu, and poses challenges-opportunities to social sciences applied to public health and biomedicine. Country expertise should be combined with comparative and historical applied medical anthropology insights.  Current responses often fail to integrate lessons learned from HIV/AIDS, SARS, Bird flu and Ebola relevant to international interventions, public health, health education and community responses, and anticipation of Ebola's demographic, socioeconomic consequences.  Because the epidemic, research and interventions are changing so rapidly, makeup of the panel and details of topics covered will be provided shortly before the meeting. We will suggest forming an SfAA Ebola interest group. peter.kunstadter@gmail.com

Roundtable Participants: 

KUNSTADTER, Peter (PHPT) Applied Social Science Challenges and Opportunities of the Ebola Epidemic
AMAYA-BURNS, Alba (Duke U & Duke Kunshan U) Lessons from HIV applied to Ebola
BURNS, Allan (UF) Applying Social Science to Transnational Emergencies
SCHACHT REISINGER, Heather (CADRE-Iowa City VAHCS)
PAGE, Bryan.
SINGER, Merrill.

Roundtable Discussion:

Q&A

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

13

Food, Society, and Environment in Contemporary Ethnography

CHAIR: ADAMS, Ryan (Lycoming Coll)

ABSTRACT: Drawing on a geographically varied set of examples ranging across three continents, our panel examines the revitalized attention to food systems in contemporary ethnographic investigations. The panel demonstrates current theoretical approaches used to understand food practices and sustainability, exemplifying some of the ways anthropologists are making sense of the social and environmental impacts of food production, exchange, and consumption. Each paper develops a somewhat different aspect of the dynamic relationship between food system politics, sustainability, and culture, but together they illustrate the important place food plays once again in anthropological concerns with social and environmental change. adamsr@lycoming.edu

Session Participants:

SEXTON, Lucy and LOZADA, Eriberto. “Making the Land Healthy”: Food Safety, Sustainability, and the ‘New Chinese Farmer’

ADAMS, Ryan (Lycoming Coll) Local and Organic: Distinct Food Movements in Brooklyn

MILLER, Theresa. Growing Crops, Cultivating Sustainability: Indigenous Biodiversity Conservation in Northeast Brazil

PARKER, Jason. Shifting Visions of the U.S. Food System(s) and Structural Barriers to Sustainability

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

14

Social Anthropology + Social Marketing = Social Change

CHAIR: WHITEFORD, Linda

ABSTRACT: This session explores ‘continuity and change’ by investigating the interstices between social anthropology and social marketing as they are synergistically applied to health and behavior change research. The presentations will review how the World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization have successfully employed social marketing theories and methods to effect behavior change, identify and present key foundational concepts that differentiate social marketing from commercial marketing, articulate the overlapping paradigms and methods found in social anthropology and social marketing, and provide an example of application in the USF WHO Collaborating Center for Social Marketing for Social Change. lwhiteford@usf.edu

Session Participants: 

WHITEFORD, Linda, LEGETIC, Branka, BRYANT, Carol, LINDERBERGER, James, MERRITT, Rowen, and PASHA, Mahooda

LEGETIC, Branka. Social Marketing and the Pan American Health Organization: their Contributions to Social Change.

BRYANT, Carol and LINDERBERGER, James. Social, Not Commercial Marketing.

KETCHER, Dana, BENDER, Cori, and BAUM, Linda. Social Anthropology and Social Marketing: Synergistic Epistemologies.

Discussants: BENNETT, Linda and Noel CHRISMAN. 

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

15

2015 Michael Kearney Award Lecture

Lecture Participants:

STEPHEN, Lynn (U Oregon). Creating Pre-Emptive Suspects: National Security, Border Defnese and Immigration Policy, 1980-Present

Discussants: CRUZ-TORRES, Maria L. (Arizona State U) and HOLMES, Seth (UC-Berkeley)

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

16

2015 SfAA Awards Ceremony

List of Award Recipients: 

Margaret Mead Award Recipient: HOLMES, Seth M.

Sol Tax Award Recipient: SIMONELLI, Jeanne

Bronislaw Malinowski Award Recipient: PIVEN, Frances Fox

Session took place in 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology.