NAPA Sponsored and Co-Sponsored Events at the 2022 AAA

0-235: Avoiding the “Gotcha” Moment: Participatory Action Research as a Methodology for Civic Engagement

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: Virtual

Session Type: Talk, Video-on-Demand
Organizer: Jennifer Lucko

1-090: Teaching Anthropology in an Unsettling World

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 12:00 PM to 01:45 PM
Session Type: Oral Presentation Session
Organizer: Monica Rodriguez
Participants: Angela Guy-Lee, Erich Fox Tree, Christina Miller-Bellor

1-115: Unsettling Anthropology:  Disrupting Our Field’s Taboos to Help Humanity Thrive

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: Virtual

Session Time: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 12:00 PM to 01:45 PM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Jacqueline Ambrow, MA, CHt
Participants: Margie Serrato, PhD, Elizabeth Wood, MS, Nichole Bresee, Michael Kilman, MS, Aaron Miller, PhD

1-175: (E)Scapes from Anthropology: The Relational Production and Uses of a Geographies Framework

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 02:15 PM to 04:00 PM
Session Type: Oral Presentation Session
Organizer: Alejandro Echeverria
Participants: Grecia Perez, Jose Humberto Alvarez, Sahar Foruzan, Joshua Liashenko

1-540: Cultural Expertise and the Professionalization of Anthropology

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 04:30 PM to 06:15 PM
Session Type: Oral Presentation Session
Organizer: Noora Arajärvi
Participants: Livia Holden, Emma Varley, Lawrence Rosen, James Rose, Ticky Monekosso, Anthony Good, Ariel Planeix, ChorSwang Ngin

2-006: Challenging Boundaries through Engaged & Activist Anthropology

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Thursday, Nov. 10, 08:00 AM to 09:45 AM
Session Type: Oral Presentation Session
Organizer: Natalie Bourdon
Participants: Jordan Levy, Wendy Hathaway, Anahid Matossian, Alexandra Crampton, Stacie Hatfield

2-050: Making Anthropology Work: Continuing Strategies for Alternative Futures

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Thursday, Nov. 10, 08:00 AM to 09:45 AM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Saira Mehmood
Participants: Meryleen Mena, Dani Merriman, Bailey Duhé, Erin Tooher, Afshan Kamrudin, Anika Jugovic-Spajic, Verónica Sousa

2-440: The Unsettled History of the Future of Organizational Anthropology: An Engaged Roundtable Discussion

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Thursday, Nov. 10, 02:00 PM to 03:45 PM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Barry Dornfeld
Participants: Matthew Hill, Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez, Tara Schwegler, Ed Liebow, Elizabeth Briody, Melissa Fisher, Derek Newberry, Julia C. Gluesing

2-630: Unsettling UX: Opportunities and Challenges for Anthropologists in Human-Centered Design

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Thursday, Nov. 10, 04:15 PM to 06:00 PM
Session Type: Conversation or Debate
Organizer: Olive Minor
Participants: Sam Ladner, Tracy Johnson, Matt Artz, Suzanne Boyd, Lauryl Zenobi, Julia Wignall, Paige Nuzzolillo

2-740: Serving the Next Generation: Discussing How to Meet the Needs of Young Practicing Anthropologists

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Thursday, Nov. 10, 06:30 PM to 08:15 PM
Session Type: Conversation or Debate
Organizer: Erica Hawvermale
Participants: Shannon Cronin

2-775: Unsettling Interdisciplinary Contexts in Health Care (Cosponsored Session)

Cosponsored by: Society for Medical Anthropology and National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Thursday, Nov. 10, 06:30 PM to 08:15 PM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Julie Armin
Participants: Jean Hunleth, Sarah Raskin, Matt Dalstrom, Lily Shapiro, Aaron Seaman, Marlaine Figueroa Gray, Lauren Penney

3-125: Women and Drug Use in a Cross-Cultural Perspective (Cosponsored Session)

Cosponsored by: Society for Anthropological Sciences and National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Friday, Nov. 11, 08:00 AM to 09:45 AM
Session Type: Oral Presentation Session
Organizer: Caitlyn Placek
Participants: Shana Harris, Jennifer Syvertsen, Emery Eaves, Mãdãlina Alamã, Tiffany Alvarez, Sugandh Gupta, Casey Roulette, Drake Rinks

3-170: Ethical Issues in Practicing Anthropology: Drawing Cross-Sector Lessons Learned from Work with the M

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: Virtual

Session Time: Saturday, Nov. 12, 10:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Kerry Fosher
Participants: Niel Tashima, Rachel Chamberlin, Rory McCarthy, Lauren Penney, Eric Gauldin, Robert Rubinstein

NAPA/AAA Careers Exposition

Date and Time: Friday, Nov. 11, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Curious about careers in Professional, Practicing, and Applied Anthropology? Then join the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) for the 18th Annual Careers Expo on Friday, November 11 from 11am to 4pm in the Seattle Convention Center Room 4A adjacent to the Exhibit Hall. Meet with Career Guides from across industries for lively conversations about how anthropological training positively impacts the public and private sectors. Learn from established professionals and get your questions answered about best practices for putting anthropological skills to work. Networking is encouraged, so get ready to practice your elevator pitches with a friendly audience. Students, academic and applied mentors, and career changers welcome!

3-440: Anthros in Tech: Disrupting Academic Anthropology

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Friday, Nov. 11, 04:15 PM to 06:00 PM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Sydney Yeager
Participants: Katie Hillier, Scarleth Herrera, Jacob Culbertson, Sanjay Anand, Nick D’Avella 

4-040: From Researcher to Co-Conspirator: Tending to the Relational Ethics of Par (Cosponsored Session)

Cosponsored by: General Anthropology Division and National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time:  Saturday, Nov. 12, 08:00 AM to 09:45 AM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Maresi Starzmann
Participants: Nichelle Barton, Saadiq Anderson-Bey, Hadley Friedland, Dustin Hare, Hanna Hochstetler, Maya Kearney, Claudia Vallejo-Torres, Kim Weaver, Andrea N. Juarez Mendoza, Josh Harsin, Gohan Mendez

4-815: Transforming Genomics Research through Community Engagement: A Case Study from French Polynesia

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Saturday, Nov. 12, 02:00 PM to 03:45 PM
Session Type: Poster
Organizer: Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer

4-830: Covid-19 and Disruptions in Everyday Life for Caregivers of Veterans with Complex Conditions

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Saturday, Nov. 12, 02:00 PM to 03:45 PM
Session Type: Poster
Organizer: Lauren Penney

5-095: Evaluating the Landscape of Rural Veteran Food Insecurity in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Sunday, Nov. 13, 10:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Session Type: Oral Presentation Session
Organizer: Karen Besterman-Dahan
Participants: Jacquelyn Heuer, Bridget Hahm, Sarah Bradley

5-145: Reimagining Digital Spaces: Disrupting Structures of Power through Design

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology              

Modality: Virtual

Session Time: Sunday, Nov. 13, 10:15 AM to 12:00 PM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Sally Darling
Participants: Jingwen Wang, Ben Clark, Arooj Qureshi, Lisa Stocker, Jessica Keller, Diana Hubbard, Michael Kilman, MS, Michael Gibson, Cassini Nazir

5-200: Cool Anthropology: Unsettling Academia through Public Engagement

Reviewed by: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Session Time: Sunday, Nov. 13, 12:15 PM to 01:45 PM
Session Type: Roundtable / Town Hall
Organizer: Kristina Baines
Participants: Victoria Costa, Maria Vesperi, Daniel Lende, Kristin Koptiuch, Thomas Miller, Scott Wilson, James Mullooly, Sally Campbell Galman, Agustin Fuentes

2-982: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) Business Meeting

Section Affiliation: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Event Type: Business Meeting
Event Time:  Thursday, Nov. 10, 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM

2-994: COPAA/NAPA Academic-Practitioner Mixer

Section Affiliation: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

Modality: In-Person

Event Type: Networking Reception
Event Time: Thursday, Nov. 10, 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM