National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
The COPAA Visiting Fellows Program is a short-term partnership opportunity involving a professional, practicing, or applied anthropologist (the Visiting Fellow) and a COPAA-Member Anthropology Department. The program is designed to be mutually beneficial to both parties. The Visiting Fellow and…
NAPA will be hosting a Careers Spotlight at the SfAA meetings on Saturday, March 23 from 10 until 2. It is a chance for students and early career professionals to talk to practitioners about jobs for anthropologists in various sectors. There will also…
NAPA Notes March 2019 (pdf) In this Issue: Letter from the President Committee Updates Planning for AAA Meetings NAPA at SfAAs
Enrollment for the 2019 session is now open! The NAPA-OT Field School in Antigua, Guatemala is now recruiting anthropology, occupational therapy, global health, and students in related disciplines for its four-week summer session: June 17 – July 12, 2019. Applications…
How did you get your start in anthropology? What drew you to the field? I’ve always been a huge science fiction nerd and one of my heroes growing up was Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. In…
You are invited to: CAPA/NAPA LPO Social Nov 20 5:00-7:00 pm, Chicago Curry House, 899 S Plymouth Ct. (RSVP requested) As a student, teacher, or practitioner, are you interested in networking with people who are applying their anthropological skills and knowledge, and making…
The Institute for Community Health (ICH) is hiring a Research Associate. ICH is a nonprofit consulting organization that specializes in participatory evaluation, applied research, and strategic planning. The position is based in Malden, Massachusetts. The Research Associate is an entry level…
At the 2017 AAA annual meeting in Washington, DC, only one NAPA Invited Session was audio recorded. The session was designed around brief flash presentations. The sound quality is generally fair to poor. Presenters are speaking as individuals, and opinions…
By Ruth Sando I have recently (2017) retired after a long career in private industry, working both as an employee and an outside consultant. After earning my Ph.D., I spent over 20 years in the financial services industry (in banking…
by Laurie Krieger I have consulted internationally in health, gender, policy, research, and even once in irrigation (that was weird). Here are some tips for getting started: Use your networks; in international work, people are hired through whom they know.…
By Elizabeth K. Briody I started Cultural Keys, LLC (culturalkeys.us) in 2009. At that time, I had a PhD and 24 years of work experience as an anthropologist at General Motors Research & Development. The mechanics of setting up the…