National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
First Place: Inez F. Adams (Georgetown University) “An Ethnographic Evaluation of Michigan’s High-Risk Hepatitis-B Vaccination Program.” At the time of this award, Ms. Adams was a PhD student at Michigan State University and doing a research fellowship at Georgetown University’s…
First Place: Adam Daniel Kiš (University of Florida) “An Analysis of the Impact of AIDS on Funeral Culture in Malawi.” Mr. Kis received his B.A. in French from Andrews University, and has been in a PhD program in Anthropology at…
First Place: Jason Paiement, Ph.D. Student (McGill University) “Anthropology and Development” The scope for non-economic social scientists to influence the design and implementation of development policies and projects has expanded considerably since the 1970s. Many factors have contributed to this…
First Place: Allison D. Harnish, Undergraduate (Western Kentucky University) “Conflict and Opportunity: A Qualitative Study of Community Attitudes towards Ecotourism and the Bushmeat Trade in Kasigau, Kenya” The problem of bushmeat and the potential for sustainable community-based ecotourism are two…
NAPA has a new look! After many years of not having an official logo we have selected the design at the top of this newsletter. In a similar genre as that of the AAA logo, it radiates a sense of…
Congratulations to the spring anthropology graduates. Be sure to look at the NAPA web page where just in the past fifteen days, fifteen employers posted employment opportunities seeking anthropologists for positions in game analytics, consumer insights, historic preservation and even…
• On Mary’s Mind (Mary Odell Butler) • CFP AAA 2009: The End/s of Anthropology (Carol Hafford) • AAA 2008 NAPA Meeting Notes (Mary Odell Butler) • AAA Task Force Contacts • AAA 2008: Professional Ethics (Mary Odell Butler) • …
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is offering the Sixth Annual Student Achievement Award to recognize student contributions in the area of practicing and applied anthropology. The Award recognizes students who have excelled in these fields and provides…
Welcome (Elizabeth Nanas) On Mary’s Mind (Mary Odell Butler) NAPA Occupational Therapy Special Interest Group Update (Amy Paul-Ward, Gelya Frank) Designing an Anthropology Career (Sherylyn H. Briller, Amy Goldmacher) Volunteer Opportunities News from the Program Chair (Carol Hafford) Conference Announcements NAPA…