National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Transcript Interviewer 0:00[On Screen sNAPAshots Logo] Welcome to sNAPAshots conversations with professional practicing and applied anthropologists. 0:12[On Screen Text] Elisha Oliver. Executive Director, Texas Folklife Elisha Oliver 0:22As…
Issue Contents President’s letter Dear NAPA Members, We’ve made it to spring! After this winter, I am willing to celebrate the small wins. In Boston, the snow piles (over five feet high at the end of my driveway) are nearly…
We are pleased to invite you to Remembrance & Resilience, a special series hosted at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), co-sponsored by the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology and supported by the Tashima Family Trust. The program…
Issue Contents President’s letter Dear NAPA Members, Another winter holiday season is upon us and it’s a time to reflect and prepare for a New Year. My family welcomes 2026 with open arms. This past year was exceptionally hard on…
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Transcript Interviewer 0:06Welcome to sNAPAshots conversations with professional practicing and applied anthropologists. 0:12[On screen text] Rosalie Post, Design Anthropologist, Co-Founder of NAMLA Rosalie Post 0:19Hi. My name is…
Issue Contents President’s letter Dear NAPA Members, We are just weeks away from the AAA Annual Meeting, and I look forward to seeing many of you in New Orleans this November. The fall conference will be an opportunity for us…
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Transcript Interviewer 0:06Welcome to sNAPAshots, conversations with professional practicing and applied anthropologists. Interviewer 0:12[On Screen Text] Steven Thomson Practicing Anthropologist Organizational Performance Steven Thomson 0:19I’m Stephen Thompson. I…
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Transcript Credits 0:06Welcome to sNAPAhots, conversations with professional, practicing, and applied anthropologists. Speaker 1 0:12[On Screen Text] Corliss Heath, Medical Anthropologist, Founder & CEO, Save Inc. Corliss Heath…
![[NAPA Logo] sNAPAshots: Conversations with Professional, Practicing, and Applied Anthropologists. Tony Chavarria, Curator of Ethnology, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. PracticingAnthropology.org Bluesky, X, Meta, LinkedIn, and Youtube Logos](https://practicinganthropology.org/wp-content/uploads/Tony-Chavarria-sNAPAshots-768x771.png)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Transcript Interviewer 0:00[On Screen image] sNAPAshots Logo. Welcome to sNAPAshots: conversations with professional, practicing, and applied anthropologists. 0:12[On Screen Image] Tony Chavarria Headshot. [On Screen Text] Tony Chavarria,…
Issue Contents President’s letter Dear NAPA Members, As NAPA President, I am entering new spaces and conversations about the state of anthropology in this historic moment. These encounters are revealing. Many of us are following global news stories that call…
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Brand new sNAPAshots for June! Visit the NAPA website to learn more about Tanya Rodriguez's experiences growing up and studying enthnomedicine and cultural competence in healthcare prepared her for a career applying anthropology in the study of food for a major corporation and how she centers consumers and communities in her work!
Submit your paper to the NAPA Student Awards! Deadline June 27, 2025. The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) offers the annual Student Achievement Awards to recognize undergraduate and graduate student contributions in practicing and applied anthropology. Winners receive $500 and papers are considered for publication in…