Professor Cynthia Beall, Distinguished University Professor and S. Idell Pyle Professor of Anthropology retired July 1, 2023. It is not possible to do justice to Dr. Beall’s many accomplishments in a short newsletter piece! Her research on adaptation to high altitude environments has been recognized by many awards and...
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As we start another academic year, I am pleased to share a few updates about the department with you. As always, we enjoy hearing from you so please let us know what you are up to.
Our students continue to excel, and we are proud of all their accomplishments! Special congratulations to...
Declining White Life Expectancies: The Result of Despair or "Freedom"
Dr. Carolyn Rouse
Ritter Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University
President of American Ethnological Society
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Dr. Carolyn Rouse will discuss her research on declining life expectancy among white Americans in rural California. This work expands upon her long-standing research on health disparities,...
Suspended Lives: Navigating everyday violence in the US asylum system
Dr. Bridget M. Haas
Visiting Assistant Professor of Medical and Psychological Anthropology
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Dr. Bridget Haas will discuss her forthcoming book: Suspended Lives: Navigating Everyday Violence in the US Asylum System (University of California Press). Suspended Lives explores the experience of asylum...
Technography: Using Ethnography in Highly Technical Spaces to Reduce Social Harm
Dr. Nichole Carelock
Civic Technology
CX Strategy
UX Leadership
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Dr. Carelock is an anthropologist who will talk about her work using anthropological skills such as ethnography to address the ways humans interact with technology and technology systems. As a researcher at Meta,...
All Stigmas are Equal, but Some are More Equal than Others: Connecting Self, Social Stigma, and Global Health
Alexandra Brewis, PhD
President's Professor
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University
Event Flier
Alexandra Brewis is a biocultural anthropologist at Arizona State University, where she founded the Center for Global Health. She is...