Part Two: My Experience in Grad School: A RoundTable Discussion on Learning Applied Anthropology

My Experience in Grad School: A RoundTable Discussion on Learning Applied Anthropology

CHAIRS: SHADE, Molly (UNT), MANDACHE, Luminita-Anda (CoPAA) 

ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: TEZAK, Ann (USF), NEWTON, Kevin (U Memphis), SURVANT, Cerinda (Portland State U), SHADE, Molly (UNT), PETERSON, Soren M. (UMD), STINNETT, Ashley (U Arizona)

 

ABSTRACT:

SHADE, Molly (UNT) and MANDACHE, Luminita-Anda (CoPAA) My Experience in Grad School: A Round-Table Discussion on Learning Applied Anthropology. This roundtable will feature current graduate students from 8 established applied anthropology programs in the United States and Mexico. We plan to briefly discuss our intentions, experiences, and reflections regarding our respective programs. In so doing, we hope to initiate an open dialogue regarding why and how applied programs bring value to and strengthen the discipline. We believe this conversation will benefit: 1) future graduate students as they explore and define their academic and career objectives, 2) anthropology faculty members in understanding what the contemporary anthropology student is looking to achieve from an applied program, and 3) the discipline at large as we navigate future steps in our field. 

 

Session took place in Pittsburgh, PA at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in March 2015.