Committee on Practicing, Applied and Public Interest Anthropology

The Committee on Practicing, Applied and Public Interest Anthropology was established to explore and engage the range of issues emerging as a result of the increasing number of anthropologists in and outside the academy doing practicing, applied and public interest work. The responsibilities of the Committee range from establishing liaisons with appropriate Sections to help serve the interest of practicing, applied and public anthropology, to developing recommendations for training and professional development.

• Preamble
• PAWG, Final Report
• Committee Members

2008 AAA Annual Meeting sessions of interest to practicing, applied and public interest anthropologists, click here

Profiles in Practice

One of the first tasks for CoPAPIA, stemming from recommendations of the former PAWG (Practicing Anthropology Working Group), was to help increase awareness of work being done by anthropologists outside of academia through the avenue of Anthropology News-a “career cameo” set of columns. The idea was to provide a broad coverage across a range of sectors, guided by four general questions.
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In February, 2008 the Profiles in Practices column highlighted the Lourdes Arizpe Award winners. The Lourdes Arizpe Award is a biennial AAA Anthropology and Environment (A&E) section award and recognizes outstanding achievement in the application of anthropology to environmental issues.  Read more>

Staff Liaison and Contact Information:

Kathleen Terry-Sharp, Director, Practicing and Applied Programs, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201, (o) 703.528.1902, (f) 703.528.3546, ksharp@aaanet.org