About this journal

Practicing Anthropology hosts expansive content on the practice of anthropology in the world. With a global community of authors and readers, Practicing Anthropology content highlights the usefulness of active research at all stages of life and career through accessible, quick-to-read content. Content includes knowledge sharing and solutions for working in transdisciplinary, global networks alongside creative first-person reflections, poetry, and art related to the social sciences in practice. Practicing Anthropology welcomes questions and discussions, encourages partnerships and mentorship in publishing, and strives to create transparent policies and communication. We publish in multiple languages and welcome contributions from a wide range of authors with varying levels of experience and ideas.

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Examples of content in Practicing Anthropology:

• Instruments for research and fieldwork
• Ideas for career readiness
• Policy briefs and white papers based on research
• Examples of social science research in government and non-government organizations
• Question and answer conversations with practitioners
• Companion articles between researchers and community partners or students
• Research informed political advocacy
• Creative arts related to social science practice
• First person reflections on fieldwork

Editor
Lisa J. Hardy - Department of Anthropology, Social Science Community Engagement Story Lab, Northern Arizona University and Octopus Ethnographic, LLC, USA

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Assistant Editor
Miriam Nelson - Northern Arizona University, USA

Editorial Board

Roland Armando Alum - University of Pittsburgh, Center for Latin-American Studies (Senior non-resident Research Associate), USA
Sean Bruna - Federal Liaison, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USA
Sandhya Ganapathy - St Lawrence University, USA
Christina M. Getrich - University of Maryland, USA
Corina Kellner, Northern Arizona University, USA
Justin Lund, Northern Arizona University, USA
Sharon Moses - Northern Arizona University, USA
Elizabeth Rodwell - University of Houston and University of Houston User Experience Lab, USA
Gwendolyn Saul - New York State Museum, USA

Graduate student member

Quinn Houlihan - University of Memphis, USA

  Undergraduate student member

Erin Nicholson - San Jose State University, USA 

News, offers and calls for papers

News and offers

• New to Routledge for 2024

Society for Applied Anthropology

The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) was founded in 1941 to promote the investigation of the principles of human behavior and the application of these principles to contemporary issues and problems. The Society is unique among professional associations in membership and purpose – and in representing the interests of professionals in a wide range of settings including academia, business, law, public health, medicine, environment, and government. The unifying factor is a commitment to making an impact on the quality of life in the world.

The Society publish two journals, Human Organization and Practicing Anthropology, that advance, synthesize, and interpret the application of anthropological method and theory to the analysis and solution of practical problems in the contemporary world.

Join the Society for Applied Anthropology:

To join the SfAA please visit our website, www.appliedanthro.org.

Members of SfAA are eligible to receive print copies and/or online access to the Society’s Journals, Human Organization and Practicing Anthropology, and online newsletter, SfAA News. By joining the SfAA, members become part of an active community where they can exchange ideas and network. The annual meeting provides an essential forum for analysing current issues and sharing experiences, whilst the committee activities and special interest groups encourage vital contacts with other professionals. Members also have access to the Society’s prestigious awards.

President
JENNIFER R. WIES (2023-2025), Department of Anthropology, Eastern Kentucky University

President Elect
A.J. FAAS (2024), Department of Anthropology, San Jose State University

Secretary
GEMMAE FIX (2022-2025), School of Medicine, Boston University

Treasurer
CARLA GUERRON MONTERO (2023-2025), Department of Anthropology, University of Delaware

Editor, Human Organization
LENORE MANDERSON, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand

Editor, Practicing Anthropology
LISA JANE HARDY, Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University

Board of Directors
HEDDA HAUGEN ASKLAND (2025), Department of Anthropology, University of Newcastle
ELAINE BENNETT (2026), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Saint Vincent College
YI-TSUEN CHEN (2026), Department of Science and Technology, University of Canberra
PRAGART TIMOTHY HENDERSON (2025), Department of Anthropology, University of North Texas
DAVID HIMMELGREEN (2025), Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida
TERESA R. JOHNSON (2025), School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine
NATHANIEL (NIEL) TASHIMA (2025), LTG Associates

Nominations and Elections Committee
SHIRLEY FISKE (2025), Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland
HILLARY J. HALDANE (2025), Department of Anthropology, Quinnipiac University
JENNIFER STUDEBAKER (2026), Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation