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Society for Applied Anthropology
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The Society for Applied Anthropology - A Worldwide Organization for the Applied Social Sciences
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Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · Aug 11
Join us in Albuquerque for #SfAA2026! For more info, visit our website: www.appliedanthro.org/annual-meeting

#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2026 #Albuquerque
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Thank you to all who supported the #SfAA with generous end-of-year gifts! Your support makes a tremendous difference and helps us sustain the programs, awards, and special projects that define our mission. Thank you for your continued generosity.

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January 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Please consider supporting the SfAA's global impact with an end-of-year gift at appliedanthro.org/donate or through an RMD donation. Your generosity funds vital programs, awards, and special projects. Thank you for your ongoing support!

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December 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The preliminary program for the 2026 Annual Meeting in #Albuquerque is now available online!

If you are a presenter, you must review and verify your information.

Please note: this is not the final version. Check back for any changes.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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During #SfAA2026, plan to make a stop at the Maxwell Museum of #Anthropology at UNM. The museum highlights Southwest archaeology, global cultures & contemporary research shaping the field today.

Register here: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti...

#SfAA #SocialScience #AppliedAnthropology #Albuquerque
December 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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The current issue of Practicing Anthropology, Vol. 47, No. 4, is now available online.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpay20/4...

#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #PracticingAnthropology

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December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Membership in SfAA means more than simply belonging. It means having a voice. Members shape policies, nominate leaders, and vote in elections. Join our community and have a voice in the future of #anthropology.

More info: appliedanthro.org/membership/w...

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December 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Join us on January 9 for a free webinar, Anthropology & AI: From Past Engagements to the Contemporary Landscape.

We’ll explore anthropology’s long history with AI & how past debates shape today’s conversations.

Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Looking for a place to unwind during #SfAA2026? The ABQ BioPark offers a zoo, aquarium, botanic garden, and scenic Rio Grande spaces all in one spot.

Register here: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti...

#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #Albuquerque
December 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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New from Practicing Anthropology: AI Can Code… But Can It Care? Exploring Automation in Qualitative Research by Loa Gordon
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#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #PracticingAnthropology

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December 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Check out E B Rubinstein, E G DuPont, A J Bergman, H M Wanner, B J Maack & L L Heinemann's "'We do a lot more than put pills in a bottle…': Independent community pharmacists & the business of US #healthcare" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Check out Cristina A. Pop's "Distant doctors: Medical encounters in a Romanian oncology clinic" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Check out Miriam Boeri, Aukje Lamonica & Sierra Smith's "Mothers who use #opioids and are involved in the #criminaljustice system: A transformative justice approach" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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SfAA Member Spotlight: Doug Henry, Univ of North Texas

Dr. Henry joined #SfAA because he feels a “tribal” connection with its members & knows he's among “his people.” He says #AppliedAnthropologists are needed now more than ever.

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#Anthropology #IAmSfAA
December 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Check out Allison V. Schlosser's "'Do you deny somebody #Suboxone … if they just didn’t pee in a cup for you?': Moral dilemmas of medication treatment for #opioid use disorder" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Check out Annie Koempel's "'We didn’t used to be corporate medicine': The jobification of United States #healthcare" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Check out Richard L. Strater & Ryan I. Logan's "Stepping beyond the thresholds of care: #Community #health worker misemployment, professional liminality, and paths forward" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Check out Annie Koempel, Ellen B. Rubinstein & Laura L. Heinemann's "Minding the gaps in frayed systems of #health and care" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Check out Renee Cadzow, Richard Strater & Carmen Blanco's "A discipline of consequence: Collaborating with #community #health workers against systemic oppression" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Stay up to date with notifications for Practicing Anthropology. Visit the journal homepage and click "Alerts" to register. www.tandfonline.com/journals/rpay

#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #PracticingAnthropology

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December 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Reminder: The deadline for all Student Awards is December 20. Please note that we can accept student poster abstracts until January 15.

All info is on our website www.appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti...

#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #SfAA2026
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Check out Chip Colwell's "When #museums are battlegrounds in the culture wars" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Help us spread the word about Local Day in #Albuquerque on Tues., March 17. This first day of #SfAA2026 is open to the public & free of charge. Be sure to join us for this full day of programming!

More info: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti...

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December 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Check out Jennifer R. Wies & Hillary J. Haldane's "#Gender-based violence, authoritarianism, and the state: Battlegrounds of control and resistance" in Human Organization at doi.org/10.1080/0018... #anthropology #SfAA #appliedanthropology
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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We are saddened to share that Dr. Ralph Bolton has passed away. As founding president of The Chijnaya Foundation, he dedicated his life to reducing poverty in rural Andean communities. His scholarship & humanitarian work earned multiple honors in Peru & major awards in the U.S.
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The current issue of Human Organization, Vol. 84, No. 4, is now available online.

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhum20/8...

#SfAA #SocialScience #Anthropology #AppliedAnthropology #HumanOrganization
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM