Current and former students present at the 2009 annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Carie Heckert (M.A. candidate, Department of Sociology, and Anthropology alumna, IUP) presented “A Typology for Understanding Depression in Latina Immigrants”, based on her research in Indiana County; Megan Bond (Ph.D. student, Department of Anthropology, SMU, and Anthropology alumna, IUP) presented “One Link in the Chain of Labor Migration: A Household Economy in Guanajuato, Mexico,” based on her IUP Ethnographic Field School work; and Qiana Lightner (McNair scholar, departments of Anthropology and Sociology, IUP) presented “The Educational Plight of Blacks and Latinos at Indiana University of Pennsylvania” based on her McNair Research.
The Applied Anthropology track combines the quantitative methodological strengths, common in other social science disciplines, with the qualitative methodological strengths of cultural anthropology. The objective is to provide students with a background in anthropological method and theory, a crosscultural perspective, and an avenue to translate this knowledge into action through internships and research. In consultation with his/her advisor, each student will focus on a specific topical area. Recent examples include students who have studied immigration issues, Native American Studies, problems of refugees, and medical anthropology. Flexibility in curriculum, together with internships and research, provide an academic career or employment outside of academic institutions.
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