Bridging the Gap: Translating Anthropology into Health and Health Services Research

Bridging the Gap: Translating Anthropology into Health and Health Services Research

 

CHAIR: MORRISON, Penelope (MWRI)

 

ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: HAMM, Megan, RAK, Kimberly, MCCARTHY, Rory, and MACIA, Laura (U Pitt)

 

MORRISON, Penelope (MWRI) Bridging the Gap: Translating Anthropology into Health and Health Services Research. A changing academic landscape now requires more anthropologists to enter applied career settings. Although relatively underutilized in health services and public health research, ethnography is a research method that can be used to understand complex research questions. Anthropologists are well suited for careers in the areas of health and health services research. We discuss the challenges and advantages to using ethnographic methods in fast paced, results driven environments, and the specific ways ethnography can be tailored to meet the demands of a health research audience. We also discuss how translating ethnographic methods into health research may increase marketability of anthropologists.

 

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