2024 AAA Final Program - Society for Anthropological Sciences

 

 

For the most up to date meeting schedule, please see the American Anthropological Association's Annual Meeting site.

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Sessions in the On Demand Virtual Library

Talks - Virtual Pre-recorded

  • Climate change. Folk wisdom in nature using and weather forecast - Viacheslav Rudnev
  • Communities of practice, kilns, and ceramic production in Panama Viejo - Ana María Navas Méndez 

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Wednesday, November 20

Cross-Cultural Studies of Societal Effects of Exogenous Forces

4:15-5:45 p.m. - Marriott WS Florida Salon IV

Ian Skoggard, Chair and Organizer

  • Why Do We Have Rituals? A Cross-Cultural Exploration of the Predictors of Rituals - Ian Skoggard, sana Raja, and Louise Toutee
  • An Ethnographic Approach to the Global Study of Environmental Hazards - Samantha King, Anj Droe, Carol Ember, Cynthiann Heckelsmiller, Isana Raja, and Danielle Russell
  • On the Development and Functions of Unilineal Kinship: A Cross-Cultural Exploration - Teferi Adem, Anj Droe, Carol Ember, and Danielle Russell
  • Food-Destroying versus Non-Food-Destroying Hazards: A Worldwide Comparison of
    Differential Effects on Culture     - Carol Ember, Anj Droe, and Michele Gelfand
  • From Ethnographic Language to Ethnographic Knowledge: digital tools for text to knowledge - Michael Fischer, Francine Barone, Ben Kluga, and Sridhar Ravula
  • Who Gets to Eat What, When and Where: How Natural Hazards Affect Food Conventions - Stefania Becerra Lavado, Anj Droe, Danielle Russell, and Ian Skoggard

Mixed Methods and Multimethodology: Pluralism as Scientific Strategy

4:15-5:45 p.m. - Marriott WS Room 4

Stephen Chrisomalis, Chair and Organizer

  • Using mixed-methods to evaluate environmental conceptions in an Indigenous Matsigenka population of the Peruvian Amazon - Caissa Revilla-Minaya
  • Pacific Island Human Mobility: A Multimethodological Approach to International Migration of Pasifika Peoples - John Hood
  • Recruitment Strategies with Hard-to-Reach Populations: A Multi-Sited Mixed-Methods Study - Caitlyn Placek and Lora Adair
  • Cultural Cognitive Models of Language Learning - Conor Snoek
  • Sustainable livelihoods and sovereignty: Methodological insights from community-engaged research in Southeast Alaska - Ryan Naylor
  • Decolonizing Anthropology: From a Multinational Translation Project to World Anthropologies - Danlu Yang

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Thursday, November 21

Importance of Scientific Literacy in Anthropology

2:30-4:00 p.m. - Marriott WS Room 4

  • From Bones to Bytes: Advancing West African Zooarchaeology, David Aanuoluwa Okanlawon
  • Affordable Archaeometry: Expanding Access for Seasonality and Foodways Studies, Kia Taylor Riccio
  • Dodging the Silver Bullet: Understanding Remote-Sensing Data Processing as Interpretive Action, Matthew O'Leary
  • Evolving Paleogenomics in Historical Contexts: Potentials and Limitations, kalina kassadjikova
  • Chronic Mountain Sickness: A Case Study in Scientific (Mis)communication, Taylor Harman
  • Advancing Material Science Methodologies for Archaeological Research, Elizabeth Adeyemo

Happy Hour Poster Session

6:00-7:30 p.m. - TCC West Hall 

  • We ‘Used What We Had:’ How a COVID-19 Worksite Vaccination Initiative Sought to Promote Economic and Population Health in a Southern Town - Kathryn Oths
  • You Owe Yourself Another Drunk: A Secondary Analysis of Spradley’s Study of Urban Nomads - William Dressler
  • The Praxis of Applying Anthropology to Increase Inclusivity and Engagement within a HyFlex Learning Environment - Douglas Hume
  • Decolonizing Anthropology: From a Multinational Translation Project to World Anthropologies - Danlu Yang

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Friday, November 22

Society for Anthropological Sciences: Business Meeting

7:30-9:00 p.m. - Marriott WS - Room 2 and via Zoom (pre-meeting registration required)

All are welcome! 

 

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Saturday, November 23

Ethnographic Field and Data Analysis Methods: One-on-one. Mentoring Event

12:45-2:45 p.m. - Marriott WS Grand Salon A-B 

Douglas W. Hume, Chair and Organizer

Mentors attending the event include, Stephen Chrisomalis, Toni Copeland, Henri Dengah, William Dressler, Kathryn Oths, Caitlyn Placek, Jean Schensul, Stephen Schunsul, and Ian Skoggard.

Additional materials for the event may be found here. 

All are welcome!