Texas Applied Anthropology Summit

Building bridges to facilitate new conversations and collaborations around applied anthropology.

 2019 Presenters

Workshop Leaders

Emily Brunson, Texas State University
Myles Hinchcliffe, Kurru Talent Consulting Services
Katy Jones, Kurru Talent Consulting Services
Liz Lewis, Indeed.com
Monica Schoch-Spana, JHU Center for Health Security
Jaime Thomas, Dell Medical School
Chelsi West-Ohueri, University of Texas - Austin

Working as an Applied Anthropologist Panelists

Winter Calaway, AT&T - Design Technology
Rex Long, Gibson Consulting Group
Sarah Miller-Fellows, Girls Empowerment Network
John Sarmiento, Bottle Rocket Studios

Anthropological Entrepreneurship Panelists

Logan McLaughlin, McLaughlin Ethnography
Shubhra Sharma, Criahair.com
Reyda Taylor, Mission Capital and Capacity Catalyst


2017 Presenters

Workshop Leaders

Jo Aiken, NASA
Winter Calaway, AT&T
Tanya Feinstein, Dell
Susan Jasinski, IBM
Amanda Krauss, Indeed.com
Cary-Anne Olsen-Landis, IBM
Jessica White-Sustaita, Sentier
Dave Yeats, Indeed.com

Profiles in Applied Anthropology Lightning Talks Panelists

Jennifer Key, Reconstruction Experts
Bella Kirchner, Austin Diagnostic Clinic
Lisanne Norman, Dell
Angela Ramer, HKS
Alan Schultz, Baylor University

Applying an Anthropology BA/BS Panelists

Elena Carey, Girls Empowerment Network
Kate Robinson, Saving Philanthropy
Garrett Stettler, Visa
Ashley Prevost, KIPP
Chelsi West Ohueri (panel moderator), University of Texas - Austin


2016 Presenters

Keynote Speaker

Linda Whiteford, University of South Florida

Workshop Leaders

Emily Brunson, Texas State University
Elizabeth Marwah, Gibson Consulting
Chris Sader, Blackbaud
Jessica Sager, Management & Leadership Development Consultant
Reyda Taylor, PKE Insights

Applied Anthropology in the Business Sector Panelists

Jo Aiken, NASA
Winter Calaway, AT&T
Eric Carey, Kaprica Security
Kelly Moran, projekt202
Sharon Washington, TWO Research

Applied Anthropology in the Social Sector Panelists

Melinda Chow, Youth River Watch
Wendy Erisman, Strix Research
Lauren Penny, VA Administration
Monica Schoch-Spana, JHU Center for Health Security
Nicole Taylor, Texas State University