Profiles of Applied Anthropologists

These profiles have been written by anthropologists who work in a variety of settings. We have written personal accounts of our work to illustrate some of the applications of anthropology. We hope the profiles will give you a feel for how we came to work in applied anthropology, what we actually do, and what we think of it.

If you have any comments about the profiles, please do get in touch with the profile editor, Rachael Gooberman-Hill. Rachael's contact details are in the directory, as are those of most of the profile writers who feature here. We update these profiles annually. These profiles were last updated in November 2007.

Please click on the links below or on the right to reach the profiles.

Educational research:

Shalva J. Weil, Senior Researcher, NCJW Research Institute for Innovation in Education, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Research and consultation in the public and private sectors:

Sarah (Sal) Buckler, Consultation Manager, City of Sunderland Council/Hon. Research Associate, University of Durham
Gerald Mars, Honorary Professor at University College London and Visiting Professor at London Metropolitan University

Museum curator:

Fiona Kerlogue, Curator of Asian and European collections, Anthropology Department, Horniman Museum, London

Research into health and the health services:

Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Research Fellow, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
Alexandra Greene, Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Lecturer, Department of Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews
Fiona Harris, Research Fellow, Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Guro Huby, Reader in the School of Health in Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Becci Lynch, Research Assistant, Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and Ethics, Cardiff University
Christine McCourt, Reader in Health and Social Science in the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Thames Valley University, London

Development, the environment and development policy:

Scarlett Epstein, Director of PEGS (Practical Education and Gender Support) and SESAC (Scarlett Epstein Social Assessment Consultancy)
Veronica Strang, Professor of Anthropology, University of Auckland
Kathryn Tomlinson, Research Project Manager for Commonwealth Education Fund