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Dr. Christina Wasson

Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Anthropology

(940) 565-2752

Email: Christina.Wasson@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Yale University, 1996
    Major: Anthropology
  • MPhil, Yale University, 1989
    Major: Anthropology
  • BA, University of California - Berkeley, 1987
    Major: Linguistics and Anthropology

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Affiliated Faculty, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2015 - Present).
  • Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2013 - Present).
  • Faculty member, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2002 - Present).
  • Visiting Faculty, University of Idaho. University of Idaho. (2014 - 2014).
  • Associate Professor, UNT. UNT. (2007 - 2013).
  • Director, Online Master's Program, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2003 - 2007).
  • Assistant Professor, UNT. UNT. (2001 - 2007).
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, DePaul University. DePaul University. (1999 - 2001).
  • Instructor, DePaul University. DePaul University. (1998 - 1999).

    • Professional

  • Fellow, UNT Texas Center for Digital Knowledge. UNT Texas Center for Digital Knowledge. (2002 - Present).
  • Member, UNT Center for Collaborative Organizations. UNT Center for Collaborative Organizations. (2003 - 2006).
  • Project Manager, E-Lab LLC, Chicago. E-Lab LLC, Chicago. (1996 - 1997).
  • Project Manager, OLC Corporation, Chicago. OLC Corporation, Chicago. (1990 - 1991).

Professional Memberships

  • American Anthropological Association. (Present).
  • National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (Present).
  • Society for Applied Anthropology. (Present).
  • Society for Linguistic Anthropology. (Present).
  • Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. (2004 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • AGER 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 2250 - Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology, 1 course.
  • ANTH 4010 - Language and Culture, 3 courses.
  • ANTH 4110 - Design Anthropology, 1 course.
  • ANTH 4500 - Language and Culture, 1 course.
  • ANTH 4610 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 5 courses.
  • ANTH 4701 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 7 courses.
  • ANTH 4900 - Special Problems, 5 courses.
  • ANTH 4910 - Special Problems, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 4920 - Cooperative Education in Anthropology, 1 course.
  • ANTH 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
  • ANTH 5010 - Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, 60 courses.
  • ANTH 5021 - Anthropological Thought and Praxis II, 1 course.
  • ANTH 5050 - Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, 18 courses.
  • ANTH 5060 - Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, 3 courses.
  • ANTH 5110 - Design Anthropology, 8 courses.
  • ANTH 5610 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 2 courses.
  • ANTH 5700 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 1 course.
  • ANTH 5800 - Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, 10 courses.
  • ANTH 5810 - Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, 11 courses.
  • ANTH 5900 - Special Problems, 28 courses.
  • ANTH 5910 - Special Problems, 8 courses.
  • ANTH 5950 - Applied Thesis, 56 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2017).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2015).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Information Technology and Decision Sciences. (2010).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2019 - 2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2018 - 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2019 - 2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2018 - 2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2018 - 2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2016 - 2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2016 - 2020).
  • Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Other - Outside UNT. (2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2016 - 2019).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Anthropology. (2014 - 2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2014 - 2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "On Preserving Games and Perseverance for the Future: A Developer Perspective," Anthropology. (2014 - 2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2017 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2017 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2016 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Toulouse Graduate School. (2015 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2014 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2013 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2013 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2012 - 2018).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2015 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2014 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2012 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Modern Technology Rituals of the Affluent Consumer: An Ethnographic Study Toward Building an Anthropology Practice in Advertising," Anthropology. (2012 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2009 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Understanding the Culture of Giving among Utility Fuel Fund Donors in Southern California," Anthropology. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Exploratory User Research for a Website That Provides Resources for Educators of American Indian Students in Higher Education," Anthropology. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Understanding Road Use and Road User Interaction: An Exploratory Ethnographic Study toward the Design of Autonomous Vehicles," Anthropology. (2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2015 - 2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2015 - 2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2014 - 2016).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2012 - 2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "HKS Workplace Design Research: Applying Design Anthropology to Assess an Architecture Firm's Own Headquarters Design," Anthropology. (2014).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "What is Needed to Enable a Cultural Shift In the Market Research Department at the Gangler Company?," Anthropology. (2014).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Space in Space: Privacy Needs for Long-Duration Spaceflight," Anthropology. (2014).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Culture Interrupted: Assessing the Effects of the Shining Path Internal Armed Conflict in the Peruvian Highlands," Sociology. (2014).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Identifying Opportunities for the Revitalization of Downtown Bloomsburg," Anthropology. (2014).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Ephemeral Communication and the Networked Self: Using Ethnographic Insights to Inform Design Thinking Around the Ephemeral Communications of College Students and Other Young Adults," Anthropology. (2013).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Selling Local: Developing Small Business Strategies through User Experience Research," Anthropology. (2012).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Exploring Mobile Phone Use Among Cisco Technical Support Partners," Anthropology. (2011).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "An Exploration of Fedora's Online Open Source Development Community," Anthropology. (2010).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Talent Development Systems at Practicorp," Anthropology. (2010).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "The Impact of Culture on Design and Design on Culture: The Integration of Applied Anthropology and Design Theory," Anthropology. (2010).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Translating Virtual Ethnography from Academia into Market Research: A Framework," Anthropology. (2009).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Exploratory Research among Brides: Wedding Planning and Decision-Making," Anthropology. (2009).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Technology Training in Denton," Anthropology. (2007).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Designing Products and Work Practices with Pitney Bowes: Marketing Services for Small Spend Advertisers," Anthropology. (2007).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Maximizing the Online Anthropology Tool with Rapp Collins: A 360 Degree Review," Anthropology. (2007).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "An Organizational Study of a Growing Business," Anthropology. (2007).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Facilitated Learning in a Science Museum: The Impact of the Meadows Educators at The Science Place," Anthropology. (2006).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Didactic vs. Constructivist: An Analysis of Two Label-Types at the Gyro Chair Exhibit," Anthropology. (2005).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Anthropology Website User Research," Anthropology. (2003).

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for Nominee, Elizabeth M. Eddy Endowed Professorship in Applied Anthropology, University of Florida.
  • Organizer, Seminar at the School for Advanced Research. Seminar Title: "Scholar-Practitioners Addressing Global Issues." May 20-23, Santa Fe.. (2008).
  • Elected Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology. (2002).
  • Student Achievement Award, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (2001).
  • Kroeber Prize for best A.B. thesis in anthropology, University of California at Berkeley. (1987).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Blog Post

  • Wasson, C. (2019). Creating Online Resources for Language Revitalization. http://linguisticanthropology.org/sla-blog/creating-online-resources-language-revitalization
  • Wasson, C. (2017). Conducting User Research to Inform the Design of Language Archives. Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation (CELP) Blog, Linguistic Society of America.
  • Jordan, B., Wasson, C., Roth-Lobo, H.S. (2015). Ethnographic Study Lifts the Hood on What REALLY Goes On Inside that Car. Other. https://www.epicpeople.org/ethnographic-study- lifts-the- hood/
  • Wasson, C. (2014). Demystifying MOOCs: An Eye-Opening Ethnographic Study of Online Education. Other. http://ethnographymatters.net/2014/02/18/demystifying-moocs- an-eye- opening-ethnographic-study- of-online- education/

    • Book

  • Wasson, C., Butler, M.O., Copeland-Carson, J. (2012). Applying Anthropology in the Global Village. London, Routledge.

    • Book Chapter

  • Gluesing, J., Wasson, C., Riopelle, K. (2017). Environmental Governance in Multi-Stakeholder Contexts: Integrating the Analysis of Decision-Making in Meetings with the Analysis of Network Interactions. Networked Governance, ed. Betina Hollstein, Wenzel Matiaske, and Kai-Uwe Schnapp. 211-245. Berlin, Springer.
  • Aiken, J., Schlieder, V., Wasson, C. (2017). Ethical Ambiguities in a Design Anthropology Class. Ethics in the Anthropology of Business, ed. Robert J. Morais and Timothy de Waal Malefyt. 119-138. Abingdon, Routledge.
  • Squires, S.E., Wasson, C., Jordan, A. (2014). Training the Next Generation: Business Anthropology at the University of North Texas. Handbook of Anthropology in Business, edited by Rita Denny and Patricia Sunderland. 346-361. London, Routledge.
  • Wasson, C., Metcalf, C. (2013). Teaching Design Anthropology through University-Industry Partnerships. Design Anthropology: Between Theory and Practice, edited by Wendy Gunn, Ton Otto and Rachel Charlotte Smith. 216-231. London, Berg.
  • Wasson, C. (2013). Virtual Organizations. A Companion to Organizational Anthropology, ed. Douglas Caulkins and Ann T. Jordan. 346-361. Hoboken, Blackwell Publishing.
  • Copeland-Carson, J., Butler, M.O., Wasson, C. (2012). Global-Local Connections: The View From Applied Anthropology. Applying Anthropology in the Global Village, ed. Christina Wasson, Mary Odell Butler and Jacqueline Copeland-Carson. 7-20. London, Routledge.
  • Wasson, C., Squires, S.E. (2012). Localizing the Global in Technology Design. Applying Anthropology in the Global Village, ed. Christina Wasson, Mary Odell Butler and Jacqueline Copeland-Carson. 251-284. London, Routledge.
  • Wasson, C. (2009). Linguistic Anthropology. The Handbook of Business Discourse, ed. Francesca Bargiela-Chiappini. 194-212. Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press.
  • Wasson, C. (2008). A "Dreamcatcher" Design for Partnerships. Partnering for Organizational Performance: Collaboration and Culture in the Global Workplace , ed. Elizabeth K. Briody and Robert T. Trotter II. 57-73. Lanham, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
  • Wasson, C. (2004). An Anthropological Eye on Theories of Organizational Irony. The Ironic Organization: Epistemological Claims and Supporting Field Stories, ed. Ulla Johansson and Jill Woodilla. 51-63. Malmö, Liber AB.
  • Wasson, C. (2003). The Janus-Faced Power of Language in Organizations. Communication in Organizations: Structures and Practices, ed. Andreas P. Müller and Alfred Kieser. 21-46. Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang.
  • Wasson, C. (2002). Collaborative Work: Integrating the Roles of Ethnographers and Designers. Creating Breakthrough Ideas: the Collaboration of Anthropologists and Designers in the Product Development Industry, ed. Susan Squires and Bryan Byrne. 71-90. Westport, Bergin & Garvey.

    • Book Review

  • Wasson, C. (2006). Review of Iedema, Rick, Discourses of Post-Bureaucratic Organization.. Language in Society. 35 (1) 135-140.
  • Wasson, C. (2004). Review of Linguistics, language and the professions: Education, journalism, law, medicine, and technology, ed. J.E. Alatis, H.E. Hamilton, and A.-H. Tan.. Language in Society. 33 (1) 119-122.

    • Encyclopedia Article

  • Wasson, C. (2021). Participatory Design of Language and Culture Archives. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Oxford, Oxford University Press.

    • Journal Article

  • Wasson, C. (2021). Being in Two Spaces at Once: Virtual Meetings and Their Representation. 9 (1) Open Anthropology.
  • Wasson, C., Stutts, S., Saintonge, K., Jordan, N. (2020). Navigating Roadways: An Ethnographic Exploration of Three Types of Road Users. Journal of Business Anthropology. 9 (2) 155-191.
  • Wasson, C., Medina, M., Chong, M., LeMay, B., Nalin, E., Saintonge, K. (2018). Designing for Diverse User Groups: Case Study of a Language Archive. Journal of Business Anthropology. 7 (2) 235-267. http://ej.lib.cbs.dk/index.php/jba/article/view/4313/4741
  • Wasson, C., Holton, G., Roth, H. (2016). Bringing User-Centered Design to the Field of Language Archives. Language Documentation and Conservation. 10 641-681. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/24721/wasson.pdf
  • Wasson, C. (2016). Design Anthropology. General Anthropology. 23 (2) 1-11.
  • Wasson, C. (2016). Integrating Conversation Analysis and Issue Framing to Illuminate Collaborative Decision-Making Activities. Discourse and Communication. 10 (4) 378-411.
  • Wasson, C., Gluesing, J. (2015). A Wicked Methodology for the Analysis of Wicked Problems: Integrating the Analysis of Meetings and Networks. Other. 1-20. http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings59th/issue/current
  • Jordan, B., Wasson, C. (2015). Autonomous Vehicle Study Builds Bridges between Industry and Academia. Other. 24-35.
  • Aiken, J., Schlieder, V., Wasson, C. (2014). "No More Cakes and Ale?": Discovering Ethical Gray Areas in a Design Anthropology Class. Journal of Business Anthropology. 38-61. http://ej.lib.cbs.dk/index.php/jba/article/view/4261/4685
  • Wasson, C. (2014). Two Reflections on the Symbolic Position of Business Anthropology. Journal of Business Anthropology. 3 (1) 11-14. http://ej.lib.cbs.dk/index.php/jba/article/view/4313/4741
  • Wasson, C. (2013). "It was Like a Little Community": An Ethnographic Study of Online Learning and its Implications for MOOCs.. Other. 161-174.
  • Wasson, C. (2008). Gender Disparities Remain: COSWA's Academic Climate Report.. Anthropology News. 49 (5) 22.
  • Brondo, Keri Vacanti. (2007). COSWA Update. Anthropology News. 48 (5) 19-20.
  • Wasson, C. (2007). Designing the First Online Master's Program in Applied Anthropology.. Practicing Anthropology. 29 (1) 7-11.
  • Wasson, C. (2007). Distance Learning as a Pedagogical Approach for Applied Anthropology. Anthropology News. 48 (1) 30-31.
  • Hunsecker, Jennifer Gilroy, Jayne B. Hoffman, and Elena O'Curry. (2007). How Visitors Experience the Edward James Olmos Americanos Exhibit: An Ethnographic Study. Other. 27 7-26.
  • Re Cruz, Alicia and Tyson Gibbs. (2007). The Whys and Hows of an Online Applied Anthropology Program: the University of North Texas Case.. Practicing Anthropology. 29 (1) 3-6.
  • Wasson, C. (2007). Women as Role Models for a New Generation of Practicing Anthropologists. NAPA Column. Anthropology News. 48 (3) 51.
  • Wasson, C. (2006). Being in Two Spaces at Once: Virtual Meetings and Their Representation.. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology. 16 (1) 103-130.
  • Wasson, C. (2006). Histories and Futures at the Frontier: Some Final Thoughts. Other. Making History at the Frontier: Women Creating Careers as Practicing Anthropologists.. 26 223-226.
  • Wasson, C. (2006). Making History at the Frontier. Other. Making History at the Frontier: Women Creating Careers as Practicing Anthropologists.. 26 1-19.
  • Wasson, C. (2005). Celebrating the Cutting Edge.. Other. 140-145.
  • Wasson, C. (2004). Multitasking in Virtual Meetings.. The Journal of The Human Resource Planning Society. 27 (4) 47-60.
  • Megan Ko, and Joshua Miner. (2004). Research Projects in ANTH 4010 "Language and Culture": The Case for a Student Research Institutional Review Board Process. The Eagle Feather. http://www.unt.edu/honors/eaglefeather/2004_Issue/WassonC.shtml
  • Wasson, C. (2004). The Paradoxical Language of Enterprise.. Critical Discourse Studies. 1 (2) 175-199.
  • Wasson, C. (2000). Caution and Consensus in American Business Meetings.. Journal of Pragmatics. 10 (4) 457-481.
  • Wasson, C. (2000). Ethnography in the Field of Design.. Human Organization. 59 (4) 377-388.

    • Research Report

  • Cronin, S., Darling, S., Eshelman, E., Ewing, M., Faherty, K., Forno, F., Keller, J.N., Reedy, C., Sunny, E., Walsh-Warder, M., Wasson, C. (2020). Report on 2020 Research Trip: Collaboration with Bodo and Dimasa on Development of Community-Based Archive.
  • Wasson, C., Orzech, M., Klein, J. (2019). The Lamkang Diaspora in Hyderabad: 2017 User Research for CoRSAL.
  • Wasson, C. (2016). Exploratory User Research for CoRSAL. Class Research Project. ANTH 4701/5110 Design Anthropology..
  • Wasson, C., Roth, H. (2015). Final Report: Phase One User Research for Data Warehousing/Analytics/Dashboards Initiative.
  • Wasson, C. (2014). The Social Life of the Car.
  • Wasson, C. (2011). Exploratory Kitchen Media Research.
  • Wasson, C. (2009). Non-Intrusive Notifications on TV.
  • Wasson, C. (2008). Ethnographic Research on Supplemental Experiences ..
  • Wasson, C. (2008). Social TV Peripherals: Ethnographic Research and Design Implications ..
  • Wasson, C. (2008). We've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Academic Climate Report of the Committee on the Status of Women in Anthropology .. 188.
  • Wasson, C. (2005). EcoMoto: Exploratory Research on Environmentally Friendly Design for Motorola ..
  • Wasson, C. (2005). Report on COPAA Website. Other.
  • Wasson, C. (2004). Making Mobile Experiences Meaningful.
  • Wasson, C. (2003). Evaluation of Travelers' Use of Concessions at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ..
  • Wasson, C. (2003). Virtual Meetings at EDS: A Pilot Study ..
  • Wasson, C. (2002). Evaluation of WebCT at UNT.
  • Wasson, C. (2001). Evaluation of Peoplesoft Implementation Process at DePaul University ..
  • Wasson, C. (2001). Evaluation of Volunteer Experience at HelpNET, a Social Service Agency ..
  • Wasson, C. (2000). Evaluation of the Museum Exhibit Americanos: Latino Life in the United States ..
  • Wasson, C. (2000). Evaluation of the Museum Exhibit Sounds from the Vaults.
  • Wasson, C. (1994). The Cultures and Empowerment Activities of Four [Client Organization] Facilities.

    • Special Issue

  • Re Cruz, Alicia and Tyson Gibbs. (2007). Teaching Practice. Practicing Anthropology. 29
  • Wasson, C. (2006). Making History at the Frontier: Women Creating Careers as Practicing Anthropologists .. Other. 26

    • Video and Audiovisual Material

  • Wasson, C. (2018). How Road Users Experience Other People’s Driving Behaviors. Class Research Project for Nissan Research Center – Silicon Valley. ANTH 4701/5110 Design Anthropology. Report delivered as four videos. https://vimeo.com/channels/roadux

    • White Paper

  • Wasson, C., Holton, G., Roth, H. (2016). Findings from the Workshop on User-Centered Design of Language Archives: White Paper. https://designinglanguagearchives.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/wasson-et- al- 2016-white- paper.pdf

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), International Webinar on Contextual Relevance of Global Anthropological Issues, Virtual Collaboration Between Indian and American Scholars on Creation of Indigenous Heritage Platform, Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, India. (2021).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), DeLancey, S. (Author & Presenter), Boro, A. (Author & Presenter), International Webinar Organized by Centre for Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Challenges of Linguistic and Cultural Research During and Post COVID Crisis, Centre for Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, India. (2020).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Cronin, S. (Author & Presenter), Workshop on Community-Based Archiving for Dimasa Community, Maibang Circuit House, India. (2020).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), CoRSAL Symposium 3, Participatory Design of Language Archives, UNT, UNT, United States of America. (2019).
  • Wasson, C. (Presenter), Annual Issues Management Conference, Virtual Teams: Best Practices and Next Practices, Human Resources Institute, St. Petersburg, FL, United States of America. (2004 - 2004).
  • Wasson, C. (Presenter), International Conference on Language in Organizational Change and Transformation, The Paradoxical Discourse of 'Ownership.', Columbus, OH, United States of America. (1999 - 1999).

    • Keynote/Plenary Address

  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Cronin, S. (Author & Presenter), Workshop on Community-Based Archiving, Central Institute of Technology – Kokrajhar, India. (2020).
  • Wasson, C. (Author), Global Business Anthropology Summit, Training the Next Generation, United States of America. (2018).
  • Wasson, C. (Presenter), Big D(esign) Conference, When Design Met Anthropology, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2009 - 2009).
  • Wasson, C. (Presenter), Conference on Insight into User-Driven Innovation (Insight i Brugerdreven Innovation), User-Driven Innovation as Competitive Advantage: The Value of Ethnography, Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark. (2006 - 2006).
  • Wasson, C. (Presenter), MOTM7 @The Modern, "Ethnography and User Experience.", Industrial Designers Society of America, Texas Chapter, Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2004 - 2004).
  • Wasson, C. (Presenter), First International and Interdisciplinary Symposium on Communication within Organizations, The Janus-Faced Power of Language in Organizations, Mannheim, Germany, Germany. (2001 - 2001).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Wasson, C. (Panelist), American Anthropological Association, Bridging the Academia-Practice Divide in Anthropology: Suggestions and Recommendations, Vancouver, United States of America. (2019).
  • Wasson, C. (Chair), Society for Applied Anthropology, From Water Buffaloes to Self-Driving Cars: Turbulent Times for Road Use, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2019).
  • Wasson, C. (Panelist), Global Business Anthropology Summit, at is Business and Organizational Anthropology in the 21st Century?, New York, United States of America. (2019).
  • Wasson, C. (Chair), American Anthropological Association 105rd Annual Meeting, At a Critical Intersection: Exploring the Expectations and Needs of Anthropology Students in 2006, San Jose, CA, United States of America. (2006 - 2006).
  • Wasson, C. (Chair), American Anthropological Association 104th Annual Meeting, Studying Our Own Professional Journey: Uniting Theory and Practice in an Applied Master's Program, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2005 - 2005).
  • Wasson, C. (Coordinator/Organizer), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, The People's Piece of the Peace Process: Local Understandings of Peace and War in Texas, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2004 - 2004).
  • Wasson, C. (Coordinator/Organizer), American Anthropological Association 101st Annual Meeting, The Future Begins Now: Current Student Research in Applied Anthropology, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2002 - 2002).
  • Wasson, C. (Panelist), American Anthropological Association 94th Annual Meeting, Ethics in the 21st Century: New Directions for Linguistic Anthropology, Washington, DC, United States of America. (1995 - 1995).

    • Paper

  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Langthasa, D. (Author & Presenter), Cronin, S. (Author & Presenter), North East India Linguistics Society Meeting, Participatory Design of Language and Culture Archives, India. (2020).
  • Wasson, C. (Author), American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Designing Digital Archives for Endangered Languages, United States of America. (2016).
  • Wasson, C. (Author), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Taking Design Anthropology Beyond the Private Sector: Designing Archives for Endangered Languages, Canada. (2016).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Wayne State University, Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the World of Practice: The Rapprochement of Anthropology and Design, United States of America. (2009 - 2009).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Squires, S.E. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 107th Annual Meeting, Localizing the Global in the Field of Technology Design, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2008 - 2008).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Cardew, J. (Author & Presenter), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, "Theory and Praxis in an Educational Setting: Building Community Online.", Memphis, TN, United States of America. (2008 - 2008).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), University of Southern Denmark, Designing with Users: From Objects to Experience Models to Business Models, Denmark. (2008 - 2008).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Cardew, J. (Author & Presenter), Bannon, M. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 106th Annual Meeting, Using Linguistic Anthropology to Compare Online and On-Campus Learning Experiences, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2007 - 2007).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 105th Annual Meeting, Teaching Design Anthropology, San Jose, CA, United States of America. (2006 - 2006).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 105th Annual Meeting, Women in the World of Practice, San Jose, CA, United States of America. (2006 - 2006).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Metcalf, C. (Author), Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference, Modeling a Corporate-Academic Collaboration: Motorola and UNT, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2006 - 2006).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 104th Annual Meeting, Women and Work: the Anthropology of Gender in the Workplace, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2005 - 2005).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference, Celebrating the Cutting Edge, Redmond, WA, United States of America. (2005 - 2005).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, A "Dreamcatcher" Design for Partnerships, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America. (2005 - 2005).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Justice, Y. (Author & Presenter), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Rushing, Waiting, Shopping: The Social Life of Airports, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2004 - 2004).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 102nd Annual Meeting, Integrating Applied Anthropology into a Course, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2003 - 2003).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 102nd Annual Meeting, Integrating Applied Anthropology into a Course, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2003 - 2003).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 101st Annual Meeting, A Linguistic Anthropologist Looks at Virtual Communication in Organizations, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2002 - 2002).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Dallas/Fort Worth Usability Professionals Association Meeting, A View from Academia., Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2002 - 2002).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), University Mannheim Business School, The Spread of English in Corporate Europe, Mannheim, Germany, Germany. (2002 - 2002).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 100th Annual Meeting, The Spread of English in Corporate Europe, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2001 - 2001).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Critical Management Studies Conference, Communicative Practices of Transnational Teams in Corporate Europe, Manchester, Great Britain, United Kingdom. (2001 - 2001).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), 4th International Conference on Organizational Discourse: Word-views, Work-views and World-views, 'Feeding the Gorilla': Talk and Surveillance in Business Meetings, King's College, University of London, London, Great Britain, United Kingdom. (2000 - 2000).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, The Workplace as Marketplace in Discourse and Practice, Toronto, Canada, Canada. (2000 - 2000).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Chardin Anthropological Society, Being an Anthropologist in Corporate America, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2000 - 2000).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 98th Annual Meeting, Collaborative Work: Integrating the Roles of Ethnographers and Designers, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (1999 - 1999).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Jepson School of Leadership Studies, From Family Dynasties to Teams: An Ethnography of Corporate Leadership, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, United States of America. (1999 - 1999).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Employees as 'Entrepreneurs': The Discursive Legitimation of Changing Workplace Relationships, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (1998 - 1998).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 97th Annual Meeting, 'Feeding the Gorilla': Meetings, Work and Hierarchy in Corporate America, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (1998 - 1998).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Department of Anthropology Colloquium, Northwestern University, Practices of Work and Consumption: Applied Anthropology in the Business World, Evanston, IL, United States of America. (1998 - 1998).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University, Applying Anthropology to Consumers, Work Practices, and the Occasional Gorilla, DeKalb, IL, United States of America. (1998 - 1998).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Language and Society Workshop, 'Just Say Yes': Caution and Consensus in American Business Meetings, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (1998 - 1998).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 96th Annual Meeting, How Ethnographers and Design Planners Collaborate, Washington, DC, United States of America. (1997 - 1997).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), 70th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Silences Which Elicit Reversals in Business Meetings, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (1996 - 1996).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Empowerment after 'Seeing the Gallows.', Cincinnati, OH, United States of America. (1996 - 1996).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 95th Annual Meeting, 'Bring a Body Bag': American Managers' Language Ideology of Confrontation, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (1996 - 1996).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Georgetown Linguistic Society Annual Conference, 'Your Candor Would Be Appreciated': Performing Contradictory Identities in Business Meetings, Washington, DC, United States of America. (1996 - 1996).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Management Annual Meeting, The Production of Consensus: Theorizing Caution in Organizational Life, Vancouver, Canada, Canada. (1995 - 1995).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 94th Annual Meeting, 'Just Milquetoast': Transformations of Responsibility in Managerial Meetings, Washington, DC, United States of America. (1995 - 1995).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), Chicago Association for the Practice of Anthropology Meeting, Language, 'Corporate Culture' and 'Empowerment' in an American Corporation., Chicago, IL, United States of America. (1994 - 1994).
  • Wasson, C. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association 92nd Annual Meeting, 'Taking Ownership': The Organization as a Marketplace, Washington, DC, United States of America. (1993 - 1993).

    • Poster

  • Wasson, C. (Author), Chelliah, S. (Author), Khular, S. (Author), Basapur, S. (Author), International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM), Ensuring the Usefulness of a Language Archive for Indigenous Communities, United States of America. (2017).

    • Professional Meeting Contribution

  • Wasson, C. (Presenter), Dallas/Fort Worth Usability Professionals Association Meeting, Ethnography and User Experience, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2004 - 2004).

    • Scholarly Meeting Contribution

  • Gluesing, J. (Author), Riopelle, K. (Author), Wasson, C. (Author), COINs Conference 2018: Collaborative Innovation Networks, Building Shared Environmental Governance for the Future: The Case of a Community COIN, Jiaxing, China, China. (2018).
  • Wasson, C. (Leader), American Anthropological Association 102nd Annual Meeting, Preparing for Professional Careers in Anthropology, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2003 - 2003).

    • Symposium

  • Wasson, C. (Author), CoRSAL Symposium 2: Developing Infrastructure for a Computational Resource for South Asian Languages, Ethics: Indigenous Data Sovereignty, United States of America. (2018).
  • Wasson, C. (Author), CoRSAL Symposium 1: Developing Infrastructure for a Computational Resource for South Asian Languages, User-Centered Design, United States of America. (2017).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "They're Watching You," Phillips, Stephen. The Times Higher Education Supplement. (August 4, 2006).

    • Magazine

  • "Erhvervsantropologerne på Fremmarch. [Business Anthropologists are Becoming More Prominent]," Clausen, Torben. Djøfbladet 17:48-52.. (2006).
  • "The Business Connection: Business Anthropology at the Forefront," Luza, Johanna. Community Connections: A Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Public Affairs and Community Service. Fall 2006: 11-12.. (2006).
  • "UNT Study: Suggestions could make DFW Airport More Family Friendly," Kolsti, Nancy. In-House at UNT 13(12) (July 2):1. (July 2, 2004).

    • Newspaper

  • "Teens' Heavy Cellphone Use Could Signal Unhappiness, Study Finds.," Gellene, Denise. Los Angeles Times: May 24, 2006, A16.. (May 24, 2006).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Fellowship

  • Wasson, C., "University Dissertation Fellowship," sponsored by Yale University, Private, Funded. (1994 - 1995).
  • Wasson, C., "University Fellowship," sponsored by Yale University, Private, Funded. (1987 - 1993).

    • Grant - Research

  • Wasson, C., "Participatory Design of Language and Culture Archive for Indigenous Communities in Northeast India," sponsored by CLASS Scholarly and Creative Activity Award, University of North Texas, $4800 Funded. (2020).
  • March, M. (Principal), Wasson, C. (Co-Principal), Hache, L. (Co-Principal), Rosenblum, D. (Co-Principal), Nelson, K. (Co-Principal), Cranmer, A. (Co-Principal), Latham, E. (Co-Principal), Greenberg, E. (Co-Principal), Allen, R. (Co-Principal), "Building Bridges to the Homelands: Developing Culturally Effective Approaches to Teaching Bakwamk’ala," sponsored by First Peoples’ Cultural Council, British Columbia Language Initiative, International, $300000 Funded. (2018 - 2021).
  • Wasson, C. (Principal), "User-Centered Design of Indian Language Archive: Testing a Mobile Prototype," sponsored by CLASS Development Funds, University of North Texas, $642 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Wasson, C. (Principal), "User-Centered Design of Indian Language Archive: Testing a Mobile Prototype," sponsored by UNT India Venture Fund, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Rosenblum, D. (Principal), Wasson, C. (Co-Principal), March, M. (Co-Principal), "q̓ ́nq̓ oƛaχ nc ʔ win̓ agwis (Knowing our land): Documenting Gwa’sala and ’Nakwaxda’xw Cultural Keystone Places in Kwak’wala," sponsored by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, International, $64819 Funded. (2017 - 2019).
  • Wasson, C. (Principal), "Developing Cyberinfrastructure for Diverse User Groups: User-Centered Design of Indian Language Archive," sponsored by UNT India Venture Fund, University of North Texas, $10850 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Wasson, C. (Principal), "Travel Support for Research Team, India Research Trip," sponsored by CLASS Small Grant, University of North Texas, $1200 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Wasson, C. (Principal), "Workshop: User-Centered Design of Language Archives," sponsored by NSF Documenting Endangered Languages, Federal, $33292 Funded. (2015 - 2016).
  • Wasson, C. (Principal), Gluesing, J. (Co-Principal), "EAGER: Integrating the Analysis of Decision-Making in Meetings with the Analysis of Network Interactions in the Study of Environmental Governance," sponsored by NSF Cultural Anthropology, Federal, Funded. (2014 - 2014).
  • Wasson, C., "Virtual Communication Practices of Trinity River Environmental Organizations," sponsored by UNT Small Grant, PACS Dean, CVAD Dean, Design Chair, University of North Texas, Funded. ( - 2009).
  • Wasson, C., "Short Seminar: Scholar-Practitioners Addressing Global Issues," sponsored by School for Advanced Research, Other, Funded. (2008 - 2008).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "The Communication Tools of Cutting-Edge Virtual Teams," sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (2007 - 2008).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "New Forms of Virtual Communication in the Workplace," sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (2006 - 2007).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Quantitative Analysis of Ethnographic Data on Virtual Communication in the Workplace," sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (2005 - 2006).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "How Virtual Teams Collaborate Via Email," sponsored by UNT Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas, Funded. (2005 - 2005).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Aligning the Contexts, Cultures, and Communication Practices of Geographically Distributed Teams," sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (2004 - 2005).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Design and Documentation of an Integrated Set of Data Analysis Tools for Ethnographic Video," sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (2003 - 2004).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Collaborative Research on Virtual Meetings in Corporations," sponsored by UNT Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas, Funded. (2003 - 2003).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Evaluation and Selection of Data Analysis Software for Ethnographic Video," sponsored by UNT Small Grant, Faculty Research Grants Program, University of North Texas, Funded. (2003 - 2003).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Further Evaluation of Ethnographic Video Analysis Software," sponsored by UNT Small Grant, Faculty Research Grants Program, University of North Texas, Funded. (2003 - 2003).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Ethnographic Research on How Geographically Dispersed Employees Work Together," sponsored by UNT Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas, Funded. (2002 - 2002).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Virtual Communication Practices in a Multi-Sited Corporation," sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (2001 - 2002).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "English in the Global Economy," sponsored by DePaul University Faculty Research and Development Committee Grant, Private, Funded. (2000 - 2001).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Chinese Language Study," sponsored by Council on East Asian Studies, Yale University, Private, Funded. (1988 - 1988).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Chinese Language Study," sponsored by Williams Fund, Yale University, Private, Funded. (1988 - 1988).

    • Grant - Service

  • Wasson, C. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Workshop: User-Centered Design of Language Archives," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2015 - 2016).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Online Master's Program in Applied Anthropology," sponsored by UNT Learning Enhancement Grant, University of North Texas, $24000 Funded. (2006 - 2006).
  • Wasson, C. (Other), "Online Master's Program in Applied Anthropology," sponsored by UNT Learning Enhancement Grant, University of North Texas, $8000 Funded. (2005 - 2005).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Chair, Curriculum Committee. (2019 - Present).
  • Member, Executive Committee. (2014 - Present).
  • Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2014 - Present).
  • Other (UNT Advisor for SfAA Podcast Project), Society for Applied Anthropology Podcast Project. (2007 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Scholarly and Creative Activity Award Committee. (2020 - 2020).
  • Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2014 - 2020).
  • Committee Chair, International Year of Indigenous Languages at UNT. (2018 - 2019).
  • Committee Member, A2RU Implementation Committee. (2017 - 2019).
  • Member, Department of Linguistics Personnel Affairs Committee. (2015 - 2019).
  • Member, Department of Linguistics Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2015 - 2019).
  • Committee Chair, Search Committee, Lecturer. (2017 - 2017).
  • Committee Member, A2RU Development Committee. (2016 - 2017).
  • Member, Joint Promotion and Tenure Committee for Pankaj Jain. (2011 - 2016).
  • Member, Mentor Committee. (2010 - 2016).
  • Other (Lead Author), Departmental Proposal to Move to CAS. (2014 - 2014).
  • Member, Joint Promotion and Tenure Committee for Jonathan Tomhave. (2012 - 2014).
  • Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2011 - 2013).
  • Faculty Mentor, Graduate Student Association. (2011 - 2012).
  • Member, Curriculum Committee. (2009 - 2011).
  • Member, Curriculum Committee. (2001 - 2011).
  • Member, Search Committee, Assistant Director of Proposal Development and Design. (2010 - 2010).
  • Committee Chair, Business Anthropology Search Committee. (2009 - 2010).
  • Member, Department of Linguistics and Technical Communication Search Committee. (2009 - 2010).
  • Member, Distributed Learning Committee. (2009 - 2010).
  • Member, Interdisciplinary Colloquia on South Asia Advisory Board. (2009 - 2009).
  • Committee Chair, Communication Design Project. (2007 - 2009).
  • Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2007 - 2009).
  • Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2007 - 2009).
  • Member, Advisory Committee. (2007 - 2008).
  • Member, Graduate Admissions Committee. (2002 - 2008).
  • Member, Scholarship Committee. (2002 - 2008).
  • Member, University Service Learning Committee. (2002 - 2007).
  • Other (Webmaster), Department Webmaster. (2001 - 2007).
  • Member, Search Committee. (2005 - 2006).
  • Task Force Member, Institutes and Centers Task Force. (2004 - 2005).
  • Member, Linguistics Program Search Committee. (2004 - 2005).
  • Member, Advisory Board, Women's Studies. (2002 - 2005).
  • Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2002 - 2003).
  • Member, Search Committee. (2002 - 2003).
  • Member, Service Learning Committee. (2001 - 2003).
  • Member, Curriculum Committee. (2001 - 2002).
  • Other (Library Representative), Library Representative. (2001 - 2002).
  • Member, Search Committee. (2001 - 2002).
  • Other (Manager), Website Design. (2001 - 2002).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Advisory Board, AAA MA Career Survey. (2019 - Present).
  • Board of Advisors, Routledge Business Anthropology Series. (2013 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Advisory Board, NAPA Communications Committee. (2012 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Cultural Anthropology Journal. (2019).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation, Documenting Endangered Languages Program. (2019).
  • Committee Member, Committee that successfully nominated Elizabeth Briody for Malinowski Award, Society for Applied Anthropology. (2017 - 2018).
  • Committee Member, Global Business Anthropology Summit Steering Committee. (2016 - 2018).
  • Reviewer, Book, Bloomsbury. (2017).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Business Anthropology. (2017).
  • Other (Successfully nominated Shirley Fiske for Kimball Award, American Anthropological Association; wrote nominating letter and collected seven letters of support), American Anthropological Association, Kimball Award. (2016).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, NSF Documenting Endangered Languages Program. (2016).
  • Committee Member, Assessment Committee, Department of Culture and Society, University of Aarhus, Denmark. (2015 - 2015).
  • Other (External reviewer for promotion to senior lecturer), Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University. (2015 - 2015).
  • Other (External reviewer for promotion to full professor), Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa. (2015 - 2015).
  • Other (Letter of recommendation for senior faculty hire), Department of Information Science, University of Colorado at Boulder. (2015 - 2015).
  • Other (Faculty Advisor), Future Practitioners Exchange, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. (2013 - 2015).
  • Other (Webmaster and Member of Leadership Group), Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs. (2004 - 2014).
  • Committee Member, International Review Committee, Sønderborg Participatory Innovation Research Centre, University of Southern Denmark. (2013 - 2013).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Participatory Innovation Conference. (2013 - 2013).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee, Sønderborg Participatory Innovation Research Centre, University of Southern Denmark. (2013 - 2013).
  • Other (Consultant to Committee), Committee on Practicing, Applied, and Public Interest Anthropology, American Anthropological Association. (2010 - 2010).
  • Other (Organizer and Host), Guest Speaker: Eve Pinsker. (2010 - 2010).
  • Committee Chair, Academic Relations - USA, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. (2009 - 2010).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. (2004 - 2010).
  • Committee Member, Steering Committee, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. (2004 - 2010).
  • Other (Recognized for Contribution), Department of Labor. (2009 - 2009).
  • Committee Chair, Scholarship Committee, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference. (2007 - 2009).
  • Committee Member, Survey on Practitioners, Committee on the Status of Women in Anthropology, American Anthropological Association. (2007 - 2009).
  • Committee Member, Visiting Fellows Program Committee, Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs. (2007 - 2009).
  • Other (Organizer and Host), Guest Speaker: Julia Gluesing. (2008 - 2008).
  • Committee Member, Strategy Committee, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (2007 - 2008).
  • Committee Chair, Survey on Academic Climate, Committee on the Status of Women in Anthropology, American Anthropological Association. (2004 - 2008).
  • Other (Organizer and Host), Guest Speaker: Crysta Metcalf. (2007 - 2007).
  • Committee Member, Program Committee, AAA Annual Meeting, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (2004 - 2006).
  • Committee Member, Mentor Program Committee, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (1996 - 2006).
  • Other (Organizer and Host), Guest Speaker: Edward Liebow. (2005 - 2005).
  • Committee Member, Committee on the Status of Women in Anthropology, American Anthropological Association. (2002 - 2005).
  • Committee Member, Program Committee, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting. (2003 - 2004).
  • Committee Member, Outreach Committee, Chicago Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (2000 - 2001).
  • Other (Web page creator), Mentor Program, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (1998 - 1998).
  • Other (Web page creator), UNT Department of Anthropology. (1998 - 1998).
  • Officer, President/Elect/Past (and Co-Founder), Chicago Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (1992 - 1995).