Dr. Susan E. Squires
University of North Texas
Anthropology
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Education

PhD, Boston University, 1990.
Major: Anthropology
Dissertation Title: Kin and Religion: Organization of the Fishing Industry in Newfoundland, Canada

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Associate Professor, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2010 – Present).
Senior Research Scientist/Lecturer, Trinitiy College Dublin IE. (March 2008 – May 2010).
Professional
Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Michrosystems. (August 2004 – March 2007).

Professional Memberships

American Anthropology Association. (Present).

American Evaluation Association. (Present).

British Society of Gerontology. (Present).

Gerontology Society of Ireland. (Present).

National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (Present).

Society for Applied Anthropology. (Present).

Development Activities Attended

Faculty Development Leave,"Grant Applications," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).

Awards and Honors

Fellow, Society for Applied Antrhopology. (Present).

Highly Commended Papers, Emerald Literati Network. (2012 – 2012).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
ANTH 2300, Culture and Society, 1 course.
ANTH 3101, Issues in Contemporary American Culture and Society, 4 courses.
ANTH 4701, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 5 courses.
ANTH 4900, Special Problems, 3 courses.
ANTH 4920, Cooperative Education in Anthropology, 2 courses.
ANTH 5000, Seminar in Cultural Anthropology, 2 courses.
ANTH 5010, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, 3 courses.
ANTH 5021, Anthropological Thought and Praxis II, 1 course.
ANTH 5031, Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods, 14 courses.
ANTH 5041, Quantitative Methods in Anthropology, 23 courses.
ANTH 5050, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, 6 courses.
ANTH 5070, Evaluation in Anthropological Practice, 1 course.
ANTH 5100, Organizational Anthropology, 5 courses.
ANTH 5110, Design Anthropology, 14 courses.
ANTH 5700, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 9 courses.
ANTH 5800, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, 3 courses.
ANTH 5810, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, 2 courses.
ANTH 5900, Special Problems, 16 courses.
ANTH 5910, Special Problems, 1 course.
ANTH 5950, Applied Thesis, 59 courses.

Directed Student Learning

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (December 2019 – Present).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Chair, Anthropology. (December 2019 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (November 2019 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"An Organizational Study of Fluidmaster," Anthropology. (September 1, 2018 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2018 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Disaster Relief Training Assessment," Anthropology. (August 2017 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Health Study in Ireland," Anthropology. (September 1, 2016 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Product Study," Anthropology. (September 1, 2016 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2015 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (September 2015 – December 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Study for SPCA of Texas," Anthropology. (September 2017 – May 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Information Science. (2016 – 2018).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2013 – December 2018).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (September 2015 – May 2017).

Master's Degree Recital Committee Member, Anthropology. (2014 – 2016).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2014 – 2016).

Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (2013 – 2016).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"THE BURNER PROJECT: PRIVACY AND SOCAIL CONTROL IN A NETWORKED WORLD," Anthropology. (2013 – 2016).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2012 – 2016).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"AGING TEXAS WELL: AN ASSESSMENT OF DENTON'S AGING-FRIENDLINESS," Anthropology. (2011 – 2016).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"TEACHER LEADERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION: CHANGE AGENTS IN A LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT," Anthropology. (2013 – 2015).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"UNIVERSALLY DESIGNED PLAYGROUND NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR FLAG POLD HILL IN WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK, DALLAS, TEXAS," Anthropology. (2013 – 2015).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2013 – 2015).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"DEVELOPING POLICY FOR A TECH PROGRAM BASED ON UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES," Anthropology. (2013 – 2015).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Everyday Performances in U.S. Household Kitchens," Anthropology. (2013 – 2015).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2011 – 2015).

Dissertation Committee Member, Marketing, Logistics, and Operations Management. (2011 – 2014).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2011 – 2014).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN BLOOMSBURG," Anthropology. (2011 – 2014).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Emerging Ed-Tech and Accessibility," Anthropology. (2011 – 2013).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"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. (2011 – 2013).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"OTHER IDENTITIES AS ASSUMED: JOB DESCRIPTIONS AMONG CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM," Anthropology. (2011 – 2013).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2011 – 2013).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Blood, Toil and Tears: User Interaction and Information Ecologies at a Clinical Laboratory in Buenos Aires," Anthropology. (2010 – 2012).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Electronic Health Records: User Perception in Southwestern Virginia," Anthropology. (2010 – 2012).

Master's Thesis Committee Member,"Exploring Mobile Phone Use Among Cisco Technical Support Partners," Anthropology. (2010 – 2011).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
Squires, S. E. (2007). Software Development Environments for Scientific and Engineering Software: A Series of Case Studies.
Squires, S. E. (2006). Yes, There is an 'Expertise Gap' in HPC Applications Development.
Book
Squires, S. E. (2003). Arthur Andersen: Shifting Values, Unexpected Consequences.
Squires, S. E. (2002). Creating Breakthrough Ideas: The Collaboration of Anthropologists and Designers in the Product Development Industry.
Book Chapter
Hasan, H., Squires, S. E., Hackett, P., Hayre, C. (2020). An Ethnography of a Play Environment. Handbook of Ethnography in Healthcare Research. https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Ethnography-in-Healthcare-Research/Hackett-Hayre/p/book/9780367336332
Squires, S. E., Johnson, J., Mishra, B., Piqueira, J. (2020). RETHINKING CYBERSECURITY AS A GROUP PHENOMENON: IMPACT OF SHARED MENTAL MODELS ON CYBERSECURITY DECISIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE.. Understanding Cyber Threats and Attacks.
Squires, S. E. (2017). American Breakfast and the Mother-in-Law: How an Anthropologist Created Go-Gurt. Cultures of the United States: A Reader in Cultural Anthropology,.
Squires, S. E. (2014).
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.
Squires, S. E. (2013). Carreers inCareers in Practice. In Riall Nolan (ed.) Handbook of Practicing Anthropology, : pp.61-70..
Squires, S. E. (2013). Communities of Practice. In A Companion to Organizational Anthropology, David Douglas Caulkins and Ann Jordan (eds.). Pp. 251 ��" 289..
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.
Squires, S. E. (2012). Localizing the Global in the Field of Technology Design. In Mary Odell Butler and Jacqueline Copland-Carson and Christina Wasson, (eds.). Applying Anthropology in the Global Village..
Squires, S. E. (2008). Practical Strategies for Partnering: An Inside-Out View.
Squires, S. E. (2006). Problems. In Making History at the Frontier: Women Creating Careers as Practicing Anthropologists.
Squires, S. E. (2005). Telecommunication and the Persistence of Myth: Product Expectations and Actual Use – Two Examples.
Squires, S. E. (2001). What Your Advisor Will Never Tell You.
Squires, S. E. (1991). Newfoundland to the Boston States: Seasonal Cross‑Border Migration.
Journal Article
Squires, S. E. (2021). Anthropology, Technology and Innovation. Oxford Journals. 23. https://oxfordre.com/anthropology/page/1611
Squires, S. E., Chang, H. (2016). Using Trace Ethnography to Compare Perceived Cyber-Threats of IT to Non-IT Professionals,. Proceedings of he 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems.
Squires, S. E. (2015). To a Deeper Understanding of Loneliness amongst Older Irish Adults. Collegium Anthropologicum. (39(2)), 289–295..
Squires, S. E., Shade, M. (2015). “The Weak Link in Cyber-Security, Can Ethnography Bridge the Gap?,”. Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Proceedings.
Squires, S. E. (2012). Multidisciplinary Practice For Creating Successful Assisted Living Technologies For Older Adults In Ireland. Journal of Assistive Technologies..
Squires, S. E. (2012). Renewing Our Practice: Preparing the next generation of practitioners in Renewal, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Proceedings.
Squires, S. E. (2011). Evolving Ethnographic Practitioners and Their Impact on Ethnographic Praxis. Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Proceedings,.
Squires, S. E. (2011). Psychosocial and functional correlates of nutrition among community-dwelling older adults in Ireland. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging15 (7): 527-531.
Squires, S. E. (2010). Case Study of the OSPREY Code Project.
Squires, S. E. (2010). Condor: Case Study of a Large-Scale, Physics-Based Code Development Project.
Squires, S. E. (2010). Meaning of the Car: Public Identity vs. Private Space.
Squires, S. E. (2009). Scientific Computing's Productivity Gridlock: How Software Engineering Can Help.
Squires, S. E. (2008). Development of a Weather Forecasting Code: A Case Study.
Squires, S. E. (2006). Software Productivity Research in High Performance Computing..
Squires, S. E. (2003). Hunters or Browsers: Ethnography Applied to Bio-IT.
Magazine/Trade Publication
Squires, S. E. (2009). Older Adults Speak Out: Aging and Health Policy in the Republic of Ireland.
Newsletter
Squires, S. E. (2023). How To Set Up a Client-based Class Project. Careers Readiness Commission Newsletter.. (9), 1. Online. https://anthrocareerready.net/

Presentations Given

Keynote/Plenary Address

Squires, S. E. (Coordinator/Organizer), 4WSFC North America Regional Congress, Getting Governance Right, Ocean's Frontier Institute, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada. (2022 – 2022).

Oral Presentation

Squires, S. E. (Author & Presenter), Chang, H. (Author & Presenter), UNT College of Engineering Research Discovery Workshop, People, the Weak Link in Cyber-security: A Mixed Method Approach, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Paper

Squires, S. (Author), American Anthropology Association Meetings, Discovering Work, Amerian Anthropology Association, Minneapolis,, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Squires, S. E. (Author), Socio-technical Cyber-security Workshop, Using Theory and Methods from Anthropology to Understand Organizational Level Cyber-security, Computing Community Consortium and National Science Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America. (2016 – 2016).

Squires, S. E. (Author), Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Workflow and Communities of Practice among Computational Scientists, SfAA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. (2015 – 2015).

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).

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

Other. "Use of Facetime on the IPhone in the Visual Distance Exhibition," UNT on the Square. (2011 – 2011).

Media Contributions

Uncategorized
An Anthropologist in your Living Room in Le Nouvel Observateur.
Anthropologists Adapt Technology to World's Cultures, USA Today.
Coming of Age in Palo Alto: Anthropologists Find a Niche Studying Consumers for Companies in Silicon Valley, New York Times.
She knows what you want, Boston Globe.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Squires, S. E., "Assesment of NAPA's Mentor Program," Sponsored by National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, Private, $4000 Funded. (January 2017 – June 2017).
Uncategorized
Squires, S. E. (Other), "Denton Aging Readiness Needs Assessment," Sponsored by Area Agency on Aging, $46255. (2013 – 2015).
Squires, S. E. (Other), "Diversity Study of Garland and Irving Texas," Sponsored by Baylor Health Care System, $13500. (2012 – 2012).
Squires, S. E. (Principal), "Enhancing Team-based, Online Learning with PBWorks: Design and Development of an Online Design Anthropology Course," Sponsored by Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign, $5000. (2011 – 2011).
Squires, S. E. (Co-Principal), "Bio-Chem Course Evaluation," Sponsored by University of New Enland, $7500. (2010 – 2011).
Squires, S. E. (Other), "Technology Research for Independent Living Continuation Grant," Sponsored by Irish Development Association and Intel, $1500000. (2008 – 2010).
Squires, S. E. (Other), "High Productivity Computing System," Sponsored by DARPA, $250000000. (2004 – 2007).

Service

University Service

Special Institutional Assignment, UNT Leadership. (September 2017 – May 2018).

Professional Service

Member, Careers Readiness Commission. (May 2021 – Present).

Committee Member, Consortium of Applied and Practicing Anthropology Programs Advisory Board. (2006 – Present).

Other, Getting It Right: 4WFC North America Regional Congress, St. John’s Newfoundland, June 20-22., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. (August 1, 2021 – June 22, 2022).

Committee Member, American Anthropological Association Committee on Practicing. (2007 – 2008).

Committee Member, American Anthropological Association Practicing Anthropology. (2004 – 2007).

Other, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (1997 – 2004).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. (2000 – 2002).

Public Service

Committee Member, Career Readiness Commission. (May 2021 – Present).

Other, Age Well Live Well Denton. (2011 – 2011).

Consulting

Institute of Reproductive Health. (2013 – 2013).

Yahoo!. (2003 – 2003).

St. Jude Medical. (2002 – 2002).

Whirlpool. (2002 – 2002).

San Jose Mercury News. (2000 – 2000).

Tele-Medic. (2000 – 2000).

Ericsson. (1999 – 1999).