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Susan E. Squires

Title: Modified Service Retiree

Department: Anthropology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisSpring 2025
ANTH 5950.411Applied ThesisSpring 2025
ANTH 3101.400Issues in Contemporary American Culture and SocietySpring 2025 Syllabus
ANTH 5100.400Organizational AnthropologySpring 2025

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisFall 2024
ANTH 5950.411Applied ThesisFall 2024
ANTH 5110.400Design AnthropologyFall 2024 SPOT
ANTH 5050.400Preparation for Capstone and CareerFall 2024 SPOT
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisSummer 10W 2024
ANTH 5900.211Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2024
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisSpring 2024
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisSpring 2024
ANTH 5070.200Evaluation in Anthropological PracticeSpring 2024 SPOT
ANTH 3101.200Issues in Contemporary American Culture and SocietySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisFall 2023
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisFall 2023
ANTH 5110.200Design AnthropologyFall 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5050.200Preparation for Practice and the Applied ThesisFall 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisSummer 10W 2023
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisSpring 2023
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisSpring 2023
ANTH 5100.200Organizational AnthropologySpring 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5041.200Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2023 SPOT
ANTH 3101.200American Culture and SocietyFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisFall 2022
ANTH 5950.208Applied ThesisFall 2022
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisFall 2022
ANTH 5050.200Preparation for Practice and the Applied ThesisFall 2022 SPOT
ANTH 5910.211Special ProblemsFall 2022
ANTH 3101.200American Culture and SocietySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisSpring 2022
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisSpring 2022
ANTH 5700.200Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2022 SPOT
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisFall 2021
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisFall 2021
ANTH 5950.311Applied ThesisFall 2021
ANTH 5110.200Design AnthropologyFall 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5110.300Design AnthropologyFall 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5050.200Preparation for Practice and the Applied ThesisFall 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5050.300Preparation for Practice and the Applied ThesisFall 2021 SPOT
ANTH 3101.200American Culture and SocietySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisSpring 2021
ANTH 5950.311Applied ThesisSpring 2021
ANTH 5041.200Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5041.300Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5950.111Applied ThesisFall 2020
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisFall 2020
ANTH 5950.311Applied ThesisFall 2020
ANTH 5950.211Applied ThesisSpring 2020
ANTH 5950.311Applied ThesisSpring 2020
ANTH 4920.111Cooperative Education in AnthropologySpring 2020
ANTH 4920.112Cooperative Education in AnthropologySpring 2020
ANTH 4900.112Special ProblemsSpring 2020
ANTH 5700.200Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2020
ANTH 5700.300Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2020
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisFall 2019
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2019
ANTH 5110.810Design AnthropologyFall 2019 SPOT
ANTH 5110.820Design AnthropologyFall 2019 SPOT
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisSummer 5W1 2019
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisSummer 5W1 2019
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSpring 2019
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisSpring 2019
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisSpring 2019
ANTH 5100.810Organizational AnthropologySpring 2019 SPOT
ANTH 5100.820Organizational AnthropologySpring 2019 SPOT
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisFall 2018
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisFall 2018
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2018
ANTH 5031.810Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2018 SPOT
ANTH 5031.820Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2018 SPOT
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisSummer 5W1 2018
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSpring 2018
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisSpring 2018
ANTH 5700.037Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2018 SPOT
ANTH 5700.810Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2018
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisFall 2017
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2017
ANTH 5110.810Design AnthropologyFall 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5110.820Design AnthropologyFall 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5900.811Special ProblemsFall 2017
ANTH 5900.911Special ProblemsFall 2017
ANTH 4701.810Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologyFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisSpring 2017
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisSpring 2017
ANTH 5041.001Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5700.810Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5700.820Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2016
ANTH 5031.810Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5031.820Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5900.811Special ProblemsFall 2016
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSummer 5W2 2016
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSummer 5W1 2016
ANTH 5021.001Anthropological Thought and Praxis IISpring 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSpring 2016
ANTH 5950.811Applied ThesisSpring 2016
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisSpring 2016
ANTH 5041.810Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5041.820Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsSpring 2016
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisFall 2015
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2015
ANTH 5110.801Design AnthropologyFall 2015 SPOT
ANTH 5031.810Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2015 SPOT
ANTH 5031.820Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2015 SPOT
ANTH 4900.711Special ProblemsFall 2015
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsFall 2015
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2015
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSpring 2015
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisSpring 2015
ANTH 5100.810Organizational AnthropologySpring 2015
ANTH 5100.820Organizational AnthropologySpring 2015
ANTH 5041.810Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2015
ANTH 5041.820Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2015
ANTH 5041.830Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2015
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsSpring 2015
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisFall 2014
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2014
ANTH 5810.711Applying Anthropology: Practicum IIFall 2014
ANTH 5031.810Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2014
ANTH 5031.820Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2014
ANTH 5031.830Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2014
ANTH 5700.810Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologyFall 2014
ANTH 5700.820Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologyFall 2014
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSummer 5W2 2014
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSpring 2014
ANTH 5041.810Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2014
ANTH 5041.820Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2014
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsSpring 2014
ANTH 5900.911Special ProblemsSpring 2014
ANTH 4701.007Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologySpring 2014 Syllabus
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisFall 2013
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2013
ANTH 5110.001Design AnthropologyFall 2013
ANTH 5110.810Design AnthropologyFall 2013
ANTH 5110.820Design AnthropologyFall 2013
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsFall 2013
ANTH 4701.008Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologyFall 2013 Syllabus
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2013
ANTH 5900.911Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2013
ANTH 5950.711Applied ThesisSpring 2013
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisSpring 2013
ANTH 5810.911Applying Anthropology: Practicum IISpring 2013
ANTH 2300.810Culture and SocietySpring 2013 Syllabus
ANTH 5041.810Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2013
ANTH 5041.820Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2013
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsSpring 2013
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisFall 2012
ANTH 5800.911Applying Anthropology: Practicum IFall 2012
ANTH 5031.810Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2012
ANTH 5031.820Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2012
ANTH 5050.810Preparation for Practice and the Applied ThesisFall 2012
ANTH 5050.820Preparation for Practice and the Applied ThesisFall 2012
ANTH 5900.711Special ProblemsFall 2012
ANTH 5000.810Seminar in Cultural AnthropologySummer 5W2 2012
ANTH 5000.820Seminar in Cultural AnthropologySummer 5W2 2012
ANTH 5900.911Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2012
ANTH 5950.911Applied ThesisSpring 2012
ANTH 5800.911Applying Anthropology: Practicum ISpring 2012
ANTH 5041.001Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2012
ANTH 5041.791Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2012
ANTH 5041.792Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2012
ANTH 5041.810Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2012
ANTH 5041.820Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2012
ANTH 5041.830Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2012
ANTH 5800.811Applying Anthropology: Practicum IFall 2011
ANTH 5110.810Design AnthropologyFall 2011
ANTH 5110.820Design AnthropologyFall 2011
ANTH 5031.810Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2011
ANTH 5031.820Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2011
ANTH 5031.830Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2011
ANTH 4701.810Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologyFall 2011
ANTH 5041.790Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2011
ANTH 5041.810Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2011
ANTH 5041.820Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2011
ANTH 5041.830Quantitative Methods in AnthropologySpring 2011
ANTH 4900.711Special ProblemsSpring 2011
ANTH 5010.810Anthropological Thought and Praxis IFall 2010
ANTH 5010.820Anthropological Thought and Praxis IFall 2010
ANTH 5010.830Anthropological Thought and Praxis IFall 2010
ANTH 5110.001Design AnthropologyFall 2010
ANTH 5900.829Special ProblemsFall 2010
ANTH 4701.008Topics in Sociocultural AnthropologyFall 2010 Syllabus

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Carver, Jeffrey C., Richard Kendall and Douglass Post. (2007). Software Development Environments for Scientific and Engineering Software: A Series of Case Studies.
  • Micahel VandeVanter, Larry Votta. (2006). Yes, There is an 'Expertise Gap' in HPC Applications Development.
  • Book

  • J. Smith, William Yeack, and Lorna McDougal. (2003). Arthur Andersen: Shifting Values, Unexpected Consequences.
  • Bryan Byrne. (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,.
  • Christina Wasson Ann Jordan. (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.
  • Riall Nolan (Ed). (2013). Carreers inCareers in Practice. In Riall Nolan (ed.) Handbook of Practicing Anthropology, : pp.61-70..
  • Michael Van de Vanter.. (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.
  • Christina Wasson. (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..
  • Johnsrud, Cris, Linda Lampl. (2008). Practical Strategies for Partnering: An Inside-Out View.
  • M Butler and J Copeland-Carson (Eds.). (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.
  • Cathy Bailey, Julie Doyle. (2012). Multidisciplinary Practice For Creating Successful Assisted Living Technologies For Older Adults In Ireland. Journal of Assistive Technologies..
  • Alexandra Mack. (2012). Renewing Our Practice: Preparing the next generation of practitioners in Renewal, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Proceedings.
  • Alexandra Mack. (2011). Evolving Ethnographic Practitioners and Their Impact on Ethnographic Praxis. Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Proceedings,.
  • Romero-Ortuno, R., Casey, A.M. Cunningham, C.U. Kenny, R.A., Lawlor B.A.. (2011). Psychosocial and functional correlates of nutrition among community-dwelling older adults in Ireland. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging15 (7): 527-531.
  • Kendall, Richard, Jeffrey Carver, David Fisher, Dale Henderson, Andrew Mark, Douglass Post, Cliff Rhodes. (2010). Case Study of the OSPREY Code Project.
  • Richard Kendall Andrew Marks, Christine Halverson. (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.
  • Stuart Faulk, Eugene Loh, Michael Van De Vanter, Lawrence Votta. (2009). Scientific Computing's Productivity Gridlock: How Software Engineering Can Help.
  • Kendall, Richard, Jeffrey C. Carver, David Fisher, Dale Henderson, Andrew Mark, Douglass Post, Cliff Rhoades. (2008). Development of a Weather Forecasting Code: A Case Study.
  • Michal VandeVanter, Larry Votta. (2006). Software Productivity Research in High Performance Computing..
  • Carol Isaacson Barash. (2003). Hunters or Browsers: Ethnography Applied to Bio-IT.
  • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Sheehan, Cormac, Cathy Bailey. (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/

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. (2017 - 2017).
  • Squires, S.E., "Assesment of NAPA's Mentor Program," sponsored by National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, Private, Funded. (2017 - 2017).
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    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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