Faculty Profile

Christina Wasson

Title
Professor
Department
Anthropology
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching*

ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Spring 2024
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Spring 2024
ANTH 5050.100, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2024

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

ANTH 5010.100, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5010.200, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Fall 2023
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Fall 2023
ANTH 5950.216, Applied Thesis, Fall 8W1 2023
ANTH 5950.217, Applied Thesis, Fall 8W2 2023
ANTH 5021.200, Anthropological Thought and Praxis II, Spring 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Spring 2023
ANTH 5050.100, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5900.106, Special Problems, Spring 2023
ANTH 5010.100, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2022 SPOT
ANTH 5010.200, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2022 SPOT
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Fall 2022
ANTH 5910.206, Special Problems, Fall 2022
ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Spring 2022
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Spring 2022
ANTH 5050.100, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2022 SPOT
ANTH 5900.206, Special Problems, Spring 2022
ANTH 5010.100, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5010.200, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5010.300, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Fall 2021
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Fall 2021
ANTH 5950.306, Applied Thesis, Fall 2021
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Summer 5W2 2021
ANTH 5910.206, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2021
ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Spring 2021
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Spring 2021
ANTH 5950.306, Applied Thesis, Spring 2021
ANTH 4110.100, Design Anthropology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5110.100, Design Anthropology, Spring 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2021 SPOT
ANTH 5900.306, Special Problems, Spring 2021
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2020 SPOT
ANTH 5010.200, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2020 SPOT
ANTH 5010.300, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2020 SPOT
ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Fall 2020
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Fall 2020
ANTH 5950.306, Applied Thesis, Fall 2020
ANTH 5900.106, Special Problems, Fall 2020
ANTH 5900.206, Special Problems, Fall 2020
ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Summer 5W1 2020
ANTH 5700.017, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Summer 10W 2020 SPOT
ANTH 5950.106, Applied Thesis, Spring 2020
ANTH 5950.206, Applied Thesis, Spring 2020
ANTH 5950.304, Applied Thesis, Spring 8W2 2020
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2020
ANTH 5900.106, Special Problems, Spring 2020
ANTH 5900.206, Special Problems, Spring 2020
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2019 SPOT
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2019 SPOT
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2019 SPOT
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Fall 2019
ANTH 5950.806, Applied Thesis, Fall 2019
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Fall 2019
ANTH 4900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2019
ANTH 5900.906, Special Problems, Fall 2019
ANTH 4920.706, Cooperative Education in Anthropology, Summer 5W2 2019
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Spring 2019
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Spring 2019
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2019 SPOT
ANTH 4900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2019
ANTH 5900.806, Special Problems, Spring 2019
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2018 SPOT
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2018 SPOT
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2018 SPOT
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Fall 2018
ANTH 5950.806, Applied Thesis, Fall 2018
ANTH 5110.001, Design Anthropology, Fall 2018 SPOT
ANTH 4701.008, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2018 SPOT
ANTH 5900.906, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2018
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Spring 2018
ANTH 5950.806, Applied Thesis, Spring 2018
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Fall 2017
ANTH 5950.806, Applied Thesis, Fall 2017
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Fall 2017
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2017
ANTH 5900.906, Special Problems, Fall 2017
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Spring 2017
ANTH 5950.806, Applied Thesis, Spring 2017
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Spring 2017
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2017 SPOT
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Fall 2016
ANTH 5950.806, Applied Thesis, Fall 2016
ANTH 5110.001, Design Anthropology, Fall 2016 SPOT
ANTH 4701.008, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Spring 2016
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Spring 2016
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2016 SPOT
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2016
ANTH 5900.806, Special Problems, Spring 2016
ANTH 4701.018, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2015 SPOT
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2015 SPOT
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2015 SPOT
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Fall 2015
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Fall 2015
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Spring 2015
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2015
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2014
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2014
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2014
ANTH 5010.830, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2014
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Fall 2014
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Fall 2014
ANTH 5110.001, Design Anthropology, Fall 2014
ANTH 4701.008, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2014 Syllabus
ANTH 5900.906, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2014
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Spring 2014
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Spring 2014
AGER 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2014
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2013
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2013
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2013
ANTH 5010.830, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2013
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Fall 2013
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Fall 2013
ANTH 5810.906, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Fall 2013
AGER 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013
ANTH 5050.810, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Fall 2013
ANTH 5050.820, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Fall 2013
ANTH 5900.906, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2013
ANTH 5950.706, Applied Thesis, Spring 2013
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Spring 2013
ANTH 5800.906, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Spring 2013
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2013
ANTH 4701.018, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2013 Syllabus
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2012
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2012
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2012
ANTH 5950.906, Applied Thesis, Fall 2012
ANTH 4951.706, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2012
ANTH 4900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2012
ANTH 5900.906, Special Problems, Fall 2012
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2012
ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2012
ANTH 4701.018, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2012 Syllabus
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2011
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2011
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2011
ANTH 5010.830, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2011
ANTH 5110.001, Design Anthropology, Fall 2011
ANTH 4900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2011
ANTH 4701.008, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2011 Syllabus
ANTH 5810.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Spring 2011
ANTH 5810.806, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Spring 2011
ANTH 4500.001, Language and Culture, Spring 2011 Syllabus
ANTH 5050.001, Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, Spring 2011
ANTH 5800.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Fall 2010
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010
ANTH 5810.816, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Spring 2010
ANTH 5050.001, Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, Spring 2010
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2009
ANTH 5010.791, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2009
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2009
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2009
ANTH 5010.830, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2009
ANTH 5800.816, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Fall 2009
ANTH 5110.001, Design Anthropology, Fall 2009
ANTH 5900.816, Special Problems, Fall 2009
ANTH 4610.016, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2009
ANTH 5810.826, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Summer 10W 2009
ANTH 5800.827, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Spring 2009
ANTH 5810.827, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Spring 2009
ANTH 4010.001, Language and Culture, Spring 2009
ANTH 5050.001, Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, Spring 2009
ANTH 5900.817, Special Problems, Spring 2009
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2008
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2008
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2008
ANTH 5010.830, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2008
ANTH 5800.827, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Fall 2008
ANTH 5110.001, Design Anthropology, Fall 2008
ANTH 5900.850, Special Problems, Fall 2008
ANTH 4610.016, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2008
ANTH 5800.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Summer 5W2 2008
ANTH 5910.827, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2008
ANTH 5110.001, Design Anthropology, Spring 2008
ANTH 5050.001, Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, Spring 2008
ANTH 4910.706, Special Problems, Spring 2008
ANTH 4610.016, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2008
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2007
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2007
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2007
ANTH 5010.830, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2007
ANTH 5810.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Fall 2007
ANTH 5800.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Summer 5W2 2007
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2007
ANTH 5900.827, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2007
ANTH 5910.702, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2007
ANTH 5810.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Spring 2007
ANTH 4010.001, Language and Culture, Spring 2007
ANTH 5060.001, Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, Spring 2007
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2006
ANTH 5010.810, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2006
ANTH 5010.820, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2006
ANTH 5010.888, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2006
ANTH 5800.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Fall 2006
ANTH 5810.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Fall 2006
ANTH 5910.806, Special Problems, Fall 2006
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2006
ANTH 5910.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2006
ANTH 5060.001, Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, Spring 2006
ANTH 4910.706, Special Problems, Spring 2006
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2006
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2005
ANTH 5810.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Fall 2005
ANTH 4900.706, Special Problems, Fall 2005
ANTH 4610.016, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2005
ANTH 5610.005, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2005
ANTH 5800.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Summer 5W1 2005
ANTH 5800.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum I, Summer 5W2 2005
ANTH 5810.706, Applying Anthropology: Practicum II, Summer 5W2 2005
ANTH 5900.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2005
ANTH 5910.706, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2005
ANTH 4010.001, Language and Culture, Spring 2005
ANTH 5060.001, Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology, Spring 2005
ANTH 5910.705, Special Problems, Spring 2005
ANTH 5010.001, Anthropological Thought and Praxis I, Fall 2004
ANTH 2250.001, Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2004
ANTH 5900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2004
ANTH 4610.016, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2004
ANTH 5610.005, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2004

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

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.
Wasson, C. (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, J. G., Hoffman, J. B., O'Curry, E., Wasson, C. (2007). How Visitors Experience the Edward James Olmos Americanos Exhibit: An Ethnographic Study. Other. 27, 7-26.
Wasson, C. (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.
Wasson, C. (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, A., Wasson, C., Gibbs, T. (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

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship
Wasson, C., "University Dissertation Fellowship," Sponsored by Yale University, Private, Funded. (19941995).
Wasson, C., "University Fellowship," Sponsored by Yale University, Private, Funded. (19871993).
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. (January 2020 – Present).
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. (20182021).
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. (20182019).
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. (20182019).
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. (20172019).
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. (20172018).
Wasson, C. (Principal), "Travel Support for Research Team, India Research Trip," Sponsored by CLASS Small Grant, University of North Texas, $1200 Funded. (20172018).
Wasson, C. (Principal), "Workshop: User-Centered Design of Language Archives," Sponsored by NSF Documenting Endangered Languages, Federal, $33292 Funded. (20152016).
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. (20142014).
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. (20082008).
Wasson, C. (Other), "The Communication Tools of Cutting-Edge Virtual Teams," Sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (20072008).
Wasson, C. (Other), "New Forms of Virtual Communication in the Workplace," Sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (20062007).
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. (20052006).
Wasson, C. (Other), "How Virtual Teams Collaborate Via Email," Sponsored by UNT Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas, Funded. (20052005).
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. (20042005).
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. (20032004).
Wasson, C. (Other), "Collaborative Research on Virtual Meetings in Corporations," Sponsored by UNT Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas, Funded. (20032003).
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. (20032003).
Wasson, C. (Other), "Further Evaluation of Ethnographic Video Analysis Software," Sponsored by UNT Small Grant, Faculty Research Grants Program, University of North Texas, Funded. (20032003).
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. (20022002).
Wasson, C. (Other), "Virtual Communication Practices in a Multi-Sited Corporation," Sponsored by UNT Faculty Research Grant, University of North Texas, Funded. (20012002).
Wasson, C. (Other), "English in the Global Economy," Sponsored by DePaul University Faculty Research and Development Committee Grant, Private, Funded. (20002001).
Wasson, C. (Other), "Chinese Language Study," Sponsored by Council on East Asian Studies, Yale University, Private, Funded. (19881988).
Wasson, C. (Other), "Chinese Language Study," Sponsored by Williams Fund, Yale University, Private, Funded. (19881988).
Grant - Teaching
Wasson, C. (Other), "Online Master's Program in Applied Anthropology," Sponsored by UNT Learning Enhancement Grant, University of North Texas, $24000 Funded. (20062006).
Wasson, C. (Other), "Online Master's Program in Applied Anthropology," Sponsored by UNT Learning Enhancement Grant, University of North Texas, $8000 Funded. (20052005).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    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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