Interview with Linda Whiteford, March 31, 2011

Interview Summary

Barbara Rylko-Bauer interviews Linda Whiteford, an applied anthropologist who was president of the Society for Applied Anthropology from 2003-2005. Whiteford discusses how she became interested in anthropology, influenced by her father, anthropologist Andrew Whiteford, as well as her childhood in South America. She details her education, getting degrees in both anthropology and public health. Whiteford talks about her fieldwork in South America, studying public health policies as well as emergency services policies. She then talks about her career in education, becoming a professor at the University of South Florida and eventually an administrative worker in the Office of the Provost. Whiteford discusses her involvement in the Society for Applied Anthropology, including her presidency and the goals she achieved during her presidential term.

Interview Keyword

Anthropologists Anthropology Professional organizations Society for Applied Anthropology Anthropology--Practitioners Applied anthropologists International healthcare policy Public health Academic programs Board members Society presidents Applied anthropologists--Fieldwork Ethnographies Anthropological societies Anthropological fieldwork

Interview LC Subject

Society for Applied Anthropology Anthropology--Research Applied anthropology Anthropology--Fieldwork American Anthropological Association University of South Florida Anthropologists' writings Anthropology publishing Anthropology Anthropologists Whiteford, Linda M.

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