Anthropology
Affiliates
Center for Applied Anthropology
The Center for Applied Anthropology educates and trains students in theories and
skills necessary to pursue careers in applied anthropology, primarily through offering
opportunities for students to become involved in contractual work requiring the
collection of ethnographic and archaeological data for clients. The Center’s educational
mission also includes publication of department faculty and student research in
applied anthropology, as well as development of educational outreach activities
to the community. For more information, visit the website at
http://www.cas.usf.edu/appl_ant/index.html.
The West Central Center of the Florida Public Archaeology Network
The West Central Center of the Florida Public Archaeology Network
promotes and facilitates the conservation, study, and public understanding
of Florida’s archaeological heritage on Florida’s west coast. The Center’s activities
include promoting archaeological/heritage tourism, developing partnerships with
regional heritage organizations, disseminating archaeological information to the
public, promoting regional heritage events and programs, and facilitating archaeological
volunteer opportunities. In addition, the Center supports local governments in their
efforts to preserve and protect regional archaeological resources by assisting with
local archaeological ordinances, comprehensive plan elements, and preservation plans;
providing professional archaeological assistance with local archaeological emergencies;
and advising local governments on the best management practices for municipally-owned
and county-owned archaeological sites. For more information, visit the website at
http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/wcrc/.
Alliance for Applied Research in Education and Anthropology
The Alliance for Applied Research in Education and Anthropology (AAREA) is a multidisciplinary
research team dedicated to conducting applied research on current evaluation and
policy issues in the area of education from an anthropological perspective using
qualitative as well as quantitative methods of analysis. AAREA provides research
opportunities for graduate students interested in the area of educational evaluation
and reform as well as educational anthropology. Currently, the AAREA research team
has full time researchers as well as graduate students with academic backgrounds
in areas of anthropology, education, industrial psychology, sociology, and statistics.
For more information, visit the website at
http://web3.cas.usf.edu/main/depts/ANT/AAREA/.
Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies
The Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies provides faculty and students with
the opportunity for interdisciplinary training and research in three-dimensional
visualization and spatial mapping using High Definition Documentation Survey technologies,
including 3D Laser Scanning, Global Positioning Systems, Geographic Information
Systems, photogrammetry, and multi-spectral imaging. These are non-invasive, non-destructive
technologies for rapidly collecting highly accurate and detailed spatial data that
allow objects, structures, and even landscapes to be measured, documented, visualized,
and potentially duplicated, in a single data collection event. For more information, visit the website at http://AIST.cas.usf.edu or
contact Lori Collins (lcollins@cas.usf.edu)
or Travis Doering (tdoering@mail.usf.edu).