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Who We Are

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COPAA is an independent consortium of university departments and programs, practitioners and organizations that provide education and training in applied and practicing anthropology.

Our mission is to advance the education and training of students, faculty, and practitioners in applied anthropology.

What We Do

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We are a consortium of academic departments and professional anthropologists interested in applied anthropology and practice. We collaborate with each other on research, implementation and evaluation projects, conference sessions, panels and other activities.

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Where We Are - Map of COPAA Member Programs

COPAA Contact Information

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Charles Klein, Lead Co-Chair

chklein@pdx.edu

Micah M. Trapp, Co-Chair

mmtrapp@memphis.edu

Cassandra Working, Co-Chair

clworkma@uncg.edu 


Sally Carraher, Secretary
scarrahe@uaa.alaska.edu


Elizabeth Briody, Treasurer
elizabeth.briody@gmail.com

Leadership Group

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2019-2021

  • Lead Co-Chair: Charles Klein (Portland State University) (2019-2021)

  • Co-Chair: Micah M. Trapp (University of Memphis) (2019-2021)

  • Co-Chair: Cassandra Workings (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) (2021)

  • Secretary: Sally Carraher (University of Alaska, Anchorage) (2013-2019)

  • Treasurer: Elizabeth Briody (Cultural Keys) (2019-2021)

  • Webmaster: Adam Gamwell (Missing Link Studios) (2019-2021)

  • Emeritus Advisor: Linda Bennett (University of Memphis), Lisa Henry (University of North Texas), Toni Copeland (University of Alabama)

  • Student Technical Representative: Malavika Jinka Ramamurthy (University of Arizona) (2019-2021)

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