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COPAA Member Directory

Below is a linked list of all COPAA member programs, organizations and institutions. Some COPAA member programs focus mainly on applied and practicing anthropology, while others include it as one among several specializations.

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University affiliated programs that grant degrees are listed on the left. Independent, consulting, or non-degree granting organizations are listed on the right.

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Programs are listed in alphabetical order by university, except that the phrase “university of” is not included in alphabetization. For example, “University of Alaska” is listed under “Alaska.” You may view details of each program by selecting the link from the list below. 

Programs

  1. University of Alaska—Anchorage

  2. University of Arizona

  3. Boise State University

  4. California State University—Long Beach

  5. Colorado State University

  6. East Carolina University

  7. Georgia State University

  8. Indiana University—Purdue University at Indianapolis

  9. University of Kentucky

  10. University of Maryland

  11. University of Memphis

  12. Minnesota State University, Mankato

  13. Mississippi State University

  14. University of North Carolina—Charlotte

  15. University of North Carolina—Greensboro

  16. University of North Texas

  17. Northern Arizona University

  18. University of Notre Dame

  19. Oregon State University

  20. Portland State University

  21. Purdue University

  22. San Diego State University

  23. San Jose State University

  24. University of South Florida

  25. Texas State University

  26. Wayne State University

  27. West Chester University

  28. Western Kentucky University

Organizations

  1. Cultural Keys

  2. Missing Link Studios

Full List of Member Departments

University of Alaska - Anchorage

Department URL

http://anthro.uaa.alaska.edu/

Faculty URL

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/anthropology/people/index.cfm

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • Cultural resource management

  • Forensic anthropology

  • Alaska native art and aesthetics

  • Alaska Native Studies in cooperation with the Alaska Native Studies Program at UAA

  • Ecological anthropology and political ecology

  • Urban anthropology

  • Medical anthropology in cooperation with School of Nursing and Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies at UAA

  • Historic and prehistoric Alaskan archaeology

  • Zooarchaeology

  • Maritime Anthropology

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Bachelor of Science

  • Master of Arts

University of Arizona

Department URL

http://www.bara.arizona.edu/

Faculty URL

http://bara.arizona.edu/peo-faculty

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • Development Studies

  • Environmental Studies

  • Cultural Resource Studies

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Master of Arts

  • PhD

University of Georgia

Department URL

http://www.cas.gsu.edu/anthropology

Faculty URL

http://www.cas.gsu.edu/anthropology/796.html

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • Ecological and environmental anthropology

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Master of Science in Archaeological Resource Management

  • PhD

University of Kansas

Department URL

http://anthropology.ku.edu/

Faculty URL

http://anthropology.ku.edu/people/faculty.shtml

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • Medical anthropology

  • Gender and class

  • Neoliberal globalization and development

  • Endangered languages and discourse analysis

  • Indigenous peoples and identity formation

  • Lithics, ceramics, and evolutionary ecology

  • Ancient and modern food systems

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Master of Arts

  • PhD

University of Kentucky

Department URL

https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/

Faculty URL

http:// https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/faculty

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

Cultural: Economic, Ecological, Inequality, Identity & Race, Citizenship, Urban, Medical; Archaeology: Economic, Households, Complexity, Contact Period, US Southeast, Mexico; Biological: bio-cultural, environmental toxins, skeletal

BA / BS in Anthropology  MA in Applied Anthropology PhD in Anthropology

University of Maryland

Department URL

http://www.anth.umd.edu/

Faculty URL

http://www.anth.umd.edu/facultygroup/Faculty

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • Anthropology of environment

  • Anthropology of health

  • Anthropology of heritage

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Master of Applied Anthropology

  • PhD

University of Memphis

Department URL

https://www.memphis.edu/anthropology/graduate/index.php

Faculty URL

http://www.memphis.edu/anthropology/people/index.php

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • M.A. with Concentration in Medical Anthropology

    • Foci: health disparities, health risk, and healthcare systems

  • M.A. with Concentration in Globalization, Development, and Culture

    • Foci: community development, environmental justice and sustainability, and cultural identity and heritage

  • Graduate Certificate Programs:

    • Museum Studies

    • Geographic Information Systems

    • American Humanics Non-profit Administration

    • Women’s Studies

  • Other focus areas:

    • Community & neighborhood development

    • Cultural identity and human rights

    • Tourism development and ecotourism

    • Environmental justice and health

    • Education and anthropology

    • Alcohol and drug use

    • Family and maternal-child health

    • Food systems and nutrition

    • Mental health and health risk

    • Museum studies

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Master of Arts

University of North Carolina- Charlotte

Department URL

http://anthropology.uncc.edu/

Faculty URL

http://anthropology.uncc.edu/people

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • Food systems

  • Gender

  • Globalization

  • Medical anthropology

  • Cultural Resource Management

  • Public anthropology

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Master of Arts

University of North Carolina- Greensboro

Department URL

http://www.uncg.edu/ant/

Faculty URL

https://anthropology.uncg.edu/faculty-staff/full-time/

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • General focus

  • Bachelor of Arts

University of North Texas

Department URL

http://anthropology.unt.edu/

Faculty URL

http://anthropology.unt.edu/people/faculty

Areas of Specialization

Degrees Granted

  • Business anthropology

  • Migration and border studies

  • Medical anthropology

  • Anthropology of education

  • Environmental and ecological anthropology

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Master of Arts/Science (Both On-Campus and Online Options)

  • Dual Master’s in Applied Anthropology and Public Health

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