The National Science Foundation sponsors several methods training programs for cultural anthropologists. information on all of these programs and application forms are available at the Methods Mall.
I. The SIRD is the summer institute on research design in cultural anthropology. now in its 11th year, the SIRD is directed by Jeffrey Johnson, and is funded by a grant from NSF to East Carolina University. Co-directors are Susan Weller and H. Russell Bernard.
The SIRD is open to all graduate students of cultural anthropology. Students who are developing dissertation projects of preparing dissertation proposals are particularly encouraged to apply. Full details at the Methods Mall.
II. The SFTM is the summer field training program (field schools) on methods of data collection in cultural anthropology. The SFTM is open to all graduate students of cultural anthropology.
The SFTM has two programs supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation to Brandeis University. One program is in the Bolivian Amazon among the Tsimane' and is directed by Ricardo Godoy. Faculty on the Bolivian program include Victoria Reyes-Garcia and Tomas Huanca (cultural anthropology), William Leonard and Thomas Mcdade (physical anthropology), and Vincent Vadez (Agronomy). The other field school is in Zambia among Citonga speaking peoples, and is directed by Lisa Cliggett. Faculty include Deborah Crooks (anthropology) and John Unruh (geography). Training in both field schools focuses on methods to collect ecological, cognitive, demographic, economic, demographic anthropometric, and health data. Full details at the Methods Mall.
III. The SCRM is the short courses program in research methods in cultural anthropology. the SCRM is for those who already have the ph.d. and who want to broaden or improve their skills.
The SCRM is supported by a grant from NSF to the Unversity of Florida and is directed by H. Russell Bernard, Jean Ensminger, Jeffrey Johnson, Carmella Moore, Eric Smith, and Susan Weller.
H. Russell Bernard Professor of Anthropology University of Florida
