3-0425 TRACING THEORY:APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGISTS AND THE USE OF THEORY IN PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

Thursday, November 17, 2011: 10:15-12:00

Abstract not available in preliminary program.

This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Students

Organizers: Mark C Edberg (George Washington University)

Chairs: Mark C Edberg (George Washington University)

10:15

A Theoretical Approach to Operationalizing the Construct of Historical Trauma for Health Disparities Intervention and Research

Mark C Edberg (George Washington University)

10:30

Anthropological Theory and Implementation-Derived Iterations As a Basis for Multilevel HIV/STI Prevention Intervention In Mumbai, India

Stephen L Schensul (University of Connecticut School of Medicine) and Abdelwahed Mekki-berrada (Universite Laval)

10:45

Social Relations Rather Than Behavior: The Social Negotiation of Sexual Partnerships In Namibia

P. Stanley Yoder (ICF Macro)

11:00

Guerilla Anthropology: Creating and Applying Theory In International Health

Laurie Krieger (The Manoff Group)

11:15

Social Capital and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention: Misconstruing Models and Measurement

Cathleen E Crain (LTG Associates, Inc.)

11:30

“Theoretical” and "Empirical" Are Fighting Words: The Mystifications of the Qualitative/Quantitative Binary In Public Health Scientific Praxis

Ben Peacock (George Washington University)

11:45

Discussion

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