Medical Anthropology News Archives

Bioethics, Reunification, and Genetic Testing along the US Mexico Border: is “23and Me” the Answer? at AAA 2018

Applied Anthropology, Direct-to-Consumer Genomics (DTCG), Matt Artz, Medical Anthropology

October 17, 2018/by Matt Artz

This year at the 2018 American Anthropology Association (AAA) conference in San Jose I will be presenting a late-breaking gallery session titled: Bioethics, Reunification, and Genetic Testing along the US Mexico Border: is “23and Me” the Answer?. The presentation is...

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Ethnography Proposal Example for Direct-to-Consumer Genetics (DTCG)

Anthropological Methods and Theories, Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Direct-to-Consumer Genomics (DTCG), Matt Artz, Medical Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

August 20, 2018/by Matt Artz

As discussed in my last post, I recently completed my UNT applied anthropology thesis and plan to blog about that experience. I am hoping that up-and-coming students can find some of the content useful for their own journey. Furthermore,...

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Sequencing.com: My Ethnography Thesis Client

Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Direct-to-Consumer Genomics (DTCG), Medical Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

August 19, 2018/by Matt Artz

After selecting a topic for my ethnography project, and reaching out to potential clients, I eventually narrowed the potential opportunities down to my final selection, Sequencing.com. Of course, this process was a bit of a give and take as...

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My UNT Anthropology Thesis

Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

August 16, 2018/by Matt Artz

Now that my UNT MS Applied Anthropology degree has officially been conferred, I am going to begin sharing information on my UNT anthropology thesis. To accomplish this, I am going to be posting many articles over the next few weeks...

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Best Anthropology Blogs

Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Matt Artz, Medical Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

August 1, 2018/by Matt Artz

Finding the best anthropology blogs is like finding the right journal articles - you can search all day in the wrong place, or you can use technology to enable finding the best. In the past, I had searched around...

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UNT Anthropology Master’s Program

Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Matt Artz, Medical Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

March 29, 2018/by Matt Artz

Picking the right anthropology masters program is important. Ideally, you should pick one based on the professors you wish to work with and/or the concentrations they offer. I was interested in business, technology, and design anthropology, and likewise, I...

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AAA Conference 2018 San Jose

Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

March 15, 2018/by Matt Artz

AAA San Jose 2018 is the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). It will be hosted in San Jose, CA from November 14-18, 2018. The theme of the program this year is titled "Change in the Anthropological Imagination: Resistance,...

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Anthropology Associations for Design Anthropologists

Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Technology Anthropology

March 11, 2018/by Matt Artz

For new practitioners of design anthropology, networking and mentorship is key to developing as a design anthropologist looking to apply ethnographic methods to solve design and business challenges. If you fit into that bucket, considering joining the following anthropology associations, and going to the...

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