Methods Mall 2016: NSF - Supported Courses on Research Methods for Cultural Anthropologists

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For those with the Ph.D.

Now in its twelfth year, the SCRM (Short Courses on Research Methods) program is for cultural anthropologists who already have the Ph.D. Three, five-day courses are offered during summer 2016 at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, Florida.
Text Analysis (Instructors: Amber Wutich and Elizabeth Krause) July 11-15, 2016.
Statistics in Ethnographic Research (Instructors: Jeremy Koster and David Nolin) July 18-22, 2016.

Cultural Domain Analysis (Instructors: H. Russell Bernard and Rosalyn Negron) July 25-29, 2016.

APPLY TO THE SHORT COURSES ON RESEARCH METHODS HERE. DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2016.
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Now in its second year, the Summer Course on Research Design (SCRD)is a, five-day course on research design and proposal writing for social, behavioral, and economic scientists who have the Ph.D. The course runs from July 20-24 at the Duke University Marine Laboratory. Instructors: Jeffrey Johnson, Christopher McCarty, H. Russell Bernard, Kirk Johnson, and John Sonnett.

APPLY TO THE SHORT COURSE ON RESEARCH DESIGN HERE. DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2016
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For graduate students of anthropology

Now in its eighth year, the SIMA (Smithsonian Institution Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology) is open to graduate students in cultural anthropology and related, interdisciplinary programs (Indigenous Studies, Folklore, etc.) who are interested in using museum collections as a data source and who are preparing for research careers. The course runs from June 27-July 22, 2016. Director: Candace Greene.

APPLY TO THE SUMMER INSTITUTE IN MUSEUM ANTHOPOLOGY HERE. DEADLINE March 1, 2016.
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Now in its fourth year, the Ethnographic Field School (EFS)is a five-week (July 1- August 6) course for graduate students in cultural anthropology. The focus of the EFS is qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection in the context of participatory action research. Held in Tallahassee, Florida. Director: Clarence Gravlee

APPLY TO THE ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD SCHOOL HERE. DEADLINE March 1, 2016.
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For all anthropologists

Now in its twelfth year, the WRMA (Workshops in Research Methods in Anthropology) program offers one-day workshops in conjunction with the national meetings of the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology. Links to applications for these works shops are HERE.

Now in its fourth year, the DCRM (Distance Courses in Research Methods in Anthropology)is open to upper division undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in any field who are interested in developing their research skills. Five courses are offered in summer 2016: Text Analysis, Geospatial Analysis, Network Analysis, Video Analysis, and Methods of Behavioral Observation. The development of these fee-based courses is supported by the National Science Foundation. Tuition is $1200 per course and enrollment is limited to 20 participants. These courses may be taken for credit or without credit.

Please visit The Methods Mall for Information on National Science Foundation-supported methods courses for cultural anthropologists.