2026 Preliminary Program for the Society for Anthropological Sciences/Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meetings

The full preliminary program for the meetings is hosted by the Society for Applied Anthropology.

Below are the Society for Anthropological Science sessions:

Cultural Adaptation In Global Mental Health (SAS) — Fireplace, 9:00-10:45 am

CHAIRS: PLACEK, Caitlyn and KALJEE, Linda (Henry Ford Hlth System)
KALJEE, Linda Marie (Henry Ford Global Hlth Initiative), AHMEDANI, Brian (Henry Ford Behavioral Hlth Serv), and BAJRACHARYA, Deepak (Group for Technical Assistance, Kathmandu) Feasibility Study For Implementation Of A Youth-Focused Zero Suicide Program In Nepal
PLACEK, Caitlyn and KALJEE, Linda (Henry Ford Hlth System) Cultural Adaptation Methods And Approaches In Global Mental Health Research
PACH, Alfred (Global Hlth Initiative, Henry Ford Hlth) Traditional And Contemporary Psychological Treatment For Psychosocial Disorders In Nepal: Points Of Divergence And Adaptation
LASTRA-LANDA, Dafne and FLORES-FLORES, Oscar (CIEN USMP), OTERO-OYAGUE, Diego (UARM), CRUZ-RIQUELME, Tatiana (CIEN UARM), PATIÑO, Vanessa (Asoc Benéfica PRISMA), VALLE, Ruben (USMP), PARODI, Jose and CASTILLO, Ana Lucía (CIEN USMP), GALLO, Joseph (Bloomberg SPPH JHU), STEINMAN, Lesley (UW HPRC) Cultural Adaptation Of The VIDACTIVA Intervention For Older Adults With Depression In Peru
LESLEY, Elena (USF) Telegram Therapy And Psy-Influencers: Adaptation Of Digital Mental Health Services In Cambodia

Quantitative And Mixed Methods Approaches In Various Contexts (SAS) — Fireplace, 3:45-5:30 pm

CHAIR: JOHNSON, Jeffrey (UFL)
JOHNSON, Jeffrey (UFL), WELLER, Susan (UTMB), MCCARTY, Christopher (UFL), and BERNARD, H. Russell (ASU) The Evolution Of Quantitative Approaches In Cultural Anthropology
CASAGRANDE, David (Lehigh U) and LAMPMAN, Aaron (Washington Coll) Sinking Together, Thinking Apart: Cultural Models And Communication Of Rising Sea Level On Maryland’s Eastern Shore
HENDERSON, Nicole and ROCQUE, Gabrielle (UAB) A Cultural Models Approach To Process Mapping In Real-World Implementation Of A Remote Symptom Monitoring Program In Cancer Care
HORSBURGH, K. Ann (FSU) and BINGHAM THOMAS, Elizabeth (BYU) “I Love Them Outside Of Food”: A Pilot Study Of Interpersonal Relationships In The Management Of Celiac Disease

Local Knowledge And Rural Futures: Insights From the 2025 Ethnographic Field School in Belize (SAS) — Fireplace, 9:00-10:45 am

CHAIR: HUME, Douglas (NKU)
ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: BATCHENKOVA, Maria (Madison Area Tech Coll), BERGMAN, William M. (Truman State U), BOEHMER, Caroline (Bellarmine U), PEPPER, Pam (NKU), RAMOS, Emilio (UCSD), UWATE, Trey (USF)

Causal Explanation In Cultural And Health Contexts: Tools In Applied And Cognitive Anthropological Practice (SAS) — Fireplace, 11:15 am-1:00 pm

CHAIRS: CHAKRABARTI, Choeeta (FSU) and SNODGRASS, Jeffrey G. (CO State U)
DRESSLER, William (UA) Culture And Causality
CHAKRABARTI, Choeeta (FSU) The Embodiment of Caste: Stigma, Loneliness, and the Logic of Drinking
DENGAH, Francois (FSU) and DRESSLER, William W. (UA) How “Família” Gets Under Your Skin: A Cognitive-Causal Model Of Culture And Embodied Health
MONOCELLO, Lawrence (TAMU) Is Cultural Consonance A State Or A Process?: Body Image And Self-Management In South Korean Men
SNODGRASS, Jeffrey (CO State U) Do Cultural Scripts Of Heroic Action Shape Emotional Experience?: Accounting For Confounding Factors In A Gaming Case Study
DISCUSSANT: SNODGRASS, Jeffrey (CO State U)

Ethnographic Field And Data Analysis Methods: One-On-One Mentoring Event (SAS) — Fireplace, 3:45-5:30 pm

CHAIR: HUME, Douglas (NKU)
OPEN DISCUSSION PARTICIPANTS: COPELAND, Toni (UA), CHRISOMALIS, Stephen (Wayne State U), DRESSLER, William (UA), OTHS, Kathryn (UA), SCHENSUL, Jean (ICR) and BINGHAM THOMAS, Elizabeth (BYU).

SAS Business Meeting (SAS) — Fireplace, 6:00-7:00 pm

Translating An Anthropological Education To Job Skills For Career Readiness (SAS) — Fireplace, 9:00-10:45 am

CHAIR: COPELAND, Toni (UA)
ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS: COPELAND, Toni (UA), CHRISOMALIS, Stephen (Wayne State U), PLACEK, Caitlyn (Henry Ford Hlth System), DENGAH, Francois (FSU)

Cultural Model Theory: Love, Disaster, Health, And Quantity (SAS) — Fireplace, 11:15 am-1:00 pm

CHAIR: BENNARDO, Giovanni (NIU)
BENNARDO, Giovanni (NIU) Cultural Model Theory: The Ontological Prime Of Quantity In Tonga (Polynesia)
JONES, Eric (UTH TMC) A Northern Andean Cultural Model Of Wellbeing Amidst Agricultural Crisis
OTAIGBORIA, Ruth (NIU) Cultural Models Of Long COVID: A Comparative Anthropological Study Of Illness Narratives Among The Nigerian Diaspora And Non-Immigrant American Communities In The U.S.