Consultant and multi-faceted researcher Rachel Ceasar walks us through her journey from student in medical anthropology to her present career as a health and technology anthropologist. She discusses introducing ethnography to industry, doing anthropology outside the university sphere, what skills she’s picked up along the way, and she reminds us of the importance of sharing anthropological research’s potential for valuable contributions to an organization.
This five-part interview series was made possible by the American Anthropological Association, and all interviews took place during the 117th Annual Meeting, held November 14-18, 2018 in San Jose, CA. Check out the rest of the AAA podcast library to find even more great stories from anthropology! https://www.americananthro.org/