E K Brunson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 29366 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | E K Brunson |
| NOMBRES | E K |
| APELLIDO | Brunson |
| FIRMA | BRUNSON E K |
| AFILIACIONES | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6321-1882 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 34 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Human centered design for applied anthropology
In this article, we highlight a partnership between CommuniVax and a human-centered design firm (Bridgeable) that resulted in CommuniVaxCHAT-an online toolkit capable of engaging community members and translating their experiences and local knowledge in a way that decision-makers, including mayors and public health directors, can act upon. In addition to considering the process involved in creating CommuniVaxCHAT, and its associate practicalities…
Developing and managing qualitative analysis protocol for a large-scale, multisited project
Collaboration and communication serve as the foundation of team-based research, and this extends to the analysis phase of a project. This article discusses the work involved in developing, communicating, and managing the analysis plan for a large-scale, multisited project. To generate an effective analysis plan, we considered what data were needed to reach our project goals and then selected methods and designed data collection tools accordingly.…
Anthropology at speed, at scale, in action
This special issue presents accounts of different aspects of the CommuniVax Coalition and its work-a project that conducted rapid, multisited, applied anthropological research to deliver guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our purpose in writing these articles is to provide details of our work so anthropologists interested in similar types of research can learn from our efforts. While anthropological research has been, and largely still is, an…
Adapting rapid ethnographic research in an evolving emergency
To ensure the real-world utility of emergency ethnographic research, plans must evolve as circumstances shift. The CommuniVax coalition's work provides a case study of this scenario. Using rapid ethnographic interviews, focus groups, and other methods, the six local CommuniVax teams sought to comprehend and improve COVID-19 vaccine access and uptake. To this end, they responded nimbly to varying community priorities, the pandemic's shifting natur…
Building Bridges
Students' education in applied anthropology can occur through a variety of sources including classroom instruction, hands‐on experience and professional mentorship. Anthropology programs, and especially those with an applied focus, can help facilitate these types of experiences. This article details one such attempt: the creation and implementation of a local conference. The Texas Applied Anthropology Summit (TAAS) was first developed in 2016. Th…
It's Not Just Academic
In this article we consider applied anthropology as it exists at the program level. While individual faculty can promote applied training, sustainability in applied education is only possible when entire faculties-and the college and university administrations that provide the necessary financial, structural, and social support-are committed to this approach. While many options for program development exist, we argue that being aware of what othe…
The SPARS Pandemic 2025-2028
Effective communication about medical countermeasures—including drugs, devices and biologics—is often critical in emergency situations. Such communication, however, does not just happen. It must be planned and prepared for. One mechanism to develop communication strategies is through the use of prospective scenarios, which allow readers the opportunity to rehearse responses while also weighing the implications of their actions. This article descr…
Structures of Resentment
Described by many as an emotional state rooted in having been treated unfairly, resentment has surged over the past decade. Resentment politics troubled the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, 2010) in the United States. While some people gained access to health insurance through the ACA, others experienced continued exclusion from affordable coverage. Drawing on ethnographic interviews with poor whites from Florida, Rhode…
Motivations for Whole Body Donation
While death is a biological surety, how bodies are dealt with after death is largely cultural. In the United States, the most normative funerary practices are burial and cremation. Whole body donation to research facilities—including anthropological research centers—is much less common. At the same time, such donations are critical to ensure the continuation of important research. To examine this issue, and particularly to provide insight to pote…
Unrequited Engagement
Framing Childhood Vaccination in the United States
Vaccination rates in some areas of the United States are decreasing. Decreases are slight but significant: the incidence of vaccine preventible disease outbreaks has risen. Vaccination is, once aga
My Hopes for the Future of Healthcare Reform in the US
The Impact of Social Networks on Parents’ Vaccination Decisions
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Parents decide whether their children are vaccinated, but they rarely reach these decisions on their own. Instead parents are influenced by their social networks, broadly defined as the people and sources they go to for information, direction, and advice. This study used social network analysis to formally examine parents' social networks (people networks and source networks) related to their vaccination decision-making.…
Women's autonomy and its relationship to children's nutrition among the Rendille of northern Kenya
This study explores the effect of women's autonomy on children's health. Research was conducted among the Rendille, a traditionally nomadic pastoralist population living in northern Kenya. Using data collected from 435 women and 934 of their children, we tested the hypothesis that women with higher levels of autonomy would have children with better nutrition. Results of our study indicated that while women's autonomy had no effect on younger—ages…
Structures of Resentment
Described by many as an emotional state rooted in having been treated unfairly, resentment has surged over the past decade. Resentment politics troubled the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, 2010) in the United States. While some people gained access to health insurance through the ACA, others experienced continued exclusion from affordable coverage. Drawing on ethnographic interviews with poor whites from Florida, Rhode…
Anthropology at speed, at scale, in action
This special issue presents accounts of different aspects of the CommuniVax Coalition and its work-a project that conducted rapid, multisited, applied anthropological research to deliver guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our purpose in writing these articles is to provide details of our work so anthropologists interested in similar types of research can learn from our efforts. While anthropological research has been, and largely still is, an…
Adapting rapid ethnographic research in an evolving emergency
To ensure the real-world utility of emergency ethnographic research, plans must evolve as circumstances shift. The CommuniVax coalition's work provides a case study of this scenario. Using rapid ethnographic interviews, focus groups, and other methods, the six local CommuniVax teams sought to comprehend and improve COVID-19 vaccine access and uptake. To this end, they responded nimbly to varying community priorities, the pandemic's shifting natur…
Developing and managing qualitative analysis protocol for a large-scale, multisited project
Collaboration and communication serve as the foundation of team-based research, and this extends to the analysis phase of a project. This article discusses the work involved in developing, communicating, and managing the analysis plan for a large-scale, multisited project. To generate an effective analysis plan, we considered what data were needed to reach our project goals and then selected methods and designed data collection tools accordingly.…
It's Not Just Academic
In this article we consider applied anthropology as it exists at the program level. While individual faculty can promote applied training, sustainability in applied education is only possible when entire faculties-and the college and university administrations that provide the necessary financial, structural, and social support-are committed to this approach. While many options for program development exist, we argue that being aware of what othe…
Unrequited Engagement
Human centered design for applied anthropology
In this article, we highlight a partnership between CommuniVax and a human-centered design firm (Bridgeable) that resulted in CommuniVaxCHAT-an online toolkit capable of engaging community members and translating their experiences and local knowledge in a way that decision-makers, including mayors and public health directors, can act upon. In addition to considering the process involved in creating CommuniVaxCHAT, and its associate practicalities…
My Hopes for the Future of Healthcare Reform in the US
Women's autonomy and its relationship to children's nutrition among the Rendille of northern Kenya
This study explores the effect of women's autonomy on children's health. Research was conducted among the Rendille, a traditionally nomadic pastoralist population living in northern Kenya. Using data collected from 435 women and 934 of their children, we tested the hypothesis that women with higher levels of autonomy would have children with better nutrition. Results of our study indicated that while women's autonomy had no effect on younger—ages…
The Impact of Social Networks on Parents’ Vaccination Decisions
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Parents decide whether their children are vaccinated, but they rarely reach these decisions on their own. Instead parents are influenced by their social networks, broadly defined as the people and sources they go to for information, direction, and advice. This study used social network analysis to formally examine parents' social networks (people networks and source networks) related to their vaccination decision-making.…
My Hopes for the Future of Healthcare Reform in the US
Framing Childhood Vaccination in the United States
Vaccination rates in some areas of the United States are decreasing. Decreases are slight but significant: the incidence of vaccine preventible disease outbreaks has risen. Vaccination is, once aga
Unrequited Engagement
Motivations for Whole Body Donation
While death is a biological surety, how bodies are dealt with after death is largely cultural. In the United States, the most normative funerary practices are burial and cremation. Whole body donation to research facilities—including anthropological research centers—is much less common. At the same time, such donations are critical to ensure the continuation of important research. To examine this issue, and particularly to provide insight to pote…
The SPARS Pandemic 2025-2028
Effective communication about medical countermeasures—including drugs, devices and biologics—is often critical in emergency situations. Such communication, however, does not just happen. It must be planned and prepared for. One mechanism to develop communication strategies is through the use of prospective scenarios, which allow readers the opportunity to rehearse responses while also weighing the implications of their actions. This article descr…
Structures of Resentment
Described by many as an emotional state rooted in having been treated unfairly, resentment has surged over the past decade. Resentment politics troubled the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, 2010) in the United States. While some people gained access to health insurance through the ACA, others experienced continued exclusion from affordable coverage. Drawing on ethnographic interviews with poor whites from Florida, Rhode…
Building Bridges
Students' education in applied anthropology can occur through a variety of sources including classroom instruction, hands‐on experience and professional mentorship. Anthropology programs, and especially those with an applied focus, can help facilitate these types of experiences. This article details one such attempt: the creation and implementation of a local conference. The Texas Applied Anthropology Summit (TAAS) was first developed in 2016. Th…
It's Not Just Academic
In this article we consider applied anthropology as it exists at the program level. While individual faculty can promote applied training, sustainability in applied education is only possible when entire faculties-and the college and university administrations that provide the necessary financial, structural, and social support-are committed to this approach. While many options for program development exist, we argue that being aware of what othe…
Human centered design for applied anthropology
In this article, we highlight a partnership between CommuniVax and a human-centered design firm (Bridgeable) that resulted in CommuniVaxCHAT-an online toolkit capable of engaging community members and translating their experiences and local knowledge in a way that decision-makers, including mayors and public health directors, can act upon. In addition to considering the process involved in creating CommuniVaxCHAT, and its associate practicalities…
Developing and managing qualitative analysis protocol for a large-scale, multisited project
Collaboration and communication serve as the foundation of team-based research, and this extends to the analysis phase of a project. This article discusses the work involved in developing, communicating, and managing the analysis plan for a large-scale, multisited project. To generate an effective analysis plan, we considered what data were needed to reach our project goals and then selected methods and designed data collection tools accordingly.…
Anthropology at speed, at scale, in action
This special issue presents accounts of different aspects of the CommuniVax Coalition and its work-a project that conducted rapid, multisited, applied anthropological research to deliver guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our purpose in writing these articles is to provide details of our work so anthropologists interested in similar types of research can learn from our efforts. While anthropological research has been, and largely still is, an…
Adapting rapid ethnographic research in an evolving emergency
To ensure the real-world utility of emergency ethnographic research, plans must evolve as circumstances shift. The CommuniVax coalition's work provides a case study of this scenario. Using rapid ethnographic interviews, focus groups, and other methods, the six local CommuniVax teams sought to comprehend and improve COVID-19 vaccine access and uptake. To this end, they responded nimbly to varying community priorities, the pandemic's shifting natur…
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