Kerry Fosher
Biographic Data
| ID | 750893 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kerry Fosher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kerry |
| FAMILY NAME | Fosher |
| SIGNATURE | FOSHER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Marine Corps University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9421-9243 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Translational Research in a Military Organization: The Marine Corps Organizational Culture Research Project
This article provides an overview of a project combining anthropological practice and research to examine various aspects of U.S. Marine Corps culture, conducted at the organization's request, in the wake of significant gender-related misconduct involving Marines on social media. We examine the context and practice leading up to the research, address research design and execution, and describe both the broader Marine population and the characteri…
Cultural Anthropological Practice in US Military Organizations
Cultural anthropologists work with US military organizations in a wide variety of employment situations and roles. Some who work full-time within these organizations conduct research on personnel or teach in schools, holding roles and doing work similar to anthropologists in academia. Others are external consultants, providing advice and research in ways similar to practicing anthropology in other sectors. Others work in less common capacities, s…
Field Report: Implementing a Social Science Capability in a Marine Corps Organization
In 2010 the Marine Corps started a small, experimental capability, the Translational Research Group (TRG), to help the organization more effectively integrate social science and scientists into decision-making. In contrast to other recent military social science programs, TRG focuses inward, on Marines and Marine Corps organizations. The group houses fieldwork-focused social scientists within a military organization so they can understand the pro…
Cautionary Tales from the US Department of Defense's Pursuit of Cultural Expertise
Cautionary Tales from the US Department of Defense’s Pursuit of Cultural Expertise
This chapter examines three patterns regarding how the Department of Defense (DOD) has tried to address its need for cultural knowledge and social science expertise over the last ten years. The patterns include reliance on outside experts, long-term integration through professional development, and investment in technology-centric approaches and tools. The chapter outlines the problematic orientations toward expertise and other challenges associa…
Military and Security
Kerry Fosher and Frank Tortorello are both anthropologists working for the Marine Corps, but with different jobs. From their two perspectives, they offer a look at the issue of role and identity for anthropologists in military organizations, and how these affect professional decisions. The chapter focuses particularly on how military organizations think and act – with particular reference to the Marines – and what this implies for how anthropolog…
Practicing Military Anthropology: Beyond Expectations and Traditional Boundaries
The relationship between anthropologists and the US military has generated many heated discussions—at professional meetings and in the pages of scholarly books and journals—much of it based on supposition rather than empirical evidence. The debates raise some fundamental questions: Who are military anthropologists? What do they do? In response, the authors of Practicing Military Anthropology offer deeply personal accounts of their paths to becomi…
Anthropologists in Arms: The Ethics of Military Anthropology
GEORGE R. LUCAS Lanham: AltaMira Press, 2009, 234+xii pages, US$ 24.95, ISBN 9780759112124 As an anthropologist working in a military setting, I am frequently engaged in discussions with military p...
Reflecting Back on a Year of Debate With the Ad Hoc Commission
Human Practices Reveal Problems of Emergency Preparedness: How Anthropologists Can Respond
Homeland Security as Daily Practice: The Role of Local Response Communities
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Homeland Security as Daily Practice: The Role of Local Response Communities
Human Practices Reveal Problems of Emergency Preparedness: How Anthropologists Can Respond
Reflecting Back on a Year of Debate With the Ad Hoc Commission
Anthropologists in Arms: The Ethics of Military Anthropology
GEORGE R. LUCAS Lanham: AltaMira Press, 2009, 234+xii pages, US$ 24.95, ISBN 9780759112124 As an anthropologist working in a military setting, I am frequently engaged in discussions with military p...
Practicing Military Anthropology: Beyond Expectations and Traditional Boundaries
The relationship between anthropologists and the US military has generated many heated discussions—at professional meetings and in the pages of scholarly books and journals—much of it based on supposition rather than empirical evidence. The debates raise some fundamental questions: Who are military anthropologists? What do they do? In response, the authors of Practicing Military Anthropology offer deeply personal accounts of their paths to becomi…
Military and Security
Kerry Fosher and Frank Tortorello are both anthropologists working for the Marine Corps, but with different jobs. From their two perspectives, they offer a look at the issue of role and identity for anthropologists in military organizations, and how these affect professional decisions. The chapter focuses particularly on how military organizations think and act – with particular reference to the Marines – and what this implies for how anthropolog…
Cautionary Tales from the US Department of Defense’s Pursuit of Cultural Expertise
This chapter examines three patterns regarding how the Department of Defense (DOD) has tried to address its need for cultural knowledge and social science expertise over the last ten years. The patterns include reliance on outside experts, long-term integration through professional development, and investment in technology-centric approaches and tools. The chapter outlines the problematic orientations toward expertise and other challenges associa…
Cautionary Tales from the US Department of Defense's Pursuit of Cultural Expertise
Field Report: Implementing a Social Science Capability in a Marine Corps Organization
In 2010 the Marine Corps started a small, experimental capability, the Translational Research Group (TRG), to help the organization more effectively integrate social science and scientists into decision-making. In contrast to other recent military social science programs, TRG focuses inward, on Marines and Marine Corps organizations. The group houses fieldwork-focused social scientists within a military organization so they can understand the pro…
Cultural Anthropological Practice in US Military Organizations
Cultural anthropologists work with US military organizations in a wide variety of employment situations and roles. Some who work full-time within these organizations conduct research on personnel or teach in schools, holding roles and doing work similar to anthropologists in academia. Others are external consultants, providing advice and research in ways similar to practicing anthropology in other sectors. Others work in less common capacities, s…
Translational Research in a Military Organization: The Marine Corps Organizational Culture Research Project
This article provides an overview of a project combining anthropological practice and research to examine various aspects of U.S. Marine Corps culture, conducted at the organization's request, in the wake of significant gender-related misconduct involving Marines on social media. We examine the context and practice leading up to the research, address research design and execution, and describe both the broader Marine population and the characteri…
Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Engineering ethics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · History (3 works) · Library science (3 works)