Adam Koons

Biographic Data

ID751268
NAMEAdam Koons
GIVEN NAMESAdam
FAMILY NAMEKoons
SIGNATUREKOONS A
AFFILIATIONSRelief International
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Disaster Anthropology

    Adam Koons, Jennifer TrivediCHAPTER2021

    Disaster Anthropology uses theoretical and methodological tools from across anthropological subfields to understand the effects of disasters. Anthropologists based in academia and practice, often working collaboratively or across disciplines, seek to understand the relationships among historical, social, cultural, economic, political, environmental, and climatic factors in every type of disaster and humanitarian crisis across the globe. Practitio…

  • Covid-19 and All the Things That Kill Us: Research Ethics in the Time of Pandemic

    Elizabeth Marino, Joyce Rivera-González et al.ARTICLEPracticing Anthropology2020

    How can we ethically research “the social” in times of social distancing? This paper considers the effects of a global pandemic on anthropological practice and scholarship. We suggest that, while much can be learned about the human experience during times of strife, we must first reflect on whether our research is beneficial, collaborative, or necessary. These considerations must constitute an ongoing conversation with research collaborators, and…

  • Disaster Anthropology in Non-Governmental Organizations

    Adam KoonsCHAPTERThe Angry Earth2019

    This chapter is based on personal experience in international emergency and humanitarian response in the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries. Anthropologists have increasingly been involved in providing input to international development and humanitarian response. Many of the larger non government organizations (NGOs) usually conduct development programs as well as humanitarian and emergency response programs in disaster recovery, disas…

  • What Can We Learn from Practitioners' Stories

    Open AccessA J Faas, Elizabeth Marino et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News2018

  • Intersections of Research and Policy

    Amber Cohen, Noel Lopez et al.ARTICLEPracticing Anthropology2017

    Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Amber Cohen, Noel Lopez, Katie Geddes, Ashley Dam, V. Camille Westmont, Sarah Hartge, Umai Habibah, Adam Koons; Intersections of Research and Policy. Practicing Anthropology 1 June 2017; 39 (3): 21–44. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/0888-…

  • Practitioners in Humanitarian Assistance

    Open AccessAdam KoonsOTHERA Handbook of Practicing…2013

    In this chapter, the author, a relief and humanitarian director, first looks at some of the challenges and issues faced by relief workers. Then he describes the constraints faced by anthropologists seeking to do this type of work. He describes in detail how to leverage anthropological skills, what practitioners need to learn in addition to their anthropology, and how to break into the field. In humanitarian assistance anthropologists can provide …

  • Nongovernmental Organizations

    Open AccessAdam KoonsOTHERA Handbook of Practicing…2013

  • Role of "Anthropological" Emergency Relief

    Open AccessAdam KoonsARTICLEAnthropology News2010Cited by: 1

    Niel Tashima and Elizabeth Briody are contributing editors of "Anthropology Works," the AAA Committee on Practicing, Applied and Public Interest Anthropology column in Anthropology News. Keywords: disaster,ethics

  • Food Security from a Practitioner Perspective

    Open AccessAntoinette B Brown, Antoinette Brown et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News2008