Shirley Fiske Explained

Shirley Fiske is an environmental and policy anthropologist.[1] She is an anthropology professor at the University of Maryland. From 2011 to 2014, Fiske served as chair of the American Anthropological Association's Task Force on Global Climate Change.[2] In 2016, she received the Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology award from the American Anthropological Association.

Biography

Fiske obtained her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Stanford University.[3] After, she joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) where she worked for 16 years. Fiske was also involved with communities and businesses along U.S. coastline when she worked for the National Sea Grant College Program.[4] She became the legislative aide of Hawaii Senator Daniel K. Akala for energy, natural resources, oceans, and the environment.

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congratulations to the 2016 AAA Award Winners Anthropology-News. www.anthropology-news.org. 2016-11-18.
  2. Web site: AAA Task Force on Climate Change National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. practicinganthropology.org. 2016-11-18.
  3. Book: Kedia, Satish. Careers in 21st Century Applied Anthropology: Perspectives from Academics and Practitioners. Wallace. Tim. Blackwell Publishing Journals. 2008. 9781405190152. Germantown, NY. 206.
  4. Book: Griffith, David Craig. Jones's Minimal: Low-Wage Labor in the United States. State University of New York Press. 1993. 0-7914-1309-8. Albany, New York. xv.
  5. Web site: Shirley Fiske ANTH Anthropology Department University of Maryland. anth.umd.edu. 2016-11-18.

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