Mission
AANIR seeks to harness the knowledge, skills, and political platforms of engaged anthropologists to support and advocate on behalf of immigrants and refugees on our campuses and in our communities.
About Us
The Anthropologist Action Network for Immigrants and Refugees formed at a late-breaking session at the American Anthropological Association’s 2016 annual meeting in Minneapolis, where we gathered to brainstorm ways to use our collective energy as engaged anthropologists to defend (im)migrant and refugee communities during a period of heightened political hostility. Since 2016, we have met on a regular basis to share our work on our campuses, in our communities, and across transnational borders. Together, we have published an article in Anthropology News, organized a virtual townhall with national experts on immigration and sanctuary policies, and coordinated several executive sessions at AAA meetings, including this one: Executive Session at the AAA’s 2017 annual meeting. We have also worked together to publish various opinion statements and policy responses on public and media platforms, such as (insert hyperlinks). Across these activities of engaged anthropology, we work to leverage our collective presence as anthropologists to support the diverse immigrant and refugee communities with whom we work.
Steering Committee
Our group is coordinated by a dedicated group of volunteers listed below in alphabetical order.
Witney L. Duncan Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Northern Colorado whitney.duncan@unco.edu Whitney is a medical and psychological anthropologist who studies immigration, health, and emotion in the United States and Mexico. Her book, Transforming Therapy: Mental Health Practice and Cultural Change in Mexico, came out in 2018, and she is now working on a National Science Foundation-funded collaborative research project on Latinx immigrant health in Colorado. |
Christina Marisa Getrich Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park cgetrich@umd.edu Christina Getrich has served as an AANIR Steering Committee member since 2017. Her teaching and research is focused on mixed-status families and immigrant young adults, immigration and health policy, and health and well-being. |
Sarah Horton Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Denver Sarah.Horton@ucdenver.edu Sarah Horton's areas of expertise include Latino health disparities, migration and transnationalism, migrants’ access to care, cross-border health, and farmworkers’ occupational health. |
Lauren Heidbrink Associate Professor of Human Development at California State University Long Beach Lauren.Heidbrink@csulb.edu Lauren Heidbrink is a cultural anthropologist who focuses on the anthropology of childhood and migration in Central America. Her research and teaching interests include childhood and youth, transnational migration, performance and identity, engaged methodologies, and Central America. |
Nolan Klein Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Systems, University of North Texas Nolan.Kline@unthsc.edu Dr. Nolan Kline is an applied medical and legal anthropologist whose work focuses on immigrant policing and intersectional LGBTQ+ Latinx activism. |
Mariela Nuñez-Janes Professor of Anthropology, University of North Texas mariela.nunez-janes@unt.edu Profe is a scholar activist with applied research expertise in education, immigration, Latinx youth, and participatory methodologies. |
Kristin Elizabeth Yarris Associate Professor of Global Studies and Global Health at the University of Oregon keyarris@uoregon.edu Kristin Elizabeth Yarris is a founding member of AANIR and an Associate Professor of Global Studies and Global Health at the University of Oregon, where she serves on the Dreamers Working Group and teaches and researches at the intersections of migration studies and global mental health. |
Website
The AANIR website was created in 2017 and is maintained by Jason E. Miller, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Washburn University. Dr. Miller can be reached at: jason.miller2@washburn.edu with feedback or comments about the site.
AANIR seeks to harness the knowledge, skills, and political platforms of engaged anthropologists to support and advocate on behalf ofimmigrants and refugees on our campuses and in our communities.
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