Overview Anthropologically Connected Programs Focused on Public Issues & Outreach Departmental & Inter-Departmental Programs 5 Centers, Institutes, Schools, and Museums with Anthropology Faculty that Emphasize Public Outreach 4 (For an explanation of the program categories, click here) Degree to Which Individual Anthropology Faculty Involved in Public Outreach Percentage of Full-Time Faculty Cited Five or More Times in LexisNexis Database for Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals 40% (of 15 faculty) Breakdown of How Full-Time Faculty Cited 5 cited 0 times, 5 cited 1-4 times, 5 cited 5-20 times, 1 cited more than 20 times (For details of how data collected, click here) Percentage of Full-Time Faculty Listed as Having Significant Accomplishments in Public Outreach 0% (of 15 faculty) List of Full-Time Faculty Members Cautions for Interpreting the Data

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Departmental & Inter-Departmental Programs

The IGDP in Ecology emphasizes the properties of ecosystems by focusing attention on the interactions of single organisms, populations and communities with their environment. It is designed to give students a basic understanding of ecological theory and hypothesis testing and complements other Penn State environmental programs that emphasize the role of humans in ecosystems.

Matson Museum of Anthropology

The goal of the Matson Museum of Anthropology is to educate a wide audience about the rich diversity of contemporary human cultures, our ancestors, and the scientific explanations for human cultural and biological variability. The Museum houses anthropological collections from all over the world. Through objects, photographs and text, current exhibits portray everyday life of men and women in South America, Africa, New Guinea, and Asia. Displays of archaeological artifacts depict the activities of past peoples in North America and Mesoamerica. Other exhibits explore human biological diversity from 5 million years ago to the present.

Gerontology Center

The Center strives to carry out research, instruction, and community-service programs of the highest quality and to make those resources available to the Commonwealth and the nation. It is involved in educational outreach efforts which include the dissemination of gerontology-related information to both the educational and local communities. The Center's main outreach vehicle is the Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania (GEC/PA) which has as its primary mission to provide gerontology-related educational offerings to allied health professional throughout the Commonwealth. In addition to the GEC/PA educational outreach efforts, the Center is involved in local, state, and national outreach initiatives designed to promote aging-related information and projects.

Rock Ethics Institute

The mission of the Institute is to promote ethical awareness and inquiry in the University and in the public and professional sectors by supporting curricular innovations designed to improve moral literacy across the University curriculum, building collaborative research projects around ethically based initiatives, and encouraging public dialogue on ethical issues. The Institute is committed to supporting projects that respond to larger social purposes through public outreach activities. It seeks to work with community and public leaders to promote ethical awareness.

Forensic Science Program

In collaboration with other university departments relevant to forensic science, faculty in the Eberly College of Science design and administer professional development workshops and short courses for diverse audiences: crime scene investigators, professional forensic scientists, first responders, police officers, detectives, and attorneys.

Data on Individual Anthropology
Faculty Involved in Public Outreach

Note: Please click on the hotlinks below each individual's name for specific details regarding that faculty member's public outreach. The names of the faculty are listed as they were searched in the LexisNexis data base. For details of this process and how faculty, if they wish, can explore whether additional citations exist through the inclusion of middle initials and names, click here.