Since its launch in May 2021, increasing numbers of anthropologists and anthropology students have become aware of the ACRN’s work and used its growing set of career resources and advising services. As an independent and fully-volunteer network, ACRN brings together anthropologists eager to improve anthropology’s relevance in the world through a greater emphasis on career readiness. ACRN is involved in:
- Conducting research and publishing new career-related insights
- Developing workshops and “how-to” job seeker and career tools as well as instructor and department tools
- Advising Anthropology Departments and Programs on developing and implementing their career readiness plans through the Departmental Advisory Initiative (DAI)
- Coaching instructors and students on client-based class projects
- Publishing the World of Work Blog
- Sponsoring a Speaker’s Bureau composed of anthropologists working in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors
- Mentoring ACRN interns and advising students
CO-CHAIRS
Elizabeth K. Briody has been involved in cultural-change efforts for over 40 years – first at General Motors Research and later through her own consulting practice, Cultural Keys. Prior to founding ACRN, she led many career initiatives including the American Anthropological Association (AAA) careers video “Anthropologists at Work: Careers Making a Difference” and numerous AAA career webinars.
Riall Nolan is a British-trained social anthropologist with an interest in cross-cultural learning, international development, and the application of anthropology to issues and opportunities outside of the academy. His career has focused on development work, internationalizing higher education, and the training of practitioners, and his research and publications reflect this.
Jennifer Studebaker is a business anthropologist based in Kansas City. She is currently the Executive Director of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. She is also the founder of Studebaker Consulting, LLC, and treasurer for the Society for Applied Anthropology. She specializes in operations, project management, customer engagement, and facilitation.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Anthropologist, designer, and technologist specializing in AI product development.
Anthropologist specializing in organizational culture and change and ACRN Co-Chair.
Applied anthropologist and principal investigator with SWCA Environmental Consultants.
Internationally focused business anthropologist, International Business professor, and currently Secretary of the Folsom Museum in New Mexico.
Design and business anthropologist specializing in AI product development and science communication training.
Applied anthropologist and grant writing trainer/consultant.
Museum anthropologist, having developed and curated exhibitions for several museums including the Smithsonian.
Social anthropologist focused on international development, internationalizing higher education, and ACRN Co-Chair.
Design anthropologist, working in the realm of the built environment at HKS, a global design and architecture firm.
Business anthropologist specializing in consumer insights and teaching University of North Texas students to apply what they have learned.
Business anthropologist, Executive Director of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network, and ACRN Co-Chair.
Consumer anthropologist working as a mixed methods UX researcher in Austin, Texas.
Private sector anthropologist, organizing, designing, financing, and building large-scale live/work/play communities.
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