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Bureau of Applied
Research in Anthropology
Haury/Anthropology Room 316
P.O. Box 210030
Tucson, AZ 85721-0030
Tel: (520) 621-6282
Fax: (520) 621-9608

Chair of Research Affairs

Dr. Diane E. Austin
Haury/Anthropology Room 316
Tel: (520) 621-3879
daustin@email.arizona.edu

Chair of Administrative Affairs

Dr. María Nieves Zedeño
Haury/Anthropology Room 316
Tel: (520) 621-9607
mzedeno@email.arizona.edu

Student interns and graduate research assistants learn practical research skills, like ethnographic interviewing and videography, while studying Southern Paiutes and the Colorado River.
Student interns and graduate research assistants learn practical research skills, like ethnographic interviewing and videography, while studying Southern Paiutes and the Colorado River.
BARA faculty members lead worldwide studies in three broad categories: cultural resources, development, and environmental, like this focus group with cyclone victims in Bangladesh.
BARA faculty members lead worldwide studies in three broad categories: cultural resources, development, and environmental, like this focus group with cyclone victims in Bangladesh.
BARA researchers make long-term investments in the community. We've been studying the oil and gas industry and fisheries in the Gulf Coast for over twenty years and now we're documenting the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
BARA researchers make long-term investments in the community. We've been studying the oil and gas industry and fisheries in the Gulf Coast for over twenty years and now we're documenting the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
Cultural resource studies often explore the relationship of native peoples to the landscape, as in Montana, where research takes a turn off the beaten trail.
Cultural resource studies often explore the relationship of native peoples to the landscape, as in Montana, where research takes a turn off the beaten trail.
Student interns and graduate research assistants learn practical research skills, like ethnographic interviewing and videography, while studying Southern Paiutes and the Colorado River.
BARA faculty members lead worldwide studies in three broad categories: cultural resources, development, and environmental, like this focus group with cyclone victims in Bangladesh.
BARA researchers make long-term investments in the community. We've been studying the oil and gas industry and fisheries in the Gulf Coast for over twenty years and now we're documenting the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
Cultural resource studies often explore the relationship of native peoples to the landscape, as in Montana, where research takes a turn off the beaten trail.
Are you a motivated student looking for research experience in our community? Opportunities available!

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Welcome to Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology

The Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA) is a unique academic research unit within the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. BARA's mission is to place anthropology at the service of contemporary society, prepare the next generation of professional anthropologists, advance knowledge of the human condition, and address the pressing issues of local communities. BARA faculty and affiliates carry out research, teaching, and outreach activities within Arizona, throughout the country, and internationally.

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Division News

  • BARA's Interns in the News
    July 2012 - The work of BARA interns and their latest community partnership with Pima County Public Library was recently documented by two media outlets. The students are documenting the PCPL's Seed Lending Library with interviews, videos, and other research. Click here for the video and a brief article by Arizona Public Media. See also a longer profile in the Arizona Daily Wildcat.
  • Dana Osborne Awarded Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
    May 2012 - BARA graduate student Dana Osborne has been awarded a highly competitive and sought-after Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. Dana works with Diane Austin on numerous audiovisual projects, including many of the videos available on BARA's Vimeo site.
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