Synthesis of Thought

EDUCATION

Masters of Science, Applied (Design) Anthropology (In Progress)
University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology August 2005
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Associate in Arts, General Education August 2003
Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL

TRAINING

Qualitative Research Methods & Analysis;
research design, participant observation, interview guide design, semi-structured interviews & focus group facilitation
Quantitative Research Methods & Analysis;
survey design & survey administration
Working knowledge of HTML, Website Design, & Website Administration

GRADUATE RESEARCH

Comparing Online and On-Campus Versions of the Same Graduate Course
Research Assistant (In Progress)

Red Cross & Governance, Organizational Anthropology (Class Project) 2008

Statistical Analysis of the Worlds Value Survey (Class Project) 2007

Understanding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus & Clostridium Difficile Among the General Population to Assist the Public Health Problem and Strategies to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance (Class Project) 2006

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Justification of Smokers as a Subculture Established Through Linguistic Analysis and Observation (Independent Project) 2003

Communication within a Bookstore (Independent Project) 2003

HONORS

National Honor Society for Anthropology, Lambda Alpha Eta of TX, Life Member
The National Dean’s List, 2007
Phi Theta Kappa, 2001, 2002, 2003
Super Apple Award, Brevard County Apple Corps, August 2003
Community Service-Learning, Brevard Community College, August 2003
Dean’s List for Excellent Achievement, 2001, 2002
President’s List for Excellent Achievement, 2001

SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS

Intel-Sponsored Student Scholarship, Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference, Intel 2007

PACS Graduate Student Travel Grant, UNT 2007

AFFLIATIONS

Usability Professionals’ Association, 2007 – Present
Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, 2007 – Present
www.anthroblogs.org, 2006 – Present
Synthesis of Thought www.anthroblogs.org/jcardew (Personal Blog)
SfAApodcasts.net (Founder/Admin), 2006 – Present
American Anthropological Association, 2006 – Present
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, 2006 – Present
National Association of Student Anthropologists, 2006 – Present
Society for Applied Anthropology, 2005 – Present

PUBLICATIONS

2008 Podcast Project.
Newsletter for the Society of Applied Anthropology 19(1):63-64.

2007 Podcasts from the Tampa SfAA Meetings.
Newsletter for the Society of Applied Anthropology 18(4): 37-38.

2007 Podcasts from the Tampa SfAA Meetings.
Newsletter for the Society of Applied Anthropology 18(3): 25-26.

2007 Podcasts from the SfAA Tampa Meetings.
Newsletter for the Society of Applied Anthropology 18(2): 12-13.

2005 Justification of Smokers as a Subculture Established Through Linguistic Analysis and
Observation. Special Issue: Conjure Language and Culture The University of South Florida Journal of Undergraduate Research 2(1): 21 – 24.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

2008 “Theory and Practice in an Online Master’s Program” Co-presented with Christina Wasson at the Annual Meeting for the Society of Applied Anthropology. March, Memphis Tennessee.

2007 “Using Linguistic Anthropology to Compare Online And On-Campus Learning Experiences” Co-presented with Christina Wasson and Megan Bannon at the Annual Meeting for the American Anthropological Association. November, Washington D.C.

2007 “Linguistics and Understanding Smokers as a Sub-Culture for Medical Anthropology” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society of Applied Anthropology. March, Tampa, Florida.

PAPERS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED

2008 “Comparing an On-Campus and Online version of the Same Graduate Course” To be co-presented with Christina Wasson at the Center for Distributed Learning Brown Bag Lecture Series. May, Denton Texas.

2008 “Teaching Anthropology 2.0: Innovative Strategies for Incorporating Visual Technologies into Teaching and Learning” Discussant, roundtable panel at the Annual Meeting for the American Anthropological Association. November, San Francisco, California.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Research Assistant
University of North Texas
January 2007 – Present
Principal Investigator: Christina Wasson, Anthropology Dept.

Founder of Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Podcasts
November 2006 – Present
Coordinated, planned, and executed the audio recordings of selected sessions at the Annual Meeting and published the audio recording as Podcasts to SfAApodcasts.net

Textbook Manager
Gray’s College Bookstore @ GSU, LLC
February 2005 – August 2006
Organizing and managing paperwork flow and information within the store and company, maintaining relationships with professors and publishers, strategic planning of goals for the department and store throughout the semesters, critical thinking and problem solving.

Textbook Assistant
Gray’s College Bookstore @ USF, LLC
December 2003 – February 2005

Cashier, Customer Service, Stock
Dollar Tree, Inc
November 1998 – July 2003