Founder, Business & Design Anthropologist / November, 2019 — Present

Creative media and mindshare tools for social impact. Anthrocurious creates media and storytelling that helps those who dedicate themselves to understanding the world have more of an impact on it. Courses, Workshops, Coaching, Podcasts, Film and More.

Senior Anthropologist & Client Advisor / June, 2020 — February, 2023

I work directly with clients across a range of industries including food and beverage, CPG, entertainment, health and insurance, and nonprofits to help them get smarter about culture. On a given day you'll see me consulting with clients to understand consumer insights and advising on recommendations, diving into a data to find the right framing for a project, collaborating with our team of PhD researchers to crack a particularly sticky problem, and bringing a bit of Zen where I can.I work directly with clients across a range of industries including food and beverage, CPG, entertainment, health and insurance, and nonprofits to help them get smarter about culture. On a given day you'll see me consulting with clients to understand consumer insights and advising on recommendations, diving into a data to find the right framing for a project, collaborating with our team of PhD researchers to crack a particularly sticky problem, and bringing a bit of Zen where I can.

Business Anthropologist / January, 2020 — March, 2021

I conducted qualitative research on workplace relations, change management, and organizational culture; communication and content strategyI conduct qualitative research on workplace relations, change management, and organizational culture; communication and content strategy Skills: Systems Thinking · Moderating · Behavioral Science · Brand Strategy · Project Management

Executive Board Member / November, 2022 — Present

Practicing/Professional Seat. As an Executive Board Member, I help strategically guide the American Anthropological Association's focus on professional and practicing anthropology, such as business anthropology, design, HR, organizational research, media and communications.

Co-Founder, Story Director / October, 2018 — Present

Missing Link Studios is a collaborative social impact storytelling and design research studio. Melding design thinking, the social sciences, and mindfulness practices we help individuals, businesses, change makers and social impact organizations define their paths, conduct research for change, and communicate their stories better.

Affiliated Faculty of Design / August, 2017 — May, 2020

Teach courses in Design Discourse, Design Thinking + Research, and Digital Cultures to prepare students to be professional designers with cross-cultural competency and sensitivity. Modernizing LUCAD curriculum to include foci on Interaction Design, UX, and Human-Centered Design. These courses help emerging professional designers understand the people, activities, and contexts they design for, how to understand their own values as designers and to apply them, to question universalizing claims, and to contextualize design through cultural specifics and analysis.

Faculty Fellow and Researcher of Civic Media Arts + Practice / August, 2018 — August, 2019

Co-PI and creative lead on Online News Association Grant. Teach Master's students in the Civic Media: Arts + Practice program; Participatory Design, Civic Engagement, Impact-based Research, Storytelling and Media. MA Thesis Adviser.

Field Research Consultant (Latin America, Peru) / December, 2014 — June, 2018

As a field anthropologist and research fellow, I ran and coordinated the 2015-2016 Payments for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services (PACS) program with six Aymara and Quechua communities in southern Peru. I worked with multilateral stakeholders including the Peruvian government, Puno regional governments, agrarian agencies, technicians and scientists, and farmers. Our work supported the cultivation and conservation of five endangered ecotypes of quinoa for future generations. I also work in survey design and implementation including framed field experiments, behavioral economics, total economic value surveys, and multiple incentive mechanisms.

Scientific Intern / May, 2015 — August, 2016

As scientific intern I supported the running of the Payments for Agrobiodiversity Conservation Services program, local funding dialogues and market studies regarding endangered types of quinoa and market niches.

Host, Creator, Executive Producer / August, 2013 — Present

This Anthro Life is a weekly podcast that explores anything and everything human through open conversations and interviews with experts. We take a human-centered approach to realize, understand, solve human problems, and celebrate achievements. We focus on culture and society to see trends and patterns, uncover hidden assumptions and thoughts behind our motivations, hopes, behaviors, and dreams. I am one of the creators of the show and am responsible for content creation and design, hosting, guest relations, audio editing, production, web maintenance, and marketing.