Susan Elaine Emley Keefe (born 1947) is an American anthropologist and author. She is a professor emerita at Appalachian State University. Keefe has published books on Mexican-American culture and Appalachian health issues.
Life
editSusan Elaine Emley Keefe was born in 1947 in Spokane, Washington. She attended a one-room school in Priest Lake. Her family later relocated to southern California. Keefe completed a bachelor of arts in anthropology in from University of California, Santa Barbara where she also earned a master of arts in anthropology in 1971 and a doctor of philosophy in 1974.[1] Her dissertation was titled Women in power: Anglo and Mexican American female leaders in two Southern California communities.[2]
In 1993, Keefe was the chair of the department of anthropology at Appalachian State University. She is a recognized scholar on Appalachian health issues.[3] Her research includes the areas of ethnicity, modernity, culture change, social organization, and medical and applied anthropology. She has researched the Appalachian region and Mexican-Americans. Keefe is a professor emerita of anthropology at Appalachian State University.[1] Keefe has published books on Mexican-American culture and Appalachian health issues.
Keefe has lived in Blowing Rock, North Carolina for over 30 years. [1]
Selected works
edit- Keefe, Susan E.; Padilla, Amado M.; Carlos, Manuel L. (1978). Emotional support systems in two cultures: a comparison of Mexican Americans and anglo Americans. Spanish Speaking Mental Health Research Center.
- Keefe, Susan Emley; Padilla, Amado M. (1987). Chicano ethnicity. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0826309921.[4]
- Keefe, Susan E. (1989). Negotiating ethnicity: the impact of anthropological theory and practice. National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. ISBN 9781444307016.
- Keefe, Susan E. (2005). Appalachian cultural competency: a guide for medical, mental health, and social service professionals. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572333338.[5]
- Keefe, Susan E. (2009). Participatory development in Appalachia: cultural identity, community, and sustainability. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572336575.[6]
- Keefe, Susan E. (1988). Appalachian Mental Health. The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813158778.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dr. Susan E. Keefe". Appalachian State University. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ Keefe, Susan Elaine (1974). Women in power: Anglo and Mexican American female leaders in two Southern California communities. University of California, Santa Barbara.
- ^ "Scholars of Appalachian culture to discuss health issues". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 2018-12-22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reviews of Chicano ethnicity:
- Solórzano, Armando (Summer 1992). "Review". Bilingual Review. 17 (2): 171–179. JSTOR 25745144.
- Zavella, Patricia (1989). "Review". American Anthropologist. 91 (4): 1070–1071. doi:10.1525/aa.1989.91.4.02a00640. ISSN 1548-1433.
- Fragoso, Jose (November 1991). "Review". Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 13 (4): 448–455. doi:10.1177/07399863910134008. ISSN 0739-9863. S2CID 144216787.
- Marquez, Benjamin (March 1989). "Review". Social Science Quarterly. 70 (1): 234–235. JSTOR 42862556.
- Deutsch, Sarah (November 1988). "Review". Western Historical Quarterly. 19 (4): 460. doi:10.2307/968334. ISSN 0043-3810. JSTOR 968334.
- Garcia, F. Chris (January 1990). "Review". New Mexico Historical Review. 65 (1): 120–122.
- ^ Reviews of Appalachian cultural competency:
- ^ Reviews of Participatory development in Appalachia:
- ^ Reviews of Appalachian Mental Health:
- Abbott, Susan (1989). "Review". American Anthropologist. 91 (4): 1043. doi:10.1525/aa.1989.91.4.02a00350. ISSN 1548-1433.
- Cole, R. (Spring 1989). "Review". Appalachian Journal. 16 (3): 283–285. ISSN 0090-3779. JSTOR 40933160.
- Eng (April 23, 1989). "Review". The Tennessean. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Susan Keefe publications indexed by Google Scholar
