Publications & Research

Peer-reviewed research, public anthropology, and applied work exploring culture, design, food systems, and technology. Making anthropological insights accessible and relevant to contemporary challenges.

Peer-Reviewed Article•Journalism Practice

Designing Engagement in Local News: Using FOIA Requests to Create Inclusive Participatory Journalism Practices

Paul Mihailidis & Adam Gamwell

How participatory design can make journalism more inclusive and collaborative

2022
Peer-Reviewed Article•Revista Espiga

Uses of Traditional Knowledge for Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Adaptation to Climate Change

Zenón P. Gomel-Apaza, Jorge Ishizawa-Oba, Rafael E. Granados-Carbajal, & Adam Gamwell

Indigenous knowledge systems and climate adaptation in Peruvian Andes

2023
Peer-Reviewed Article•Revista Geográfica de América Central

Skepticism in the Recognition of Traditional Knowledge for Public Policy Management

Zenón P. Gomel-Apaza, Jorge Ishizawa-Oba, Rafael E. Granados-Carbajal, & Adam Gamwell

Traditional knowledge in climate change policy

2024
Dissertation•Brandeis University

Designing the Future of Food: Quinoa Agrobiodiversity in 21st Century Highland Peru

Adam Gamwell

Ethnographic study of how farmers, agronomists, and entrepreneurs design sustainable futures for agricultural biodiversity in Peru

2018
Public Writing•Anthropology News

Ten Things About the Public Stage

Elizabeth K. Briody, Adam Gamwell, Phil Surles, Jo Aiken, & Dawn Lehman

Practical strategies for public anthropology and research communication

2023
Public Writing•Anthropology News

Articulating Anthropology's Value to Business

Adam Gamwell & Melissa Vogel

Why businesses need trained anthropologists and how to communicate the discipline's value

2020
Public Writing•Anthropology News

Podcasting the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Adam Gamwell & Leslie Walker

Creating the CultureMade podcast series with Smithsonian and AAA

2018
Public Writing•SAPIENS

Cooking Up an International Market for Quinoa

Adam Gamwell & Corinna Howland

How a Peruvian chef and agronomist use fine dining to save threatened quinoa varieties

August 2017
Public Writing•Savage Minds

Of Quinoa, Agricultural Science, and Social Change

Adam Gamwell

How Peruvian scientists keep indigenous knowledge central to quinoa's story

December 2016
Conference Paper•Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)

Consulting Podcasters: Prototyping a Democratic Tool for Multiple Voices

Matt Artz & Adam Gamwell

How podcasting creates space for collaborative knowledge generation

2018
Conference Paper•American Anthropological Association (AAA)

Crowdsourcing the Conversation: On the Future of Podcasting and Public Engagement

Adam Gamwell & Ryan Collins

Podcasting as anthropological practice and public engagement tool

2017
Conference Paper•American Anthropological Association (AAA)

The Superfood Revolution Will Be Televised

Adam Gamwell & Corinna Howland

Cultural and economic impacts of quinoa's global superfood status

2017
Conference Paper•Society for Applied Anthropology

Culinary Catalysts and Scientific Shifts: Peruvian Quinoa

Adam Gamwell

Intersection of agricultural science, genetics, and culinary innovation

2017
Applied Research•Emerson College Engagement Lab

Make FOIA Work - Participatory Design Guide

Paul Mihailidis, Adam Gamwell, Catherine D'Ignazio, Michael Morisy, Chris Farone & team

Comprehensive guide for journalists and communities on participatory journalism using FOIA

2018-2019
Applied Research•Medium

Playing Our Way to Conservation: Experimental Games in the Andes

Adam Gamwell

Using participatory games for agrobiodiversity conservation

2018
Interview•Psychology Today

How Cultural Anthropology Can Address Media Fragmentation

Adam Gamwell

Culture, communication, and the atomization of media in the digital age

2021
Interview•Psychology Today

How Cultural Anthropology Helps Unlock Social Taboos

Adam Gamwell

Hidden assumptions about language, food, and consumer behavior

2021

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