Faculty

Institution

Unit

Venue

A.J. Faas

Professor and Graduate Coordinator Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Coordinator

San Jose State University

Affiliations

College of Social Sciences

Department Of Anthropology

A.j. Faas is currently serving as a College Of Social Sciences Professor and Graduate Coordinator Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Coordinator at San Jose State University.

Honors

Create free account to unlock more features

Experiences

Create free account to unlock more features

Education

Create free account to unlock more features

A.J. Faas

San Jose State University

Professor and Graduate Coordinator Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Coordinator

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

anthropology disasters disaster management social sciences sociology crisis management disaster risk reduction vulnerability disaster research social anthropology natural hazards spanish natural disasters social network analysis resilience disaster prevention disaster response anthropological theory latin american politics disaster vulnerability sociocultural anthropology cultural anthropology social change disaster risk science migration studies disaster mitigation social networks community resilience latin american studies gendered context livelihood security adaptation strategies american northwest wildfire response networks highland ecuador strategic studies disaster medicine latin american economic history women's studies social simulation southern african studies african studies vulnerable populations emergency communication inter-american relation women's empowerment gender development gender divide gender disparities african city animal protection indigenous peoples uncertainty management high uncertainty deep uncertainty humanitarian aid collective action collective action problems monumental heritage heritage conservation social gerontology transgender studies sexual identity social production bridging actors neoliberal imagination petit capitalisms ecuadorian andes informal resources postdisaster development gendered access disaster contexts resettlement setting critical aspects ethiopian-kenyan border region dangerous geography

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Engineering Vulnerability: In Pursuit of Climate Adaptation by Sarah E.Vaughn, Durham: Duke University Press. 2022. 272 Pp.. The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology (2025)

adaptation strategiesclimate adaptationclimate developmentclimate resilienceclimate policygeographyenvironmental scienceclimate risknatural hazardsclimate change adaptationhuman impacts on the environmentsarah e.vaughnsustainability scienceresilienceduke university pressclimate changevulnerability

¿Es La Vulnerabilidad Un Concepto Anticuado? DespuéS De Las Materias Y El Espacio. Revista Sarance (2025)

anti-oppressive practicespanishphilosophy of social sciencelatin american politicslatin american researchmaterial culturecritical theory¿es laphilosophyun concepto anticuadocultural studies

Book Review: In the Shadow of Tungurahua: Disaster Politics in Highland Ecuador. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal (2023)

Ksenia ChmutinaJason von MedingA.J. Faas

political sciencedisaster politicsdisaster preventioninternational relationshighland ecuadorbook review

State Aesthetics and the Other–Nature in Disaster Memorials. Critique of Anthropology (2023)

monumental heritageart historycultural heritagehistoric preservationheritage studiesheritage conservationstate aestheticsartenvironmental historydisasters

Aging Queer in a Pandemic: Intersectionalities and Perceptions. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal (2022)

queer theoryageingtransgender studiessociologysexual identitylgbt healthsexuality and disabilitygender studieshomosexualitytransgender healthsocial gerontology

Is Vulnerability an Outdated Concept? After Subjects and Spaces. Annals of Anthropological Practice (2020)

Elizabeth K. MarinoA.J. Faas

vulnerable populationsanthropological theorysociocultural anthropologyanthropologycultural anthropologysocial anthropologyvulnerability

Mythopolitics of “Community”: An Unstable but Necessary Category. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal (2020)

A.J. FaasElizabeth K. Marino

managementcommunity engagementcommunity developmentcrisis managementdisaster managementcommunity resiliencedisaster prevention

Methodological Considerations in Pre- and Post-Emergency Network Identification and Data Collection for Disaster Risk Reduction: Lessons From Wildfire Response Networks in the American Northwest. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2019)

A.J. FaasAnne-Lise K. VelezBranda L. NowellToddi A. Steelman

systems engineeringrisk managementmethodological considerationswildfire response networksdisaster managementamerican northwestdata sciencedata collectiondisaster risk reductionnetwork analysisdisaster mitigation

Petit Capitalisms in Disaster, or the Limits of Neoliberal Imagination: Displacement, Recovery, and Opportunism in Highland Ecuador. Economic Anthropology (2018)

petit capitalismscapitalismneoliberalismneoliberal imaginationspanishsocial changelatin american politicsportugueselatin american economic historyhighland ecuadorinter-american relationlatin american studies

Social Networks and Disaster Risk Perception in Mexico and Ecuador. The anthropocene: Politik - economics - society - science (2018)

Eric C. JonesA. J. FaasArthur MurphyGraham A. TobinLinda M. WhitefordChristopher McCarty

political sciencesociologysocial sciencespolitical economydisaster risk perception

1
2
3
4
10 / page

A.J. Faas

Professor and Graduate Coordinator Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Coordinator

San Jose State University

Affiliations

College of Social Sciences

Department Of Anthropology

A.j. Faas is currently serving as a College Of Social Sciences Professor and Graduate Coordinator Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Coordinator at San Jose State University.

Honors

Create free account to unlock more features

Experiences

Create free account to unlock more features

Education

Create free account to unlock more features

A.J. Faas

San Jose State University

Professor and Graduate Coordinator Professor of Anthropology and Graduate Coordinator

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Engineering Vulnerability: In Pursuit of Climate Adaptation by Sarah E.Vaughn, Durham: Duke University Press. 2022. 272 Pp.. The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology (2025)

¿Es La Vulnerabilidad Un Concepto Anticuado? DespuéS De Las Materias Y El Espacio. Revista Sarance (2025)

anti-oppressive practicespanishphilosophy of social sciencelatin american politicslatin american researchmaterial culturecritical theory¿es laphilosophyun concepto anticuadocultural studies

Book Review: In the Shadow of Tungurahua: Disaster Politics in Highland Ecuador. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal (2023)

Ksenia ChmutinaJason von MedingA.J. Faas

political sciencedisaster politicsdisaster preventioninternational relationshighland ecuadorbook review

State Aesthetics and the Other–Nature in Disaster Memorials. Critique of Anthropology (2023)

monumental heritageart historycultural heritagehistoric preservationheritage studiesheritage conservationstate aestheticsartenvironmental historydisasters

Aging Queer in a Pandemic: Intersectionalities and Perceptions. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal (2022)

queer theoryageingtransgender studiessociologysexual identitylgbt healthsexuality and disabilitygender studieshomosexualitytransgender healthsocial gerontology

Is Vulnerability an Outdated Concept? After Subjects and Spaces. Annals of Anthropological Practice (2020)

Elizabeth K. MarinoA.J. Faas

vulnerable populationsanthropological theorysociocultural anthropologyanthropologycultural anthropologysocial anthropologyvulnerability

Mythopolitics of “Community”: An Unstable but Necessary Category. Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal (2020)

A.J. FaasElizabeth K. Marino

managementcommunity engagementcommunity developmentcrisis managementdisaster managementcommunity resiliencedisaster prevention

A.J. FaasAnne-Lise K. VelezBranda L. NowellToddi A. Steelman

Petit Capitalisms in Disaster, or the Limits of Neoliberal Imagination: Displacement, Recovery, and Opportunism in Highland Ecuador. Economic Anthropology (2018)

Social Networks and Disaster Risk Perception in Mexico and Ecuador. The anthropocene: Politik - economics - society - science (2018)

Eric C. JonesA. J. FaasArthur MurphyGraham A. TobinLinda M. WhitefordChristopher McCarty

political sciencesociologysocial sciencespolitical economydisaster risk perception

1
2
3
4
10 / page