A.J. Faas
A.J. Faas is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, the Organizational
Studies Program and a member of the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center. His
research addresses disasters and environmental crises, with attention to cooperation,
reciprocity and mutual aid; postcolonialism and the anthropology of the state; humanitarianism;
and displacement and resettlement.
Faas’s research includes an ongoing longitudinal study of disaster recovery and resettlement in the Ecuadorian highlands; a collaborative study of COVID-19 and the cumulative effects of successive disasters; and participatory action research projects on disaster preparedness, vulnerability and community-based leadership in San José, California. He holds a doctorate degree in anthropology from the University of South Florida.
Email: a.j.faas@sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-5732
