Biography

Kelley Sams, BFA, MPH, PhD, is Adjunct Faculty at the University of Florida's Center for Arts in Medicine (CAM) and Courtesy Faculty with the Center for Arts Migration and Entrepreneurship (CAME). She is a graduate of Tulane University and UF College of the Arts. Kelley was previously a post-doctoral researcher at the Norbert Elias Center/CNRS/EHESS in Marseille, France and a Fulbright-Hays fellow and Peace Corps volunteer in Niger. She is an experienced online instructional designer and researcher. As an applied cultural anthropologist, her investigations take place at the intersection of the social sciences, public policy, and the arts. Kelley's recent work engages qualitative and participatory methods to examine the circulation of information, meaning-making, and public participation. Her recent publications can be found on Academia and ResearchGate.