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In May and June of 2024, the AAA hosted three interns through the Virtual High School Internship. Their main assignment was to choose a peer-reviewed paper in one of the AnthroSource journals, and along the way, they engaged in a variety of enriching activities:
- Research Projects: They read scholarly research articles, took them apart to see how they were constructed, and communicated their methods and findings to diverse audiences.
- Professional Development: They explored the theory of praxis, the methods of autoethnography, the institutions of scholarly publishing, and the techniques of science communication.
- Collaborative Efforts: They supported one another and built relationships with mentors.
Each intern produced a visual summary of their chosen research article on Canva, showing us how anthropological research can be communicated in different forms and to different audiences!
 | Alyana Seidel Growing up in Malaysia, Alyana developed a deep interest in understanding how different cultures and societies interact with each other. She sees anthropology as a means to explore the essence of humanity and appreciate the diversity of human experiences. For her internship project, she worked with an article by John Schelhas and Sarah L. Hitchner in the Annals of Anthropological Practice. |
| Marlo Shah Marlo is an eleventh grader at San Ramon Valley High School. She is interested in anthropology because it is a holistic study of human experience that combines several academic disciplines. Her internship project focused on an American Anthropologist article by Juan Manuel Argüelles and colleagues. |  |
 | Yuan Xiong Yuan is a rising senior at Calvary Baptist Schools in California. She is interested in anthropology because it explores how cultural and historical bases relate to the actions of people, and it allows her to gain a better understanding of herself. Her infographic is an adaptation of an American Anthropologist article by Ray Qu. |