James Waldram is 2009 Recipient of Weaver-Tremblay Award

James Waldram, a professor in the Department of Psychology, Chair of the Anthropology program and coordinator of the Culture and Human Development program, is the 2009 recipient of the Canadian Anthropology Society’s (CASCA) Weaver-Tremblay Award.

In announcing the award, CASCA’s president Regna Darnell commented, “It could not go to a more distinguished colleague or one who has given stronger and more sustained service to CASCA.” Dr. Waldram will be presented with the award during the CASCA Conference to be held at the University of British Columbia, May 13–16, 2009.

James Waldram’s areas of specialization include Medical Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Research Methodology, Psychological and Psychiatric Anthropology, and Aboriginal Health. He is the author of many publications, including the book, Revenge of the Windigo: The Construction of the mind and mental health of North American aboriginal peoples (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004) and The way of the pipe: Aboriginal spirituality and symbolic healing in Canadian prisons (Peterborough: Broadview Press, 1997).

The Weaver-Tremblay Award was established by the Society for Applied Anthropology in Canada in 1992, naming it after Marc-Adélard Tremblay and Sally Weaver, two of Canada’s most respected anthropologists. Both Weaver and Tremblay were instrumental in the founding of CASCA, as it was their belief that anthropologists and their professional associations need to examine and address matters of social and political concern. The award was subsequently moved to CASCA’s jurisdiction and has been presented to a series of distinguished colleagues during the past 16 years.