Educated and trained both as a sociocultural anthropologist and as an urban planner, I have had as a career goal combining these disciplinary perspectives in applied settings. I have been particularly interested in issues relating to the implementation of urban public policy from the perspective of the target group(s). While pursuing contract work, I also set for myself the professional task of exploring the roles, methodology, and ethical considerations which might arise in representing the interests of target groups. My immediate goals were, first, to be hired or funded by groups whose problems I would be addressing and, second, to be judged competent (in both the group's and my own estimation) in representing the group's views in the public arena.

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