What I Do

Research Professor of Social Development and Faculty Senator, University of Arizona

Former Lawmaker, elected 2 terms to the Arizona House of Representatives (2003-2006)

President, International Network on Displacement and Resettlement www.displacement.net

Past-President, The Society for Applied Anthropology

My North Start: “Human organizations create and solve human problems.”

The Sol Tax Award

The Sol Tax Distinguished Service Award is presented annually by the Society for Applied Anthropology in recognition of long-term and truly distinguished service to Society. Ted was specifically recognized for his professional service in 2014, his lifelong contributions to involuntary resettlement theory, his high ethical standards as a human rights advocate, and his political pragmatism.