Background
Traphagan, John Willis was born on December 27, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Willis Earl and Jeanne Long Traphagan.
Traphagan, John Willis was born on December 27, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Willis Earl and Jeanne Long Traphagan.
Bachelor, University Massachusetts, Lowell, 1983. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1997.
Technology editor Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts, 1987-1989. Senior technical writer BACG, Long Island, New York, 1989-1991. Instructor University Pittsburgh, 1996, 97.
Postdoctoral fellow University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1997-1999, research investigator, 1998-1999. Adjustment lecturer University Michigan, 1999. Assistant professor California State University Fullerton, since 1999, director Center for Gerontological Anthropology, California State University Fullerton, since 1999.
Member American Anthropol. Association (East Asian anthropology interest website manager, member steering committee), Society for Cultural Anthropology, American Ethnological Society, Society for Medical Anthropology, Association for Asian Studies, Association for Anthropology and Gerongology, Gerontological Society of America.
Married Tomoko Watanabe, June 9, 1991. 1 child, Julian.
