Background
Karen Olsen Bruhns was born on April 19, 1941, in the United States.
anthropologist professor writer
Karen Olsen Bruhns was born on April 19, 1941, in the United States.
Karen attended El Dorado Union High School, Placerville, California between 1955 and 1959. She attended the University of California, Berkeley between 1959 and 1963 and received the B.A. degree (cum laude). She received the Ph.D. degree on Anthropology in 1967.
Karen worked as an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, California between 1967 from 1968. She was also an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta between 1968 and 1970. From 1970 till 1972 she was an assistant professor of anthropology at San Jose State University, San Jose, California. At San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California Bruhns worked as a faculty member between 1972 and 1980 and as a professor of anthropology from 1980 till present.
Bruhns doesn't adhere to any religion.
Karen's political views are described as "various".
Quotations: “It is the obligation of researchers to make their work available to the larger scientific community. My work is influ¬enced by the guidelines of where I am going to pub¬lish it. I review my data, I think about them, then I spend a lot of time staring at the screen. I choose my subjects according to the need for a textbook in the areas I teach and research in.”
Bruhns was a research associate in anthropology for California Academy of Sciences (1984) and for Museo del Banco Central de Ecuador (1986-1994). She was a crew member for a lot of projects in northern California (between 1959 and 1963) and South America (between 1964 and 1988). Bruhns also was a field class instructor at sites in Santa Cruz County, California between 1971 and 1972.
Bruhns has been a member of Society for American Archaeology, Archaeological Institute of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Andean Studies (member of board of directors from 1977 till 1991), Sigma Xi.
Bruhns was a member of board of directors from 1977 till 1991.
Institute of Andean Studies , United States
1977 - 1991
Bruhns was a research associate in anthropology for California Academy of Sciences.
California Academy of Sciences , United States
1984
Bruhns was a research associate in anthropology for Museo del Banco Central de Ecuador.
Museo del Banco Central de Ecuador , Ecuador
1986 - 1994