Background
Topper, Martin David was born on November 25, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Martin Alfred and Adele Josephine Topper.
anthropologist federal agency administrator
Topper, Martin David was born on November 25, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Martin Alfred and Adele Josephine Topper.
Bachelor in Anthropology, University of Illinois, 1968; Master of Arts in Anthropology, Northwestern University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, Northwestern University, 1972.
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Chicago, Illinois, 1972-1973; assistant professor, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1973-1976; post-doctoral fellow, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 1976-1978; anthropologist, Navajo Area Indian Health Svc., Window Rock, Arizona, 1978-1980; assistant director mental health, Navajo Area Indian Health Svc., Window Rock, 1980-1987; national Indian program coordinator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1987-1994; federal agency liaison, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, since 1994. Consultant American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, 1977-1985,various law enforcement agys., since 1980.
Advisory committee chairman Navajo County Parks Department, Holbrook, Arizona, 1986. Fellow American Anthropology Association. Member Society for Applied Anthropology, Association Association Professional Anthropologists (honorable mention award 1981).
Married Margaret Louise Kettle, April 17, 1972. 1 child, Laurence Edward.