Barry's Anthropology Blog

Barry E. Lawson

My name is Barry, and I’m an independent scholar in Minnesota, USA, interested in sociocultural anthropology (and cultural sociology.)

You can find some of my papers uploaded to this site, as well as a CV.

CV

CV

Barry E. Lawson

Saint Paul, MN

barry.e.lawson@gmail.com

Education

MA, Religion and Theology, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities                          2022

Thesis: Religious Studies After Methodological Atheism: Terror Management, Transcendental Experience, and Modes of Social Science.

Committee: Dr. Demian Wheeler, Dr. Kyle Roberts

MURP (Master of Urban and Regional Planning); Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.  Housing and Community Development Concentration.                                        2012

Graduate Studies, Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles.                                                                                   2003-2005

BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI.

Major: Political Science. Minor: Anthropology. 2003

Study Abroad Fall 2001: IES Vienna                                                          

Service

Twin Cities Association of Phi Beta Kappa

Founder, Past President                      2008 – present

I was the original organizer, and first and third President, from 2008-2013 and 2014-2018.  As President, I oversaw numerous cultural and social activities for Phi Beta Kappa members, and all aspects of association operations.

North Central District, Phi Beta Kappa Society

Treasurer                                                          2015 – 2021

Shoreview Einhausen Sister City Association

Member of Board of Directors                                                               2017-2018

Summit Hill Association, St. Paul, MN

Member of Board of Directors and Zoning and Land Use Committee 2010 – 2013

Honors

  • Carpenter Scholarship, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities            2020-2021
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma-Delta of Wisconsin                                                 2003
  • Trustee Scholarship, Lawrence University                                             1998-2003
  • Colonel Harold Louis Hamilton Scholarship, Lawrence University    2001-2002
  • Dean’s List, Lawrence University                           1999-2000, 2000-2001
  • American Association of Teachers of German Certificate of Merit (for excellence in study of German)                                                1996, 1997, 1998

 Selected Experience

TubmanMinneapolis, MN
Grant Writing Intern: Assisting with grant writing projects.Jan 2024 – present
Relentless Prose LLCSaint Paul, MN
President: Freelance writing, editing, and consulting.Dec. 2018 – present
Listen and LearnNew York, NY (Minneapolis, MN)
German Tutor: Taught German to two adults in Minneapolis as a contractor.Nov. 2014 – Feb. 2015
Client: Prof. Emeritus Robert McCaa
University of Minnesota		Minneapolis, MN
Translation Consultant
Translated and transcribed Aztec census data from German to English.		Oct. 2013 – Jan. 2014
University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN
Research Assistant
Compiled data from pedestrian and bicycle counts in Minnesota.		Oct. 2012 – Jan. 2013
PearsonSaint Paul, MN
Test Scorer: Scored Standardized TestsApr. – May 2008
PTCArden Hills, MN
Intern/Contractor in Technical Writing:
Resolved errors in technical manuals; wrote a limited amount of new material for a Visualization component.		Jan. – Oct. 2006
University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
Teaching Assistant: Sociology and Communication Studies:
Graded papers and exams, led discussion sections, conducted office hours.		Jul. 2004 – Mar. 2005