Dr. Robert Sands

Robert R. Sands is Culture Chair and Assistant Professor of

Anthropology for the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) and

Air University at Maxwell AFB, AL. As Culture Chair, Dr. Sands is

responsible for designing curricula that infuses concepts of culture

across the spectrum of professional military education and training.

Sands is the course developer and professor of the semester-long

distance learning Introduction to Culture course that will be offered

to airmen through Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) and Air

University starting 6 April 2009. Dr. Sands has also developed and

initiated the Cultural Studies Project, an ethnographically-informed

effort for capturing narratives of experience that are part of every

Airman’s career to help resource the different curriculum and that

reflect the need and importance of cultural education and training.

Robert R. Sands received his Ph.D in anthropology from the University

of Illinois and his M.A. in anthropology from Iowa State University.

He taught all fields of anthropology in colleges and universities in

southern California and Nevada for over a decade. In addition, Sands

worked as an archaeologist and cultural resource manager for the

United States Forest Service and Department of Defense. Just recently

Dr. Sands was a visiting anthropology professor at College of Wooster

prior to joining the AFCLC. Dr. Sands is the co-chair of the

Sustainable Security Working Group at Air University, a collection of

scholars and military personnel interested in environmental security

issues and is also a facilitator for the 2009 Air University/AFRICOM

Symposium in April of 2009 at Air University.

Robert R. Sands is a noted expert on sport and culture and has

published five books on that subject. His most recent work involves a

biocultural perspective of sport and human movement, including running

and human evolution and is editing and contributing to a volume on

this perspective that will be published in 2009.

Dr. Robert SandsRobert R. Sands is Culture Chair and Assistant Professor ofAnthropology for the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) andAir University at Maxwell AFB, AL. As Culture Chair, Dr. Sands isresponsible for designing curricula that infuses concepts of cultureacross the spectrum of professional military education and training.Sands is the course developer and professor of the semester-longdistance learning Introduction to Culture course that will be offeredto airmen through Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) and AirUniversity starting 6 April 2009. Dr. Sands has also developed andinitiated the Cultural Studies Project, an ethnographically-informedeffort for capturing narratives of experience that are part of everyAirman’s career to help resource the different curriculum and thatreflect the need and importance of cultural education and training.
Robert R. Sands received his Ph.D in anthropology from the Universityof Illinois and his M.A. in anthropology from Iowa State University.He taught all fields of anthropology in colleges and universities insouthern California and Nevada for over a decade. In addition, Sandsworked as an archaeologist and cultural resource manager for theUnited States Forest Service and Department of Defense. Just recentlyDr. Sands was a visiting anthropology professor at College of Woosterprior to joining the AFCLC. Dr. Sands is the co-chair of theSustainable Security Working Group at Air University, a collection ofscholars and military personnel interested in environmental securityissues and is also a facilitator for the 2009 Air University/AFRICOMSymposium in April of 2009 at Air University.

Robert R. Sands is a noted expert on sport and culture and haspublished five books on that subject. His most recent work involves abiocultural perspective of sport and human movement, including runningand human evolution and is editing and contributing to a volume onthis perspective that will be published in 2009.