# Susan Keefe

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**Susan Elaine Emley Keefe** (born 1947) is an American anthropologist and author. She is a professor emerita at [Appalachian State University](/source/Appalachian_State_University). Keefe has published books on Mexican-American culture and Appalachian health issues.

## Life

Susan Elaine Emley Keefe was born in 1947 in [Spokane, Washington](/source/Spokane,_Washington). She attended a [one-room school](/source/One-room_school) in [Priest Lake](/source/Priest_Lake). Her family later relocated to southern California. Keefe completed a bachelor of arts in anthropology in from [University of California, Santa Barbara](/source/University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara) where she also earned a master of arts in anthropology in 1971 and a doctor of philosophy in 1974.[1] Her dissertation was titled *Women in power: Anglo and Mexican American female leaders in two Southern California communities*.[2]

In 1993, Keefe was the chair of the department of anthropology at [Appalachian State University](/source/Appalachian_State_University). She is a recognized scholar on Appalachian health issues.[3] Her research includes the areas of ethnicity, modernity, culture change, social organization, and medical and applied anthropology. She has researched the Appalachian region and Mexican-Americans. Keefe is a professor emerita of anthropology at [Appalachian State University](/source/Appalachian_State_University).[1] Keefe has published books on Mexican-American culture and Appalachian health issues.

Keefe has lived in [Blowing Rock, North Carolina](/source/Blowing_Rock,_North_Carolina) for over 30 years. [1]

## Selected works

- Keefe, Susan E.; Padilla, Amado M.; Carlos, Manuel L. (1978). *Emotional support systems in two cultures: a comparison of Mexican Americans and anglo Americans*. Spanish Speaking Mental Health Research Center.
- Keefe, Susan Emley & Padilla, Amado M. (1987). *Chicano ethnicity*. University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 978-0826309921.[4]
- Keefe, Susan E. (1989). *Negotiating ethnicity: the impact of anthropological theory and practice*. National Association for the Practice of Anthropology. ISBN 9781444307016.
- Keefe, Susan E. (2005). *Appalachian cultural competency: a guide for medical, mental health, and social service professionals*. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572333338.[5]
- Keefe, Susan E. (2009). *Participatory development in Appalachia: cultural identity, community, and sustainability*. University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572336575.[6]
- Keefe, Susan E. (1988). *Appalachian Mental Health*. The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813158778.[7]

## References

1. ["Dr. Susan E. Keefe"](https://anthro.appstate.edu/directory/dr-susan-e-keefe). *Appalachian State University*. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-12-22.

1. Keefe, Susan Elaine (1974). [*Women in power: Anglo and Mexican American female leaders in two Southern California communities*](https://books.google.com/books?id=TWy1AAAAIAAJ). University of California, Santa Barbara.

1. ["Scholars of Appalachian culture to discuss health issues"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26426231/asheville_citizentimes/). *[Asheville Citizen-Times](/source/Asheville_Citizen-Times)*. September 6, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 2018-12-22. – via Newspapers.com.

1. Reviews of *Chicano ethnicity*: * Solórzano, Armando (Summer 1992). "Review". *Bilingual Review*. **17** (2): 171–179. [JSTOR 25745144](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25745144) * Zavella, Patricia (1989). "Review". *American Anthropologist*. **91** (4): 1070–1071. [doi:10.1525/aa.1989.91.4.02a00640](https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1989.91.4.02a00640). [ISSN 1548-1433](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1548-1433) * Fragoso, Jose (November 1991). "Review". *Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences*. **13** (4): 448–455. [doi:10.1177/07399863910134008](https://doi.org/10.1177/07399863910134008). [ISSN 0739-9863](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0739-9863). [S2CID 144216787](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:144216787) * Marquez, Benjamin (March 1989). "Review". *Social Science Quarterly*. **70** (1): 234–235. [JSTOR 42862556](https://www.jstor.org/stable/42862556) * Deutsch, Sarah (November 1988). "Review". *Western Historical Quarterly*. **19** (4): 460. [doi:10.2307/968334](https://doi.org/10.2307/968334). [ISSN 0043-3810](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0043-3810). [JSTOR 968334](https://www.jstor.org/stable/968334) * Garcia, F. Chris (January 1990). "Review". *New Mexico Historical Review*. **65** (1): 120–122.

1. Reviews of *Appalachian cultural competency*: * Greenlee, Richard (Summer 2007). "Review". *Rural Sociology*. **72** (2): 317–329. [doi:10.1526/003601107781169983](https://doi.org/10.1526/003601107781169983). [ISSN 0036-0112](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0036-0112) * Brady, Erika (2008). ["Review"](https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-1594753001/appalachian-cultural-competency-a-guide-for-medical). *Western Folklore*. **67** (2/3): 305. [ISSN 0043-373X](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0043-373X) * "Review". *Scitech Book News*. **30** (1). March 2006. [ISSN 0196-6006](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0196-6006)

1. Reviews of *Participatory development in Appalachia*: * Glass, Paula (2010-12-01). ["Review"](https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-2216419891/participatory-development-in-appalachia-cultural). *Journal of Cultural Diversity*. **17** (4): 154. [ISSN 1071-5568](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1071-5568) * "Review". *Reference and Research Book News*. **24** (4). November 2009. [ISSN 0887-3763](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0887-3763)

1. Reviews of *Appalachian Mental Health*: * Abbott, Susan (1989). "Review". *American Anthropologist*. **91** (4): 1043. [doi:10.1525/aa.1989.91.4.02a00350](https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1989.91.4.02a00350). [ISSN 1548-1433](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1548-1433) * Cole, R. (Spring 1989). "Review". *Appalachian Journal*. **16** (3): 283–285. [ISSN 0090-3779](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0090-3779). [JSTOR 40933160](https://www.jstor.org/stable/40933160) * Eng (April 23, 1989). ["Review"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26426238/the_tennessean/). *[The Tennessean](/source/The_Tennessean)*. p. 74. – via Newspapers.com.

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