About Dr. Michael Agar

Michael Agar has faculty appointments at the University of Maryland, College Park and the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology at the University of Alberta, as well as an appointment as Senior Research Scientist at Friends Research International in Baltimore. He is the author of over 100 books, chapters and articles that describe or apply ethnography, including his recent chapter on the topic in the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. His work spans areas as diverse as intercultural communication, language and society, public health, transportation, and organization theory, and he has conducted organizational development work for businesses, for educational institutions, and for public health. His two most recent books are The Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to Ethnography (second edition) and Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of Conversation.

email: Mike.Agar@redfish.com