Robert T. Trotter, II is an Arizona Regent’s Professor. He currently has two strong research interests:

One in medical anthropology where he has research experience in cross-cultural issues in HIV prevention and intervention, cross cultural research on disabilities, and addiction studies, ethnomedicine (curanderismo), and migrant health in the U.S.

The other research focus is corporate anthropology,including research on on cultural models of collaborative research systems, ethnographic explorations of manufacturing systems, reciprocity theory for modern companies and organizational use of network analysis.

He also has a commitment to exploring new ethnographic research methods, research design, computer assisted ethnography, and international training in rapid ethnographic assessment. Another strong interest is teaching and writing about anthropological research ethics. His publications include books and articles on Mexican American traditional healing, cross-cultural alcohol and drug studies, migrant farm worker health and education, as well as prevention studies on HIV/AIDS, alcohol, and drug use. He is also an author on a patent “System and Model for Performance Value Based Collaborative Relationships” (GP-303794: 845OR-66).