CIFAS is committed to (1) train researchers in ethnographic field methods, (2) recognize published research results that advance the vision, and (3) curate and offer access to the rich body of ethnographic research that was created by its founder, his colleagues, and his students.
Named for its founder, Professor Lambros Comitas, the Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study (CIFAS) envisions a world informed and improved by applying anthropological methods to address complex problems at the global and local levels
