Anthropology Department

  • Eleanor Harrison-BuckAnthropology Department Chair
    Research Interests: Mesoamerica/Maya Archaeology, Divine kinship, Personhood, Political collapse, Religious ideology, Sacred landscapes
  • Casey GolomskiAnthropology/Women's & Gender Studies; Program Coordinator of Africana and African American Studies
    Research Interests: African languages/literature, Aging and life course, Death & Dying: Behavioral/Social, Gender studies, Global health, Medical humanities, Religious studies, Sociocultural anthropology
  • Meghan HoweyAnthropology; James H. Hayes and Claire Short Hayes Professor of the Humanities
    Research Interests: Archaeology: anthropocene, Cultural heritage & sustainability, Geospatial modeling, Landscape, North America
  • Smita LahiriAnthropology/International Affairs; Lecturer
    Research Interests: Asian Studies, Citizenship, Cultural geography, International/Global Development, Religious Studies, Sociolinguistics
  • Amy MichaelAnthropology/Women & Gender Studies/Justice Studies; Assistant Professor
    Research Interests: Anthropology, Archaeology, Bone & Tooth histology, Dental anthropology, Dental Health & Hygiene, Effects of drugs and alcohol on skeletal microstructure, Forensic anthropology, Forensic Science, Maya bioarchaeology, Microscopy, Pathology, Skeletal Diseases, Skeletal trauma, Skull-photo superimposition and image comparison
  • Svetlana PeshkovaAnthropology/Women's & Gender Studies; Coordinator Native American and Indigenous Studies
    Research Interests: Asian Studies, Cultural/Social Anthropology, Culture--Gender and Sexuality, Gender Differences, Gender Equality, Gender Roles, Islamic Studies
  • Ashley SchubertAnthropology; Lecturer
    Research Interests: Archaeology, Built Environment, Material Culture, Social identity, Social interaction
  • Robin SheriffAnthropology; Associate Professor
    Research Interests: Brazil, Dreaming and culture, Multispecies ethnography, Race and racism, Sociocultural anthropology, United States
  • Sara WithersAnthropology; Senior Lecturer
    Research Interests: Gender, Latin America, Sociocultural anthropology: gender, Sociocultural anthropology: refugees/immigrants, Sociocultural anthropology: the body, United States