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Timothy Ryan

Head and Professor of Anthropology

(814) 867-0005

tmr21@psu.edu

Human evolution, trabecular bone, biomechanics, skeletal biology microCT

Biological Anthropology, Center for Quantitative X-Ray Imaging

Faculty

Douglas Bird

Associate Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-1096

dwb5537@psu.edu

Ethnoarchaeology, socio-ecological systems, livelihoods in arid lands, behavioral ecology, Aboriginal Australia

Archaeology, Human Ecology

Rebecca Bliege Bird

Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-2391

rub33@psu.edu

Human-environment interactions, Hunter gatherer socio-ecology, human behavioral ecology, costly signaling, gender

Archaeology, Human Ecology

José M. Capriles

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

(814) 865-7835

juc555@psu.edu

Environmental archaeology, human ecology, pastoralism, South American archaeology, zooarchaeology

Archaeology, Human Ecology

Brendan Culleton

Assistant Research Professor in the Institutes of Energy and Environment, and Assistant Research Professor of Anthropology

814-863-6344

bjc23@psu.edu

Kristina G. Douglass

Joyce and Doug Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies

(814) 865-2937

kdouglass@psu.edu

Human-environment interaction, anthropology and archaeology of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean, coastal and island archaeology, ethnohistory, ethnoarchaeology, historical ecology, extinction, migration, ethnogenesis

Archaeology, Human Ecology

James Doyle

Director of the Matson Museum

Associate Research Professor

(814) 865-2033

jdoyle@psu.edu

Archaeology of the Americas, material and visual culture, museum studies, decolonization/indigenization, ancient politics, Maya civilization

Archaeology, Museum Studies

Kirk French

Teaching Professor of Anthropology

(814) 865-1142

kirkdfrench@psu.edu

David Webster

Sagan Friant

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

(814) 865-3129

srf215@psu.edu

Evolutionary anthropology of human health, disease ecology, nutrition, socio-ecological systems, bushmeat hunting, Nigeria

Biological Anthropology, Human Ecology

Ken Hirth

Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-9647

kgh2@psu.edu

Ancient economy, Mesoamerican archaeology, cultural complexity, household archaeology, craft production

Anthropology GIS Lab, Archaeology, Archaeology at Penn State, Human Ecology, Mesoamerican Economy and Archaeology Lab

Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh Professor of Anthropology

ngj2@psu.edu

Paleoanthropology, Human adaptation, Evolution of human skin, Skin pigmentation, Human diversity, Race and racism, STEM education

Biological Anthropology, Human Ecology, Jablonski Paleoanthropology Lab

Kazuhiko Kawasaki

Associate Research Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-0032

kuk2@psu.edu

Evolution of mineralized tissues, Evo-devo of the skull, Biomineralization, Evolution of genomes

Stephen A. Matthews

Liberal Arts Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, Demography, and Geography

Courtesy School of International Affairs

Director, Graduate Program in Demography

(814) 863-9721

sxm27@psu.edu

Demography, Spatial Inequality, Population Health, Ecologic Exposure, Spatial Analysis

Biological Anthropology, Human Ecology

George Milner

Distinguished Professor of Anthropology

(814) 865-2509

ost@psu.edu

Eastern North American archaeology; Small-scale society warfare; Paleodemography; Paleoepidemiology; Skeletal age estimation

Archaeology, Archaeology at Penn State, Bioarchaeology Lab, Biological Anthropology

Susan Motch Perrine

Associate Research Professor of Anthropology

qzk2@psu.edu

Abderrahim Ouarghidi

Assistant Teaching Professor of African Studies and Anthropology

(814) 865-5406

auo45@psu.edu

Laurel Pearson

Assistant Teaching Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-7740

lnp123@psu.edu

George (PJ) Perry

Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology

(814) 863-7654

ghp3@psu.edu

Anthropological genomics, Paleogenomics (ancient DNA), Human rainforest hunter-gatherers, Human impacts on non-human evolutionary biology, Parasites as proxies for human evolution, Madagascar people and lemurs

Biological Anthropology, Human Ecology

David Puts

Associate Professor of Anthropology

(814) 867-0453

dap27@psu.edu

behavioral endocrinology, evolutionary psychology, sex differences, sexual selection, sexuality

Biological Anthropology, Human Ecology, Puts Lab

Joan Richtsmeier

Distinguished Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-0562

jta10@psu.edu

Craniofacial development, Craniosynostosis, Genetics of craniofacial development, and Genotype-phenotype correspondence

Biological Anthropology, Morphometrics and Image Lab

Erick Rochette

Assistant Teaching Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-4388

etr109@psu.edu

Asher Yoel Rosinger

Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor in Global Health

Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Anthropology

Director of Water, Health and Nutrition Lab

axr579@psu.edu

Water and dietary intake, water insecurity, hydration status, environmental and lifestyle transitions, anthropometrics, global health

Biological Anthropology, Human Ecology

Mary K. Shenk

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Demography, and Asian Studies

Faculty Associate, Population Research Institute

Faculty Affiliate, Center for Human Ecology

(814) 863-1045

mks74@psu.edu

Human behavioral ecology, anthropological demography, evolutionary demography, fertility, parental investment, marriage, kinship, inequality, India, Bangladesh

Human Ecology

Mark Shriver

Professor of Anthropology

(814) 863-1078

mds17@psu.edu

Human Genetics, Population Genetics, Population Genomics, Sexually Dimorphism, Pigmentation, Hair Form, Facial Features, Predictive Biometrics, Molecular Photofitting, DNA Phenotyping

Anthropological Genomics Lab, Biological Anthropology

Laura Weyrich

Associate Professor of Anthropology

(814) 867-0016

lsw132@psu.edu

Microbiome adaptation and evolution; medical microbiology; anthropological genetics; ancient DNA; paleomicrobiology; paleoecology; bioethics; dentistry; and Indigenous health

Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Human Ecology

Researchers

Carter Clinton

Post Doctoral Scholar

cpc5945@psu.edu

Ancient DNA, Human Evolutionary Genomics

Lily DeMars

Post Doctoral Scholar

lvd5263@psu.edu

Dr. Tim Ryan

Sharon Kuo

Post Doctoral Scholar

(814) 865-0796

skk5802@psu.edu

Tina Lasisi

Post Doctoral Scholar

tpl5158@psu.edu

Human variation, hair morphology, evolution, pigmentation

Samantha Muller

Human Research Technologist

scm5578@psu.edu

Katherine Thompson

Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar

ket5128@psu.edu

Resea

Tess Wilson

Research Technologist

(814) 867-0454

tmw119@psu.edu

Staff

Audrey Chambers

Graduate Administrative Support Assistant

(814) 867-0009

amv14@psu.edu

Robin Kephart

Administrative Support Coordinator

(814) 867-0006

rqk2@psu.edu

Kaitlin Nelson

Administrative Support Coordinator

(814) 867-0005

kot5176@psu.edu

Melanie Port

Administrative Support Assistant

(814) 865-9752

map110@psu.edu

Graduate Students

Chiamaka Anyanwu

Ph.D. Graduate Student

cla5510@psu.edu

Toe Aung

Ph.D. Graduate Student

(814) 867-0015

txa96@psu.edu

Sojung Baek

Ph.D. Graduate Student

skb5914@psu.edu

Grace Bowland

Ph.D. Graduate Student

gbb5216@psu.edu

Dani Buffa

Ph.D. Graduate Student in Anthropology and Climate Science

(814) 867-0003

dcbuffa@psu.edu

Human-environment interactions, socioecological regime shifts, island and coastal archaeology, estuarine and marine resource use, Mid-late Holocene climate, paleoecology, ecotones, conservation policy, ethnoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, geoarchaeology, GIS

America Campillo

Ph.D. Graduate Student

(814) 865-0796

amg812@psu.edu

Human evolution, bipedalism, functional morphology, bone biomechanics, trabecular bone, microCT, human osteology

Jennifer C. Chen

Ph.D. Graduate Student

juc1612@psu.edu

Ebony Creswell

Ph.D. Graduate Student

(814) 867-0456

euc486@psu.edu

Caitlin Donahue

IUG Graduate Student

cmd6116@psu.edu

Patrick Druggan

Ph.D. Graduate Student

psd17@psu.edu

Human-environmental interactions, isotope biogeochemistry, GIS, paleoclimatology, modeling

Leah Gallo

IUG Graduate Student

lng5145@psu.edu

Tori D. Gamel

IUG Graduate Student

tdg5210@psu.edu

human behavioral ecology, costly-signaling, anthropology, ancient historical ecology, warfare and violence, collective behavior, social organization

Abigail Shahar Gancz

Ph.D. Graduate Student

asg5573@psu.edu

Bioarchaeology, Paleodemography, Paleoepidemiology, Paleopathology, aDNA, Human-environmental interactions

Jeffrey Grossi

IUG Graduate Student

jlg5501@psu.edu

Cultural Resource Management, Experimental Archaeology, Public Outreach, Mongolian History and Culture, Classical and Mediterranean History and Archaeology

Diego Hernandez

Ph.D. Graduate Student

dah65@psu.edu

Margarita (Maggie) Hernandez, (she/her/hers)

Ph.D. Candidate

mzh235@psu.edu

Dr. George (PJ) Perry

Joon Hwang

Ph.D. Graduate Student

jqh6104@psu.edu

Economic anthropology, market integration, social and economic inequality, social network analysis

Abiola Ibirogba

Ph.D. Graduate Student

aji5208@psu.edu

Louis James

Ph.D. Graduate Student

lbj5166@psu.edu

Makenna Lenover

Ph.D. Graduate Student

mbl66@psu.edu

Chloe McGuire

Ph.D. Graduate Student

(814) 863-2244

clm80@psu.edu

Dithapelo Medupe

Ph.D. Graduate Student

dzm5868@psu.edu

Catherine Mendel, (she/her)

Ph.D. Graduate Student

NSF Research Trainee (LandscapeU Program)

cem581@psu.edu

Avian-human interactions, behavioral ecology, socio-ecological systems, domestication, zooarchaeology, and ethnoarchaeology.

Nafi Mohammad Ali

Ph.D. Graduate Student

nbm5522@psu.edu

Rachel Palkovitz

Ph.D. Graduate Student

University Graduate Fellow

rep5378@psu.edu

Laura Perez

M.D./Ph.D. Graduate Student

ldp5186@psu.edu

Kara Peters

Ph.D. Graduate Student

kdp5274@psu.edu

Heather Ramsey

IUG Graduate Student

hlb5001@psu.edu

Clare Randolph

Ph.D. Graduate Student

clarerandolph@psu.edu

archaeology, historical ecology, human-environmental interaction, marine resource use, coral, coral harvesting, zooarchaeology

Marissa Scott

IUG Graduate Student

mks5587@psu.edu

Casey Sennett

IUG Graduate Student

cms7542@psu.edu

Muhammad Rehman Shirzad

Ph.D. Candidate

mrs6995@psu.edu

Kyle Smith

Ph.D. Graduate Student

kyle.smith@psu.edu

human-animal interactions, domestication, hunter-gatherers, ecology, animal behavior and cognition

Robert Stein

Laura Stelson

Ph.D. Graduate Student

(814) 865-5342

lfs20@psu.edu

Christine Ta

Ph.D. Graduate Student

cjt5751@psu.edu

Sarah Taylor

Ph.D. Graduate Student

set5408@psu.edu

Kaley Tucker

Ph.D. Graduate Student

kjt5552@psu.edu

Megan F. Veltri

Ph.D. Graduate Student

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow

mfv5@psu.edu

Dr. Joan T. Richtsmeier

Sterling Wright

Ph.D. Graduate Student

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium Fellow

(814) 865-2509

svw5689@psu.edu

Laura Weyrich

Affiliated Graduate Students

Emily Gagne

Ph.D. Graduate Student in Ecology

erg5315@psu.edu

Christian E. Herrera

Ph.D. Graduate Student in Molecular, Cellular and Intregrative Biosciences (MCIBS)

ceh364@psu.edu

Jinguo Huang

Ph.D. Graduate Student in Bioinformatics and Genomics Program

jzh774@psu.edu

Amy Wrobleski

Ph.D. Graduate Student in Ecology

acw208@psu.edu

Emeritus

Stephen Beckerman

Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

stv@psu.edu

Paul Durrenberger

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

epd2@psu.edu

Patricia Johnson

Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Demography, and Women's Studies

plj2@psu.edu

Joseph Michels

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

j4m@psu.edu

Claire Milner

Associate Research Professor and Curator & Director of Exhibits

cmm8@psu.edu

Warren Morrill

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

wtm@psu.edu

Lee Newsom

Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

lan12@psu.edu

Human ecology, Paleoethnobotany, Paleoecology, Environmental Archaeology, Wood Anatomy

Dean Snow

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

drs17@psu.edu

David Webster

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

dxw16@psu.edu

Archaeology at Penn State

Kenneth Weiss

Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Genetics

kmw4@psu.edu

James Wood

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Demography

jww3@psu.edu

Courtesy Appointments

Susan Toby Evans, Ph.D.

Series Editor, Occasional Papers in Anthropology

(814) 865-2509

ste@psu.edu

Santhosh Girirajan

Associate Professor of Genomics in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Anthropology

(814) 867-4373

sxg47@psu.edu

Carter Hunt

Associate Professor in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management and Anthropology

(814) 863-9773

cah59@psu.edu

Ann E. Killebrew

Associate Professor, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Jewish Studies, and Anthropology

(814) 865-1686

aek11@psu.edu

Bronwen Powell

Assistant Professor of Geography, African Studies, and Anthropology

(814) 865-1187

bxp15@psu.edu

Matthew B. Restall

Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Colonial Latin American History, Anthropology and Women's Studies

mxr40@psu.edu

Amara Solari

Professor of Art History and Anthropology

(814) 865-4883

als66@psu.edu

Nicole Squyres

Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology and Anthropology

(814) 863-8019

nss28@psu.edu

Biological anthropology, human anatomy, functional morphology, evolution of bipedalism, body mass estimation, geometric morphometric analysis

Catherine Wanner

Professor of History, Anthropology and Religious Studies

cew10@psu.edu

John Waters

Teaching Professor of Biology and Anthropology

(814) 863-1154

jrw8@psu.edu

Alumni

Zaid Ismaeel Alrawi

Alumni Ph.D.

zii5003@psu.edu

Landscape Archaeology and GIS

Richard Bankoff

Ph.D. Graduate, 2020

rjb398@psu.edu

Gina M. Buckley

Ph.D. Graduate Student

gmb226@psu.edu

Isotope Analysis, Bioarchaeology, Mesoamerican Archaeology, Mortuary Rituals, Urbanization, Paleodemography, Migration

Human-environmental interaction, settlement patterns, GIS, remote sensing, human behavioral ecology, evolutionary theory, spatial analysis, coastal & island archaeology, climate change