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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