Archaeology

Research Interest

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Brendon Asher

M.A.

Great Plains Archaeology, Paleoindian Lithic Technology, Zooarchaeology, The Norton Site

Kale Bruner

M.A.

Croatia; Upper Paleolithic Lithic Assemblages

Jessica H. Craig

Ph.D.

Mesoamerican Archaeology, Ancient Ritual Behavior, Ceramic Analysis, San Bartolo

Andrew Gottsfield

M.A.

North American Archaeology, GIS, geoarchaeology , predictive modeling

Tim Griffith

Ph.D.

Near East, zooarchaeology

Patrick Green

M.A.

Geoarcheaology, Paleoindians, first Americans

Hai Huang

Ph.D.

Origins of agriculture, China, Rice domestication

Ryan Johnson

M.A.

Smoky Folsom Site, Mesoamerican archaeology.

Daniel Keating

M.A.

Nicholas Kessler

M.A.

Geoarchaeology, landscape evolution, environmental archeology

Anne E. Kraemer

M.A.

Community Archaeology, Guatemala, Indigenous Maya populations, Kaqchikel language, Collaborative methodologies, Multivocal theory. Sustainable development; initiation implications, effects, and collaborative process.

Arlo McKee

M.A.

North American Archaeology, Geoarchaeology,
Geophysics, GIS

Janice McLean           

M.A.

North American Archaeology, High Plains Hunter-Gatherers, Lithics

Sandra Moran

M.A.

Archaeology of South America, Peruvian Ceramics

Laura Murphy

M.A.

Geoarchaeology, Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction, Stable Carbon Isotopes, Phytolith Analysis, Quaternary Geology, Geophysics, Great Plains Archaeology

Ann Raab

Ph.D.

Historical archaeology, slave archaeology and economies, Kansas/Missouri border wars

Shannon R. Ryan

Ph.D.

Boatstones and bannerstones of the Great Plains, children in archaeology and spatial relations within and among archaeological sites.

Jack Russell

M.A.

Burnt Wood Creek, Great Plains Archaeology, Zooarchaeology

David Unruh

M.A.

Latin America, transition to sedentism, shamanism

Kristopher West

M.A.

Emily G. Williams

Ph.D.

Great Plains Archaeology. Paleoindian, Domestic space

Biological

Research Interest

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Noberto Baldi-Salas

Ph.D.

Anthropological genetics. Ancient DNA from pre-Columbian populations focusing on the Chibchan Archaeological Area, also, in the study of modern indigenous populations from the Peruvian upper Amazon region.

Kristine Beaty

M.A.

Disease and adaptation, genetic epidemiology,
health and nutrition, anthropological genetics

Geethavani Chittoor

Ph.D.

Anthropological genetics including molecular genetics of Aleuts, nutrition and genetic epidemiology of Mennonites

Orion Graf

M.A.

Anne Justice

M.A.

Anthropological genetics, epidemiology

Phillip Melton

Ph.D.

Anthropological Genetics, Retroelements and Modern Human Evolution, Molecular Genetics of Siberian and Amerindian populations, Bioinformatics and Statistics.

Kristin Young

Ph.D.

Anthropological genetics, Basque origins

Jolene Munger

M.A.

Jennifer Rack

Ph.D.

Anthropological Genetics, historical demography, agricultural populations, Hungary/Hungarian history. Currently working on population structure in small agricultural region of Hungary from 1760-1987 using surname analysis.

Mary Sundal   

Ph.D.

Africa, Uganda, child mortality in pastoralist society.

Jasem Theyab

M.A.

Mark Zlojutro

Ph.D.

Anthropological genetics, Basque origins, evolutionary psychology and European history.

Cultural

Research Interest

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Rebecca Crosthwait

M.A.

Transnational migration, skilled and unskilled labor migration, Mexican emigration politics, Michoacán, guest worker programs, indigenous migrants, industries and migration, globalization, corridos

Molly DesBaillets

M.A.

applied anthropology, public policy, social capital, municipal government, inter-ethnic interaction, urban planning, constructed space (built environment), linguistic maintenance, cultural identity

Caitlin Didier

Ph.D.

Comparative Religious Studies

Michael Doveton

M.A.

Korean studies, power relations, and solidarity foundations

Kelly Fish-Greenlee

Ph.D

Postmodern theory

Joshua Homan

M.A.

Commodification of indigenous knowledge, health and healing systems, ethnobotany, memetics, political economy, globalization. Latin America (Peru)

Lisa Jackson

M.A.

Tourism, Honduras, Indigenous Miskito

Allison James

M.A.

Indigenous culture of the Kaluli in Papua New Guinea; concerning gender relations

Aaron Kirby

M.A.

Robert Kurz

M.A.

Theresa Lammer

M.A.

Ryan Laudermilk

M.A.

Shawn Maloney

Ph.D.

Applied, Methods, Agriculture in America

Quincy Mcrary

M.A.

Inequality and resistance, hegemony, political economy, homelessness, and collective indifference.  Thesis investigation of class perception, institutional structures, hegemony, and inequality through a study of emergency shelters in Lawrence, Kansas.

Josie Nixon

M.A.

Mexican migration and its effects on U.S. economy

Rachel Robinson

M.A.

The commodification of the Polynesian tattoo: persistence, change and reinvention of a cultural tradition. Using theories in the fields of tourism, economic anthropology and invention of tradition.

David Robles

M.A.

Ethnotourism, Indigenous rights, maritime anthropology, applied anthropology, Colombian Caribbean, L.A.

Frances Ryder

M.A.

LeAnn Smith

M.A.

Natalia Suarez Montero

M.A.

Chaya Spears

Ph.D.

Relationships between engagement in heritage tourism, invention of tradition, and construction of community identity in Midwestern towns.

Justin Wipf

M.A.

Wayne Yang

M.A.

Hmong people, culture and language in transition.

Linguistic

Research Interest

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David Kaufman

Ph.D.

The languages and cultures of Native America: Biloxi (Siouan-extinct), Soke (Zoque/Mixe-Zoquean-still spoken) of southern Mexico, and Rumsen Ohlone (Penutian-extinct) http://anthro-ling.blogspot.com

Ariane Tulloch

M.A.

  Creoles and pidgin languages, particularly French and Spanish based ones

Medical

Research Interest

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Shawna Carroll

Ph.D.

Public Health, Cultural Construction of Risk, Obesity

Steve Corbett  

Ph.D.

Epidemiologic transition among the Prairie Band Potawatomi in Kansas.

Amy Drassen-Ham

Ph.D.

Risk assessment and maternal health outcomes; women’s issues, religions, health decision-making and behavior change.

Melissa Filippi-Franz

Ph.D.

Africa, refugees, war trauma and healing. Somali women immigrants in the United States.

James Herynk

Ph.D.

Agriculture and health effects; Anemia. Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Sustainability.      www.gsdf.org

Marwa Ghazali

M.A.

Displaced populations/refugee camp relief work/humanitarian aid

Kristin Lundberg

Ph.D.

Effects of changing socio-economic networks and material resources on the quality of health of Lao women and their families.

M.A.

Kerry Vanden Heuvel

M.A.

Latin America; Ethnomedicine, Healthcare and Human Rights, Culture and Personality, Violence, Trauma and Healing

Maria Weir

Ph.D.

Medical Anthropology;  Central Asia, U.S., Vulnerable & Marginalized Populations, Health & Risk Communication, Public Health Interventions, Infectious Diseases, Pandemic Preparedness, Disaster Preparedness, Global Health Security