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Dr. Mindy Morgan Speaks at Miami University
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to share that Dr. Mindy Morgan, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of Graduate Studies, was invited to give a lecture at Miami University in the Lectures in Contemporary Anthropology & Indigenous Speaker Series. Entitled “Untangling the Web: Indigenous Linguistic Knowledge and Cultural Knowledge & Americanist Anthropology,” the lecture explored the opportunities and challenges of repatriating intangible cultural property for American Indian communities in the United States. In particular, the talk considered how Indigenous communities are using resources—especially language materials, gathered during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries—for linguistic and cultural revitalization and…
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Dr. Joseph Hefner Awarded Major New National Institute of Justice Grant
The Department of Anthropology is very please to announce that Dr. Joseph T. Hefner, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Dr. Nicholas Herrmann, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University, have received a National Institute of Justice award to improve the accuracy of age estimates for unidentified remains of children and adolescents. The project, “Investigation of subadult dental age-at-death estimation using transitional analysis and machine learning methods,” was funded for approximately $900,000. “As forensic anthropologists, we are routinely involved in the identification effort when unidentified human remains are discovered,” said Hefner. “Refined age estimates…
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Dr. Najib Hourani Invited to Speak at United Nations
The Department of Anthropology is very pleased to report that Dr. Najib Hourani was invited to the United Nations Headquarters in NYC, by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations’ Middle East and North Africa section to give a talk on the post-conflict reconstruction of Lebanon and the lessons it holds for the current moment in Syria, and how the international community might positively support efforts toward peace and reconstruction in this delicate moment in the Syrian war. In attendance were staff from the Secretary General’s Office, Security Council Secretariat and the Sanctions Committees, UNDP (UN Development Program), The UN’s Syria negotiating team,…
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Welcoming Dr. Kurt Rademaker to the Department of Anthropology
The Department of Anthropology is very pleased to announce that Dr. Kurt Rademaker is joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor. Previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University, Rademaker is an interdisciplinary archaeologist interested in human-environment dynamics, hunter-gatherer colonization of South America, adaptations in extreme environments, and foundations of complex societies. In the past 15 years he has carried out archaeological research primarily in the Peruvian Andes and quaternary studies in Peru and Scotland. He has also worked as an archaeologist in the Eastern Woodlands and Great Basin regions of the U.S., in Mexico, and…
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Anthropology Graduating Senior Breanna Escamilla delivers MSU College of Social Science Spring 2018 Student Commencement Speech
Ms. Breanna Escamilla was chosen as the MSU College of Social Science Spring 2018 Student Commencement Speaker. Breanna majored in anthropology with a focus on sociocultural studies as well as completing a double minor in Chicano/Latino Studies and African American/ African Studies. During her time at MSU, she has participated in various civic engagement activities including volunteering at Detroit Public Schools. Ms. Escamilla is a sister in the first Latina based sorority in the country, Lambda Theta Alpha and holds two jobs on campus. Working with people and woman of color such as herself inspires her to tell her own…
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Marcela Omans Awarded NSF
Congratulations to Marcela Omans for her NSF Graduate Research Fellowship she received for her project entitled “La Mesa Barrio Chino, Tijuana, Mexico: China’s Gateway to Latin America.” Her work focuses on providing insight into how newly arrived Chinese immigrants and business people leverage preexisting Chinese networks to gain economic footholds in Latin America; and on revealing how perceived Chinese identity in Latin America and the mediation of the expectations associated with this have shaped the Sino-Latin American narrative. In recent decades, Chinese corporations, communities, and individuals have increasingly looked beyond national borders for new economic opportunities. This shift was heralded by…
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Fieldwork Photography Contest Winners 2018
We would like to thank everyone who entered. The photos were amazing as always. 1st Place Fishing Inle Lake; Myanmar, 2017 Edward Glayzer; Graduate Student 2nd Place A Parade in Began; Myanmar, 2017 Edward Glayzer; Graduate Student 3rd Place Reading Aloud in Fon; Benin, 2018 Marcy O’Neil; Faculty Congratulations to all of our winners! Click here to read the 2018 Spring newsletter.
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Undergraduate Becca Albert publishes prestigious article
The Department of Anthropology would like to congratulate undergraduate Becca Albert on her outstanding research. She is the Anthropology Senior of the Year, an award given yearly by our department to a graduating senior. Last week she won first place in her section at the Michigan State University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, and she is lead author on a brand new American Antiquity article entitled “Earliest Microbotanical Evidence for Maize in the Northern Lake Michigan Basin.” Great job on all of you hard work Becca!
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Full-time, non-tenure track Assistant Professor Job Posting
The Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Assistant Professor position. The appointment will begin August 16, 2018 and be renewable annually. Our faculty envision this as a teaching professor position focused on excellence in the anthropology classroom. This individual will play a key role in the advancement of undergraduate learning in the department. The successful candidate should possess the qualifications and skills necessary to teach an array of large and small undergraduate courses, mixed (hybrid) courses, and fully online formats in all the department’s sub-disciplines, have evidence of strong teaching skills and be able…
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Dr. Rowenn Kalman receives Gill-Chin Lim Award
Our own recent graduate and adjunct faculty, Dr. Rowenn Kalman has been awarded the Gill-Chin Lim Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Global Studies from the MSU International Studies and Programs. This award, given every academic year, acknowledges a graduate student for their outstanding doctoral dissertation. The dissertation submitted had to be completed the preceding year of the award, and must focus on global studies. This award is named after the late Dr. Gill-Chin Lim, MSU Professor of Geography and Urban Planning and Dean of International Studies and Programs. MSU faculty, as well as from deans, directors, chairpersons, and academic advisors,…