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Alumna Assistant Professor Dr. Susan Kooiman (SIU- Edwardsville), Professor Emerita Dr. Lynne Goldstein, Professor Emeritus Dr. William Lovis and MSU Geography Professor Dr. Alan Arbogast publish in Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology

Posted onFebruary 6, 2023February 6, 2023AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

Alumna Assistant Professor Dr. Susan Kooiman (SIU- Edwardsville), Professor Emerita Dr. Lynne Goldstein, Professor Emeritus Dr. William Lovis and MSU Geography Professor Dr. Alan Arbogast publish in Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology. This collaborative paper, titled, “The Precontact Archaeology of the Michigan State University Campus and the Read More

Anthropology undergraduate Levi Webb: Passion for the stars and the people below them

Posted onFebruary 3, 2023February 3, 2023Authorfreykath

Levi Webb with other summer MSU Archaeology Field School students. Photo courtesy of Levi Webb. Levi Webb’s academic advisor suggested he add a minor in computational modeling or mathematics, a more “typical” pathway for an astrophysics major, but after taking anthropology-based ISS courses on different Read More

Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker publishes in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Posted onJanuary 31, 2023January 31, 2023AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker and co-authors Gordon Bromley (lead-author), Aaron Putnam, Brenda Hall, Holly Thomas, Allie Balter-Kennedy, Stephen Barker, and Donald Rice publish in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. The article, titled, “Lateglacial Shifts in Seasonality Reconcile Conflicting North Atlantic Temperature Signals” presents glacial geologic Read More

Featured Staff, Roxanne Moran

Posted onJanuary 30, 2023January 30, 2023AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

The Department of Anthropology is delighted to feature Roxanne Moran, who has been working in the department for sixteen years. Roxanne began her career at Michigan State University in March 2001. She initially worked as a teller in the Cashier’s office, then moved to Contracts Read More

New Graduate Program Director, Dr. Stacey Camp

Posted onJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Associate Professor and the Director of the MSU Campus Archaeology Program, Dr. Stacey Camp is our new Graduate Program Director. Dr. Camp sees this as an excellent opportunity to get to know incoming students and help graduate students navigate Read More

Department of Anthropology Graduate Student Publications: 2022

Posted onJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

Graduate students in the Department of Anthropology are often able to begin publishing their research in academic journals before graduating. Congratulations to our graduate students on their publications in 2022! The names of the graduate students are in bold, and the names of Anthropology faculty members are Read More

Dr. Chantal Tetreault’s ANP 420: Language and Cultures partnership with Lab for Education & Advancement in Digital Research (LEADR) to teach students about online research was showcased in MSU Digital Humanities Newsletter

Posted onDecember 19, 2022December 19, 2022AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

Staff members in the Lab for Education & Advancement in Digital Research (LEADR) collaborate with History and Anthropology faculty to incorporate digital research methods into a variety of classes each semester. This fall Dr. A. L. McMichael (Director, LEADR) and Dr. Chantal Tetreault (Associate Professor, Read More

Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker Publishes in PaleoAmerica

Posted onDecember 15, 2022December 15, 2022AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker and co-authors Justin A. Holcomb (lead-author), Rolfe D. Mandel, Erik Otárola-Castillo, Richard L. Rosencrance, Katelyn N. McDonough, D. Shane Miller, and Brian T. Wygal recently published in the journal, PaleoAmerica. The article, titled, “Does the evidence at Arroyo del Vizcaíno (Uruguay) Read More

Anthropology professor and former chair Dr. Jodie O’Gorman receives distinguished award and reflects on career

Posted onDecember 14, 2022December 15, 2022Authorfreykath

By Katie Nicpon During the annual Midwest Archaeological Conference (MAC), Dr. Jodie O’Gorman, MSU Department of Anthropology professor, received the Distinguished Career Award that recognizes archaeologists who have demonstrated excellence and contributed significantly and regularly to the advancement of Midwestern archaeology. “I”m honored to receive Read More

Professor Emeritus Dr. William Lovis, Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker, Adjunct Associate Professor Dr. Randolph Donahue, MSU graduates, and Geography colleagues publish in the journal PaleoAmerica

Posted onDecember 14, 2022December 14, 2022AuthorPriyanka Jayakodi

Department of Anthropology Professor Emeritus Dr. William Lovis, Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker, Adjunct Associate Professor Dr. Randolph Donahue, MSU graduates, and Geography colleagues publish in the journal PaleoAmerica on the 12,200- to 11,600-year-old Hipwater PaleoIndian site in southern Michigan. PaleoAmerica is the premier international journal for research on the Read More