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Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Heather Howard co-publishes chapter in Michigan Salvage: Bonnie Jo Campbell and the American Midwest
Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Heather Howard co-published a chapter in Michigan Salvage: Bonnie Jo Campbell and the American Midwest. “Indigeneity in Once Upon a River” and accompanying teaching activity, “What’s your Indigenous narrative?” In this chapter, Howard-Bobiwash examines transformations in the tropes of indigeneity in Bonnie Jo Campbell’s Once Upon a River (2011), from novel to the feature film version of the book released in 2019. The role of fiction in the production of knowledge about Indigenous peoples is explored through questions of representational practice, and intersections of race, gender, identity, and landscape. The accompanying teaching activity prompts students…
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Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Heather Howard co-publishes an article in the Epidemiologic Reviews
Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Heather Howard co-publishes an article in Epidemiologic Reviews with Danielle Gartner (Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MSU, primary author), Madeline Nash (Doctoral Student, Sociology, MSU) and Ceco Maples (Undergraduate Major in Anthropology, MSU). The review article is titled, Misracialization of Indigenous People in Population Health and Mortality Studies: A Scoping Review to Establish Promising Practices. This review identifies four primary limitations of approaches used in population health research that misracialize or misclassify indigenous people and offers promising practices to consider. Read the full article at: https://doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxad001 ABSTRACT: Indigenous people are often misracialized or misclassified as other racial or ethnic identities…
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MD-Ph.D. Student Jessica Ding Wins an Honorable Mention in Shao Chang Lee Scholarship Fund Best Paper Competition
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that MD-Ph.D. student Jessica Ding has won an honorable mention in the Shao Chang Lee Scholarship Fund Best Paper Competition through the Michigan State University Asian Studies Center. The Shao Chang Lee Scholarship Fund was established by friends and colleagues of the late Professor Lee to provide scholarship awards for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at MSU who have made outstanding accomplishments in Asian studies and are pursuing or planning to pursue a program that includes Asian studies. Jessica’s paper is titled “Household Registration System Reform: A Sociohistorical Comparison of Shanghai and Ho Chi…
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Dr. Masako Fujita coauthors published article
Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Masako Fujita recently coauthored Does the immune system of milk increase activity for infants experiencing infectious disease episodes in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania? which appears in the American Journal of Human Biology. Read the article here: Does the immune system of milk increase activity for infants experiencing infectious disease episodes in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania? – Wander – American Journal of Human Biology – Wiley Online Library Read more about Dr. Fujita here: Featured Faculty, Dr. Masako Fujita: A passion for anthropology and making a difference in women’s health and wellness – Department of Anthropology (msu.edu)
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Society of Antiquaries elects first MSU professor Dr. Ethan Watrall as fellow
By Katie Nicpon The Society of Antiquaries elected Dr. Ethan Watrall, associate professor in the Michigan State University Department of Anthropology, as a fellow. The Society of Antiquaries was founded in 1707, and represents the oldest learned and prominent scholarly society focusing on heritage and archaeology. The society’s 3,000 elected members include some of the most prominent scholars and professionals in heritage and archaeology such as national museum directors, curators, directors of heritage preservation trusts and non-profits, and members of the UK parliament. Dr. Watrall is the first MSU professor to have ever been granted this distinction, only the fourth…
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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
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 Campus Archaeology Program (CAP)”, presents the origins and role of the MSU CAP, and in doing so frames the diverse knowledge bases and intellectual partnerships through which the indigenous pre-EuroAmerican occupation of what is now the MSU campus is currently known. Drawing on oral accounts, MSU Museum collections, CAP excavations, and linkages with the landscape evolution…
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Anthropology undergraduate Levi Webb: Passion for the stars and the people below them
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 cultures and perspectives, Webb decided to follow his passion. “As someone who earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma in high school and, thus, came to MSU with a considerable amount of credits, I ambitiously decided to fully major in a second field that (for the most part) has nothing in common with my first field of…
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Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker publishes in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
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 evidence from Scotland revealing patterns of late Pleistocene (Ice Age) climatic change during the Younger Dryas interval (12,900-11,700 years ago). These results improve understanding of the mechanisms of ocean-atmosphere circulation that operate across the North Atlantic region. Read the full article at: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JF006951 Abstract: The accelerating flux of glacial meltwater to the oceans due to global warming…
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Featured Staff, Roxanne Moran
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 & Grants. In 2006, Roxanne joined the Department of Anthropology as an Office Assistant III. Since then, she has been helping the faculty, staff, and students of the Anthropology department with various tasks such as handling the accounting and student payroll processes as well as processing expense and travel reimbursements within the department. Roxanne also…
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New Graduate Program Director, Dr. Stacey Camp
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 their academic programs. Dr. Camp has been in administrative roles since 2013. She enjoys solving problems and finding solutions for her colleagues, staff, and students and the opportunity to promote what her students and colleagues are doing to the wider university audience. Dr. Camp joined MSU as an associate professor of anthropology in 2017, but…