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Alumnus Dr. Henry Miller Awarded J.C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology
The Department of Anthropology is thrilled to congratulate Dr. Henry Miller for being awarded the Society for Historical Archaeology’s J.C. Harrington Medal for 2020. This recognition is the highest international award for scholarly contributions to the field of historical archaeology. An alumnus of the MSU Department of Anthropology, Dr. Miller earned his PhD in 1984 […]
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Online Teaching in the Department with Drs. Adán Quan and Ethan Watrall
Since the onset of the pandemic, classes at MSU have been primarily online to promote health and safety efforts. The shift from in-person to remote classes prompted significant reconfigurations of the fall and spring semesters’ courses to online formats. Throughout this transition, Dr. Adán Quan and Dr. Ethan Watrall have provided tremendous support in modifying […]
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The Morton Village Archaeological Project with Dr. Jodie O’Gorman
Associate Professor, and previous longtime Chair of the Department, Jodie O’Gorman has co-directed the Morton Village Archaeological Project for the past twelve years. Dr. O’Gorman’s research focuses on post-migration cultural interactions and the question of violence and cooperation in the pre-Columbian mid-continent of North America. Dr. O’Gorman became interested in late prehistoric villages of the […]
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Investigating and improving water conservation programs in urban Tucson, AZ with Dr. Lucero Radonic
Over the past six years, Assistant Professor Lucero Radonic has conducted ethnographic research on the strategies used by cities and urban residents to adapt to climate change and make a home where drought and extreme heat events have become protracted conditions. Dr. Radonic’s research has specifically focused on people’s intimate relationship to water by examining […]
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Understanding the past through bones: Dr. Gabriel Wrobel and the MSU Bioarchaeology Laboratory
In the MSU Bioarchaeology Laboratory, graduate and undergraduate students learn how to read the lives—and deaths—of individuals and groups from the past. The laboratory was established in 2012 by Associate Professor Gabriel Wrobel, who has conducted numerous excavations and research projects on ancient Maya sites in Belize. As a bioarchaeologist, Dr. Wrobel focuses on the […]
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Dr. Heather Howard publishes in Frontiers in Medical Sociology on COVID-19 in urban Indigenous communities in the U.S. and Canada
Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Heather Howard recently published an article in Frontiers in Sociology: Medical Sociology with co-authors Jennie Joe and Susan Lobo of University of Arizona. The article is titled “Concrete Lessons: Policies and Practices Affecting the Impact of COVID-19 for Urban Indigenous Communities in the United States and Canada”. The article discusses […]
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PhD student Marwa Bakabas featured as Diversity Torch by College of Social Science during Arab American Heritage Month
Department of Anthropology doctoral student Marwa Bakabas is featured as the Diversity Torch in this month’s College of Social Science Diversity Matters recognizing Arab American Heritage Month. Arab American Heritage Month commemorates the contributions of Arab Americans to American life and their struggles to receive full protections as American citizens. The College of Social Science […]
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Dr. Lucero Radonic and PhD student Cara Jacob featured by College on research revealing how the women of Flint are coping with the water crisis
Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor Lucero Radonic and PhD student Cara Jacob were recently featured by the College of Social Science for their community-based research that focuses on how the women of Flint are still coping with the water crisis. In collaboration with E. Yvonne Lewis, co-director of the Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center Community […]
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We Stand Against Anti-Asian Violence
From Dr. Todd Fenton, Department Chair and Professor of Anthropology: “On behalf of the faculty, I am writing to express our collective shock and sorrow at the violent attack in Georgia this past week. We condemn the brutal murder of Daoyou Feng, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Soon Chung Park, Xiaojie Tan, Yong Ae Yue, […]
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Dr. Lucero Radonic discusses water insecurity during American Association for the Advancement of Science panel
Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor Lucero Radonic was recently an invited panelist for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The title of the panel was “Household Water Insecurity in the Global North” which discussed setting a research agenda for studies of water insecurity. Dr. Radonic’s research focuses on the […]