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Featured Alumna: Dr. Jennifer Bengtson
Dr. Jennifer Bengtson (Ph.D. 2012) has settled in as Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Southeast Missouri State University. She tells us about her current endeavors teaching and researching Mississippian Culture: What attracted you to your current position? I feel like I landed my dream job. I have always envisioned myself working at a small, undergraduatefocused […]
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Featured Adjunct: Dr. Marcy O’Neil
Dr. Marcy O’Neil became an adjunct for Anthropology shortly after earning her degree from the department in 2012, and this led to her current position as Advisor for Peace and Justice Studies. She now regularly teaches its core course, ANP 336, as well as other classes in Anthropology and ISS. Dr. O’Neil particularly loves working […]
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Dr. John Norder
Since graduating from University of Michigan and joining MSU’s faculty, Dr. John Norder has found himself in many roles: archaeologist, ethnographer, teacher, advocate, and facilitator. Most recently, he’s been furthering MSU’s service mission in partnership with Indigenous peoples as the Interim Director of the Native American Institute (NAI). Due to his success, he’s been recommended […]
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Jessica Yann receives Newberry Consortium Fellowship
Jessica Yann, a PhD candidate focusing on historical archaeology, received the Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies Graduate Student Fellowship this year to support the archival portion of her research. Jessica’s research centers around Native Americans’ use of trade goods in the 18th Century Midwestern U.S., including what goods they were buying, and who they […]
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Update: The Institute for Digital Archaeological Method & Practice
The first session of the Institute for Digital Archaeological Method & Practice was held successfully at MSU August 17 through 22, thanks to a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Organized by Michigan State University’s Department of Anthropology and MATRIX: The Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, this two-year institute […]
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Fall 2015 Message from the Chair: Dr. Jodie O’Gorman
In August I returned from a year of sabbatical and leave, and although I thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in my research for an extended period of time, I missed our students and working with the faculty and staff. I am glad to be back. At our August retreat I took the faculty on a tour […]
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LEADR Completes a Successful First Year
This fall marks the one-year anniversary of LEADR (the Lab for the Education and Advancement in Digital Research), a new joint initiative led by History in collaboration with Anthropology and MATRIX Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences. LEADR functions as an interdisciplinary classroom, digital resource library, and a pedagogical and methodological support center located […]
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MSU Anthropology Alumni Lead Award-winning Project in Archaeology and Tribal Consultation
In May, 2015 the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) with its partners, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, […]
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Dr. Lovis Awarded Grant for Synthetic Environmental Archaeological Research at Sleeping Bear Dunes
William Lovis, with colleagues Alan Arbogast (MSU Geography), and G. William Monaghan (Indiana U/Indiana Geological Survey) have been awarded a $40,996 grant titled Synthesis of Landscape Evolution, Human Use, and Management of Site 20LU115, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. This research team brings the perspectives of environmental archaeology, dune geomorphology, and glacial landscape evolution […]
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Dr. Norman J. Sauer Named Vice President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Dr. Norman J. Sauer, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, was named Vice President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) at the Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This prestigious position is an honor for Dr. Sauer, and it places the MSU Department of Anthropology in the international spotlight while Dr. Sauer serves his term of office. […]