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Dr. Mara Leichtman publishes in The Muslim World
MSU Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Dr. Mara Leichtman recently published an article in a special issue of The Muslim World, titled “Centering Muslims in Global Humanitarianism and Development”. Dr. Leichtman’s article, “Da‘wa as Development: Kuwaiti Islamic Charity in East and West Africa” examines the work of one transnational Islamic charity headquartered in Kuwait in two very […]
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Dr. Kurt Rademaker publishes in Ñawpa Pacha (Journal of the Institute of Andean Studies) on “Sayrosa, a Minor Obsidian Source in the Puna of Arequipa”
MSU Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor Dr. Kurt Rademaker and co-authors Dr. Richard Burger (Yale University), Eisei Tsurumi (University of Tokyo), Matthew Boulanger (Southern Methodist University), Véronique Bélisle (Millsaps College), and Michael D. Glascock (University of Missouri) report the discovery and geochemical characterization of a new source of obsidian in southern Peru. The team tracks […]
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Graduate Students in Anthropology organization (GSA) hosts 6th Annual GSA Symposium.
Each spring, the Graduate Students in Anthropology organization (GSA) hosts the GSA Annual Symposium. This year, the 6th installment of the GSA symposium was held as a virtual/in-person hybrid event on February 11, 2022. The GSA Annual Symposium is not only an exciting showcase of current research within the department, but also a chance for […]
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Dr. Heather Howard and doctoral student Livy Drexler awarded Spencer Foundation Grant
Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Heather Howard and doctoral student Livy Drexler have been awarded a grant from the Spencer Foundation to carry out research for the project, “Special Education in Indian Country: Challenges and Insights from Applying Indigenous Models of Disability in Schools.” Indigenous children are overrepresented in special education programs and are 15% […]
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Dr. Carolyn Isaac, doctoral student Clara Devota, and MSU Anthropology alumni publish in the International Journal of Legal Medicine on an online database for skeletal injuries
Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor Dr. Carolyn Isaac, doctoral student Clara Devota, and MSU Anthropology alumni Dr. Jered Cornelison and Erica Christensen, M.S., recently published an article in the International Journal of Legal Medicine entitled: “The Repository of Antemortem Injury Response (REPAIR): an online database for skeletal injuries of known ages”. The article discusses the importance of The […]
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Dr. Gabriel Wrobel publishes two articles in Ancient Mesoamerica on Maya Skeletal Remains
Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Gabriel Wrobel recently published two co-authored articles in Ancient Mesoamerica as part of a special issue called “The Preceramic and Early Ceramic Periods in Belize and the Central Maya Lowlands.” Ancient Mesoamerica is a flagship journal for Mesoamerican archaeology published by Cambridge Press, and both articles are open access, through […]
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The MSU Forensic Anthropology Lab moves to Giltner Hall
During the summer of 2021, the Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology Lab (MSUFAL), moved from its longtime home in East Fee Hall to a new laboratory and teaching space in Giltner Hall. The move has been bittersweet, due to the history of groundbreaking research and fruitful collaborations that were forged in East Fee Hall, but […]
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Dr. Heather Howard-Bobiwash team awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Policy Research to Advance Racial Equity and Racial Justice grant.
MSU investigators Claire Margerison (Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics), Danielle Gartner (Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) and Heather Howard-Bobiwash (Department of Anthropology) were recently awarded a grant under the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Policy Research to Advance Racial Equity and Racial Justice program for their proposal entitled […]
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Dr. Kurt Rademaker publishes in Quaternary International on the Alca obsidian source (Peru)
Department of Anthropology Assistant Professor Kurt Rademaker recently published an article in Quaternary International. The article is titled “Comprehensive mapping and compositional analysis of the Alca obsidian source, Peru.” The article discusses the extent and composition of the Alca obsidian source as well as behavioral information about the humans who interacted with this obsidian source […]
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MSU archaeologist and team publish key insights on natural and human processes in the Andes Mountains
Doctoral student Sarah Meinekat working with other graduate students at the Cuncaicha rock shelter archaeological site. The intersection of archaeology and geology tells the story of human connection and interaction with the earth. What if we could go back in time to understand how people lived in the highest altitudes in the Americas across time? […]