Department · vaiu-soc-anth-*

Anthropology

Human diversity in evolutionary, cultural, linguistic, and material dimensions, integrating ethnographic fieldwork traditions with contemporary digital and biological approaches.

0/6 · designed, queued Programs: Online certificate programs in and graduate-level certificate in Anthropology; certificate in Ethnographic Methods.

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Faculty directory

Department chair · Sociocultural Anthropology

Prof. Theo Sarn

Ethnographic theory & method, kinship & social organization, and ritual & religion.

ethnographic theory & methodkinship & social organizationritual & religion

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Professor · Biological & Evolutionary Anthropology

Prof. Mateo Pike

Human evolution, primatology, and human biology & adaptation.

human evolutionprimatologyhuman biology & adaptation

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Professor · Linguistic Anthropology

Prof. Sana Dovan

Language & culture, language ideologies, and endangered language documentation.

language & culturelanguage ideologiesendangered language documentation

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Professor · Medical Anthropology

Prof. Bao Reth

Global health & healing systems, anthropology of the body, and epidemics & society.

global health & healing systemsanthropology of the bodyepidemics & society

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Professor · Digital & Media Anthropology

Prof. Tariq Faye

Anthropology of technology, online communities, and science & technology in culture.

anthropology of technologyonline communitiesscience & technology in culture

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Professor · Economic & Political Anthropology

Prof. Vera Corvel

Exchange & value, anthropology of the state, and development & globalization.

exchange & valueanthropology of the statedevelopment & globalization

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