Research led by Dr. Sabrina Curran reveals new evidence of early hominin activity in Europe, suggesting that hominins were present on the continent far earlier than previously thought.
Anthropology Faculty Research Areas
Anthropology Faculty Research Areas
Anthropology faculty conduct scholarship and research in three main areas: sociocultural anthropology, archaeological anthropology, and biological anthropology.
Our Faculty Researchers
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Diane CiekawyPolitical Anthropology
Religion
The Anthropology of Healing
Colonialism
Human Rights
Development and Underdevelopment
Africa -
Sabrina CurranBiological Anthropology
Paleoanthropology
Paleoecology
Ecomorphology
Shape Analysis
Taphonomy
Artiodactyla
Eastern Europe (Romania)
Eastern Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia) -
Haley DuschinskiViolence, Power and War
Human Rights, Law and Justice
Law and Society
South Asia -
Joseph GingerichArchaeology
Hunting and Gathering Societies
Stone Tool Technology
Spatial Analysis
Human-Environmental Interactions
Paleoindian ā New World Colonization
Prehistory of Eastern North America -
Smoki MusarajEconomic Anthropology
Theories of Money and Value
Informal Economies
Anthropology of Corruption
Socialism and Postsocialism
Southeast Europe
Albania -
Matt RosenVisual and Media Anthropology
Anthropology of Art and Literature
Cities and Urbanism
Communication Technologies and Practices
Public Culture
South Asia
Southeast Europe -
Nancy TatarekBiological Anthropology
Skeletal Biology
Forensic Anthropology
Stature
Anthropometric History
Aging
Spinal Neural Canal
Spinal Stenosis
Recent Faculty Publications & Presentations
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New evidence that pushes back the arrival of early hominins in Europe
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Haley Duschinski advances scholarship on Kashmir in new book
Dr. Haley Duschinski's examines how people living in different parts of the disputed region make sense of the historical conditions and political contingencies of their political lives.
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Between the waves of migration and tourism: challenges of Mediterranean cities
As Mediterranean cities grapple with rising migration and an increase in mass tourism, Dr. Smoki Musaraj is working to understand the effects of these transformations on the everyday lives of migrant and poor residentsāand how they are fighting back.
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How books and ideas are shaping post-socialist Albania culture
Dr. Matthew Rosen chose Albania, a small country in southeastern Europe with a fascinating but little-known literary culture, to study the relationship between literature and social life.