Elizabeth Olson
Associate Professor of Anthropology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in medical and environmental anthropology, ethnobotany, and Indigenous medicinal plants
Rural Humanitarian Aid in Guatemala Traditional Healing Systems Sustainable Development Public Health Medicinal Plants
Jason James
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology · University of Mary Washington
Jason James' research comes out of a fascination and dismay at the power of collective identities with nations, ethnic groups, and "races."
Virginia Estabrook
Assistant Professor of Anthropology · Georgia Southern University
Virginia Easterbrook research focuses on bioarcheology and paleopathology.
Bioarcheology Paleobiography Sociology Anthropology Neanderthals
Deborah Bolnick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Dr. Bolnick is an expert on genetic ancestry testing and how sociopolitical forces & history shape human genomic diversity.
Native American Genetic Histories Genetic Ancestry Testing Human Biodiversity Anthropology Ancient DNA
Robert Foster
Professor of Anthropology and Visual and Cultural Studies, Richard L. Turner Professor of Humanities · University of Rochester
Robert Foster is an expert on globalization and material culture. His focus has been on Papua New Guinea
Lewis Henry Morgan Melanesia Commercial Media Globalization Material Culture
Eric Gable
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Gable is an expert on museum studies, heritage, and the religion and politics of West Africa and of Outer Island Indonesia.
Anthropology Museum Studies Heritage Religion and Politics of West Africa and Outer Island Indonesia
George Bisharat
The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: bisharat@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4721 / Office 603F-200
Criminal Procedure Islamic Law Law and Social Anthropology Criminal Practice Law in Middle East Societies
Marcello Canuto
Professor and Director of the Middle American Research Institute · Tulane University
Marcello Canuto researches integrative mechanisms that the ancient Maya used to build and maintain a socio-politically complex society.
Ancient Maya Anthropology Mesoamerica Archaeological Remote Sensing Socio-Political Complexity
Bill Maurer
Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and Law · UC Irvine
Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.
Payments Industry Law Anthropology Cryptocurrencies Money and Finance
Leo Chavez
Distinguished Professor Anthropology · UC Irvine
Professor Chavez began his academic career as a Latin Americanist and has been working on transnational migration since the 1980s.
Media Representations Transnational Migration Immigration Latin America Medical Care
David Blake Willis, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Professor of anthropology and education
Transcultural Studies Ethnography and Narrative Research Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Educational Administration and Policy - Japan, USA Multicultural Education
Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Gladstein Chair and Professor of Anthropology and Law · University of Connecticut
Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.
International Criminal Tribunals International Human Rights Human rights trials Anthropology Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Roy Fisher
Instructor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Christian Origins Cultural Memory New Testament Studies Anthropology and Archeology Second Temple Jewish literature
Heather Walsh-Haney, Ph.D.
Expert in forensic studies and human rights · Florida Gulf Coast University
Heather Walsh-Haney teaches forensic science and regularly assists law enforcement finding and studying remains in Florida
Ground-penetrating radar Trauma Analysis Witness Testimony Child Abuse Forensics
Whitney Battle-Baptiste
Associate Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Whitney Battle-Baptiste's research focuses on how the intersection of race, gender, class and sexuality look through an archaeological lens.
Archaeology Black Feminist Theory Heritage Studies African Studies
Joseph T. Hefner
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Environmental Science · Michigan State University
Joseph Hefner is an expert on identifying human remains from medico-legal contexts.
Human Osteology Categorical Data Analysis Human Variation Anthropology Forensic Anthropology
Martha Radice
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology · Dalhousie University
An anthropologist who studies the social, spatial and cultural dynamics of cities.
Urban Studies Public Space Études urbaines Espace public Multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism
Todd Fenton
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Forensic Anthropology Laboratory · Michigan State University
An expert in forensic anthropology.
skeletal trauma unidentified human remains Forensic Anthropology human identification
Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.
Lori Baker, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology · Baylor University
Anthropologist and forensic scientist specializing in skeletal and DNA analyses
Anthropology Indentification of Remains Forensic Analysis of Skeletal Remains Reuniting Families Project Remains Found Along Mexican Border