Anthropology
Head: Hadley Kruczek-Aaron
Secretary: Phyllis Sampier Charleson
(315) 267-2053 FAX: (315) 267-3176 124 MacVicar Hall
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Jaimin D WeetsAssociate Professor Anthropology![]() Jaimin D WeetsAssociate ProfessorAnthropologyweetsjd@potsdam.edu Ph.D. 2004, Pennsylvania State University Courses taught: ANTA 106 Ancient People and Places ANTP 495 Dental Anthropology ANTA 417 Archaeological Procedures ANTH 111 Introduction to Anthropology ANTC 202 Cultural Anthropology GEOG 350 World & US Geography GEOG 360 Introduction to Social Geography Research interests: European prehistory, bioarchaeology, dental anthropology More Info |
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Susan A. StebbinsAdjunct Instructor Anthropology![]() Susan A. StebbinsAdjunct InstructorAnthropologystebbisa@potsdam.edu Ph.D. 1992, SUNY Albany Courses taught: ANTH 111 Introduction to Anthropology ANTH 130 Native Americans ANTH 333 Indian Images ANTH 331 Women in Native American Cultures ANTH 340 Anthropology of Gender Research interests: Native American Ethnohistory, particularly Northeast, gender, education More Info |
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Lydia RodriguezAssistant Professor, Linguistic Anthropology Anthropology![]() Lydia RodriguezAssistant Professor, Linguistic AnthropologyAnthropologyrodrigl@potsdam.edu http://www.lydiarodriguez.aibr.org/ More Info |
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Morgan B PerkinsAssociate Professor, Cultural Anthropology and Museum Studies Art, Anthropology![]() Morgan B PerkinsAssociate Professor, Cultural Anthropology and Museum StudiesArt, Anthropologyperkinmb@potsdam.edu Ph.D. 2000, Oxford University Courses taught: ANTH 202 Cultural Anthropology ANTH 270 Museum Studies ANTH 470 Museum Internship/Tutorial ANTH 358 Cross-Cultural Approach to Art ANTH 320 Museum Archives & Exhibit ANTH 140 World Art & Culture ANTH 371 Anthropology of China ARTH 395 Art & Culture in China Research interests: Asian art, museums, Native Americans More Info |
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Timothy C MessnerAssociate Professor, Archaeology Anthropology![]() Timothy C MessnerAssociate Professor, ArchaeologyAnthropologymessnetc@potsdam.edu http://www.archaeoverse.com/ More Info |
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Nasser R. MalitAssociate Professor, Biological Anthropology Anthropology![]() Nasser R. MalitAssociate Professor, Biological AnthropologyAnthropologymalitnr@potsdam.edu Education: B.A. 1995, The University of Nairobi, Kenya M.A. 2002, State University of New York at Binghamton Ph.D. 2009, State University of New York at Binghamton Research Inclination: Evolution of Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Biology of Modern Skeletal Populations, Miocene Primates, Paleoenvironments, Vertebrate Paleontology, Human Diseases Areas of Teaching Interest:Paleoanthropology, Evolutionary Theory, Human Skeletal Biology, Forensic Anthropology, Archaeology of Death, Research Methods in Anthropology, Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Physical Anthropology, Human Violence Current Teaching Load: My current research interests focus on the study and evolution of Homo erectus. These studies employ morphometric methods in understanding the biology and variability among these defunct hominins. I am also presently reevaluating the mandibular and dental morphology on Middle Pleistocene hominins from Kapthurin, Baringo, in the Rift Valley of Kenya. My study on teeth focuses on the evaluation and comparison of dental cusp areas of these Middle Pleistocene hominins with other contemporaneous groups from Africa and elsewhere. Besides these commitments, I am also involved in a collaborative effort that seeks to comprehensively describe and evaluate the status of the Olorgesailie Homo erectus. I expand my research interests to include terminal Pleistocene hominins with an entry point to this important time period offered by a specimen that my team excavated in 2004 from a new locality in Buffalo Springs in Samburu, Kenya .The Sumburu site is composed of both palaeontological and archaeological artifacts, and will contribute in answering questions regarding the origins of modern human as well as their dispersal and behavioral ecology. The Sumburu hominin maybe of Later Pleistocene age and is coming at a location that is many miles south of Lake Turkana. I am in the process of collecting morphometric data on contemporaneous modern human specimens available for study and comparison with the Samburu hominin. Further fieldwork in Samburu is also underway. Current students in the department are involved in some aspects of these research projects. More Info |
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Hadley Kruczek-AaronDepartment Chair, Anthropology Anthropology![]() Hadley Kruczek-AaronDepartment Chair, AnthropologyAnthropologykruczehf@potsdam.edu PhD 2007, Syracuse University Courses taught: ANTH 106 Ancient People and Places ANTH 195 Archaeology of New York State ANTH 204 Archaeology ANTH 359 African American Archaeology ANTH 362 Historical Archaeology ANTH 410 Advanced Archaeological Research ANTH 417 Archaeological Procedures Research interests: Northeast historical archaeology; African American archaeology; cultural identity; religion, social reform; public education More Info |
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Faris A KhanAssistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology Anthropology![]() Faris A KhanAssistant Professor, Cultural AnthropologyAnthropologykhanfa@potsdam.edu http://farisak.wixsite.com/fariskhan Degrees Ph.D. 2014, Syracuse University M.A. 2008, Brandeis University B.A. 2005, Hanover College Courses Taught (2017-2018) Expertise Profile Awards and Honors Scholarship Khan, Faris. 2014. "Khwaja Sira: 'Transgender' Activism and Transnationality in Pakistan." In South Asia in the World: An Introduction, edited by Susan S. Wadley, 170-184. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe. Khan, Faris. 2014. "Khwaja Sira: Culture, Identity Politics, and 'Transgender' Activism in Pakistan". Dissertations - ALL. 56. Khan, Faris. 2011. "Powerful Cultural Productions: Identity Politics in Diasporic Same-Sex South Asian Weddings." Sexualities 14(4): 377-398. More Info |
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Alan L. HerskerDirector of General Education; Interim Assistant Provost Anthropology, General Education Program, Provost & Academic Affairs![]() Alan L. HerskerDirector of General Education; Interim Assistant ProvostAnthropology, General Education Program, Provost & Academic Affairsherskeal@potsdam.edu Ph.D. 2002, American University Courses taught: ANTH 111 Introduction to Anthropology ANTH 161/LNGS 111 Origins of Language ANTH 202 Cultural Anthropology ANTH 203 Language and Culture ANTH 205 Applying Anthropology ANTH 403 Applied Anthropology Seminar Research interests: Urban anthropology, Gender, GLBT studies, Space and place, Medical anthropology, Cultural tourism, Cultural preservation More Info |
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