Our nationally recognized faculty members specialize in areas that include anthropology of visual communication, archaeology of the eastern United States and tropical Americas, historical archaeology, human evolutionary biology, human genetic and physiological variation, language socialization, political economy of language, politics of cultural identity and difference, and sociocultural dynamics of globalization.

Emeritus Faculty

Retired and emeriti professors maintain connections to the Anthropology Department, but rarely teach courses. Emeriti professors also may retain office space or other privileges in the Anthropology Department.

• Richard Chalfen
• Jonathan Friedlaender
• Judith Goode
• Jacob Gruber
• Muriel Kirkpatrick
• Mindie Lazarus-Black
• Elmer Miller
• David Orr
• Anthony Ranere
• Michael Stewart