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Faculty Research at Texas State
Dynamic research on diverse biological and cultural aspects of the human condition, past and present, is a defining aspect of the Department of Anthropology. Faculty have studied lemurs, interviewed students about social media use, excavated tombs, consulted with the FDA, identified murder victims, and much more. As can be seen on the Faculty Research Areas map, the research agendas of department members include field and laboratory studies on four continents funded by grants, contracts, and donations. Undergraduate and graduate students are involved in all of these endeavors, in roles ranging from field school participants to paid research assistants to completing their own research projects. Additionally, the Anthropology Department offers a wide range of Research Equipment that allow our students and faculty to conduct cutting edge research and stay at the top of their filed. Our technology includes 3D digitizers, Micro-CT scanners, 3D printers, magnetic susceptibility meters, digital x-ray systems and many more.
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- Dr. Augustine AgwueleAgwueleAugustineProfessor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Email: aa21@txstate.edu
Office: ELA 242
Phone: 512.245.4726Primary Focus:
Linguistic AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Linguistics\ Phonetics,- C-V Coarticulation, Socio-Cultural Studies, Peoples & Cultures of Africa - Dr. Todd AhlmanAhlmanToddAssistant Professor of Practice and Director: Center for Archaeological Studies
Office: Pecos Building
Phone: 512.245.2724
Email: t_a57@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Production and trade of pottery by enslaved and freed Africans in the Caribbean through Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). - Dr. Steve BlackBlackSteveAssociate Professor of Research | Retired
Email: sblack@txstate.edu
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ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Hunter-gatherer lifeways, archaeological method and theory, research design, cooking technology, cultural ecology, social interaction, experimental archaeology, and applied archaeology. - Dr. Britt BousmanBousmanBrittProfessor
Email: cb26@txstate.edu
Office: ELA 232
Phone: 512.245.7787Primary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Stone Age archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Plains archaeology, hunter-gatherer technological organization, and geoarchaeology and paleoenvironmental analysis. - Dr. Carolyn BoydBoydCarolynShumla Endowed Research Professor & Research Associate Professor
Office: ELA 255
Phone: 512.245.0727
Email: cb55@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Prehistoric art, iconographic analysis, hunter-gatherer archaeology, applied anthropology, Native American myth, ritual, cosmovision, and iconography - Dr. Emily BrunsonBrunsonEmilyAssociate Professor and Associate Department Chair
Email: ebrunson@txstate.edu
Office: ELA 237
Phone: 512.245.6753Primary Focus:
Cultural AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Medical anthropology, applied anthropology, service learning, qualitative methods, social network analysis, vaccination, health care access, health disparities, health policy, health communication - Dr. Nick CarterCarterNickAssistant Professor
Email: npcarter@txstate.edu
Office: ELA 258
Phone: 512.245.5680Primary focus:
ArchaeologyResearch interests:
Maya archaeology and epigraphy; international heritage management; artifact imaging; ceramic analysis; polity formation and collapse. - Mr. Adam ClarkClarkAdamSystems Support Specialist
Office: ELA 271E
Phone: 512.245.2535
Email: adam.clark@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Website, Marketing, Photography/Videography, Technical Support - Dr. Christina ConleeConleeChristinaProfessor
Email: cconlee@txstate.edu
Office: ELA 235
Phone: 512.245.6582Primary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Andean archaeology, archaeology of north-central Oregon, dynamics of complex societies, causes and consequences of collapse, foundations and relations of power, impact of imperial conquest in provincial regions, population movements, cultural boundaries, ceramic analysis, stable isotope analysis - Dr. Deborah CunninghamCunninghamDeborahLecturer
Email: deborah.cunningham@txstate.edu
Office: ELA 254
Phone: 512.245.8272Primary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Evolution of East and South African hominins, the paleobiology of Homo erectus, patterns of sexual dimorphism in Australopithecus, species boundaries in the fossil record, and the effect of obesity on the trabecular architecture of the human skeleton - Dr. Phil DeringDeringPhilAssociated Faculty
Email: pdering@msn.com
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ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Economy of Foragers, Agricultural Systems, Field Archaeology, Archaeobotany - Dr. Beth ErhartErhartBethProfessor and Department Chair
Email: berhart@txstate.edu
Office: ELA 266
Phone: 512.245.3435Primary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Primate behavior and ecology - Mr. Gerardo GaleanaGaleanaGerardoAdministrative Assistant II
Office: ELA 266
Phone: 512.245.5852
Email: gbg18@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Administrative Assistant for Graduate Programs (M.A. & Ph.D.) - Dr. Jim GarberGarberJimProfessor Emeritus | Retired
- Dr. Timothy P. GochaGochaTimothy P.Associate Director: Forensic Anthropology Center
Office: GEB
Phone: 512.245.1900
Email: tim.gocha@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological Anthropology - Dr. Neill HadderHadderNeillSenior Lecturer & Internship Coordinator
Office: ELA 241
Phone: 512.245.7961
Email: nh16@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Cultural Anthropology - Dr. Michelle D. HamiltonHamiltonMichelle D.Associate Professor and Spring 2021 PhD Program Coordinator
Office: ELA 240
Phone: 512.245.8429
Email: mh69@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, paleopathology, trauma, taphonomy, postmortem interval, dental anthropology. - Ms. Treena HeringtonHeringtonTreenaAdministrative Assistant III
Office: ELA 266
Phone: 512.245.0544
Email: th36@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Budget, Departmental Operations - Dr. Nicholas P. HerrmannHerrmannNicholas P.Professor
Office: ELA 243
Phone: 512.245.6440
Email: nph16@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Skeletal Biology, Bioarchaeology, Forensic Anthropology, Southeastern Archaeology/Bioarchaeology, Eastern Mediterranean Bioarchaeology (Greece and Cyprus) - Dr. Jodi JacobsonJacobsonJodiAssociate Director: Center for Archaeological Studies
Office: Pecos Building
Phone: 512.245.2724
Email: jodijacobson@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Archaeology - Dr. Ana JuarezJuarezAnaAssociate Professor
Office: ELA 228
Phone: 512.245.7838
Email: aj07@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Cultural AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Race and Ethnicity, Gender; Ethnohistory; Hispanic, Mexican American, Latino/a, Maya, and Latin American Studies; Cemetery and Funerary Practices; Borderlands Theory; Critical Cultural Studies; Tourism; Globalization - Dr. David KilbyKilbyDavidAssociate Professor and MA Program Coordinator
Office: ELA 247
Email: david.kilby@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
North American Paleoindians, hunter-gatherer archaeology, Southwest prehistory, the organization of lithic technology, geoarchaeology, paleoenvironments, landscape archaeology, human evolutionary ecology, Cultural Resource Management and applied archaeology. - Dr. Chris LintzLintzChrisCenter for Archaeological Studies Research Associate
Office: Pecos Building 203
Phone: 512 671-9699
Email: chrisirenelintz@gmail.comPrimary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
cultural ecology, paleoclimatic reconstruction, sedentism/mobility, primitive technologies (lithics, ceramics, bone, freshwater shell), culture contact and adaptive change, method/theory in archaeology, subsistence remains - Ms. Sophia MavroudasMavroudasSophiaCoordinator: Forensic Anthropology Center
Office: GEB
Phone: 512.245.1900
Email: sm78@txstate.edu | facts@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological Anthropology - Dr. R. Jon McGeeMcGeeR. JonProfessor
Office: ELA 262
Phone: 512.245.2474
Email: rm08@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Cultural AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Maya, anthropology of religion, culture, theory, and field research methods - Dr. Ashley McKeownMcKeownAshleySenior Lecturer and Visiting Associate Professor
Office: ELA 256
Phone: 512.245.4964
Email: ahm@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
The human skeleton - Dr. Jill PruetzPruetzJillProfessor
Office: ELA 271A
Phone: 512.245.4304
Email: pruetz@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Vervet and patas monkey socioecology focusing on the influence that food availability had on female primate competition and dominance. Assessing the presence and distribution of chimpanzees in savanna habitats in Senegal. The environmental pressures that influences ape behavior in Senegal and how such behavior differs from chimpanzees living in forested environments. - Ms. Amy ReidReidAmyCurator: Center for Archaeological Studies
Office: TRIN 120
Phone: 512.245.2724
Email: areid@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Archaeology - Dr. F. Kent ReillyReillyF. KentProfessor & Director: Center for the Arts and Symbolism in Ancient America
Office: ELA 271
Phone: 512.245.8432
Email: fr04@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Mayan and Southeastern ideological systems and epigraphy - Dr. Garth SampsonSampsonGarthAssociated Faculty | Retired
Email: cs48@txstate.edu
Primary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Palaeolithic archaeology, ethnoarchaeology of hunter-gatherers, Paleoanthropology, Quaternary palaeoecology, multidisciplinary archaeology, and spatial archaeology. - Dr. Monica Schoch-SpanaSchoch-SpanaMonicaResearch Associate Professor
Phone: 512.245.5680
Email: mschoch@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Cultural AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Culture and politics of disasters and epidemics, National security policy and history, Community resilience to extreme events, Public engagement in policy making - Mr. C. Brandon SheffieldSheffieldC. BrandonGrant Assistant
Office: ELA 271D
Phone: 512.245.7407
Email: bsheffield@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Grants, Purchasing - Dr. Heather SmithSmithHeatherAssistant Professor
Office: ELA 271B
Email: heather.smith@txstate.edu
Phone: 512.245.7862Primary Focus:
ArchaeologyResearch Interests:
Paleoindian Archaeology, Paleolithic Archaeology, Human Dispersals, Lithic Technology, Fluted Projectile Points, Geometric Morphometrics, GIS, Cultural Transmission, Evolutionary Archaeology - Dr. Kate SpradleySpradleyKateProfessor
Office: ELA 234
Phone: 512.245.6539
Email: mks@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Human biological variation, forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and quantitative methods. - Dr. Nicole TaylorTaylorNicoleAssociate Professor
Office: ELA 236
Phone: 512.245.2473
Email: ntaylor@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Cultural AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Language, gender, and identity; teasing and gossip practices; childhood obesity and body image; adolescent and emerging adult health; youth and social media; ethnographic and applied research methods; contemporary U.S. and educational research settings - Dr. Richard L. WarmsWarmsRichard L.Professor
Office: ELA 260
Phone: 512.245.2504
Email: r.warms@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Cultural AnthropologyResearch Interests:
West African economies, merchants, veterans of colonial armies, Islam in West African society, history of theory in anthropology, pedagogic methods. - Dr. Daniel J. WescottWescottDaniel J.Professor & Director: Forensic Anthropology Center
Office: ELA 239
Phone: 512.245.1945
Email: dwescott@txstate.eduPrimary Focus:
Biological AnthropologyResearch Interests:
Forensic anthropology, bone biomechanics, human skeletal variation, bioarcheaology