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Department of Anthropology College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies

Meet Us

Anthropology Staff

Department Chair, Liam Murphy, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Tue. 10:30 am-12:00 noon
  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural Anthropology

Administrative Support Coordinator II

Support for Faculty - Ana Gutierrez

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Administrative Support Coordinator I

Student Services, Forms, and General Customer Support

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Full-Time Faculty

Data Dea Barata, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Thurs. 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural Anthropology

C. Adam Berrey, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Tue./Thurs. 10:15 am - 11:45 am (In-person and/or by appointment)
  • Specialty & Interests: Archaeology

Rachel Flamenbaum, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours:
    Tues./Thurs. noon - 1 p.m.
    Wed. noon - 2 p.m. Zoom (via Zoom ONLY)
  • Specialty & Interests: Linguistic anthropology—digital literacies; AI; language, technology, & identity; language ideologies; language socialization; silence; codeswitching; Ghana/West Africa, US

Jacob Fisher, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Tue./Thurs. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (or by appointment)
  • Specialty & Interests: Archaeology

Samantha Hens, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Unavailable - FALL 2026 & SPRING 2027
  • Specialty & Interests: Biological Anthropology

Yahaira Núñez-Cortés, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm (and by appointment or via Zoom)
  • Specialty & Interests: Central American archaeology, Postclassic Mesoamerica, social complexity, household archaeology, economic inequality, crafting and exchange, diet and mobility.

Megan Raschig, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Unavailable - FALL 2026
  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural/Medical Anthropology

Clara Scarry, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: T/TH 9:30 am - 10:30 am (In-person)
  • Specialty & Interests: Biological Anthropology

Nandini Singh, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm (Email to schedule In-person and/or via Zoom appointment)
  • Specialty & Interests: Biological Anthropology

Nathan Stevens, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Unavailable - FALL 2026
  • Specialty & Interests: Archaeology

Roger Sullivan, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Tue./Thurs. 10:30 am - 12:00 noon (In-person or by appointment)
  • Specialty & Interests: Biological Anthropology

Raghuraman Trichur, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Email for In-person or Zoom appointment
  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural Anthropology

Michael Walker, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 10:30 a.m. - noon
  • Specialty & Interests: Cultural Anthropology

David Zeanah, Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours: Unavailable - FALL 2026
  • Specialty & Interests: Archaeology

Joyhanna Jung Yoo Ph.D.

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  • Office Hours:
    Wed. 3 - 4 p.m.
    Thurs. 10 - 10:30 a.m. Zoom (Email to Schedule Appointment (Zoom))
  • Specialty & Interests: Linguistic Anthropology

Part-Time Faculty

Ahmed Correa Alvarez

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology

Annie Laurie Norris

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  • Office Hours: Tue./Thurs. 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm & Wed. 12:00 noon - 12:45 pm (Office Hours available In-person or by appointment)
  • Specialty & Interests: Teaching Associate, Biological Anthropology

Carlos Torres

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  • Office Hours:
    Mon./Wed. 9 - 10 a.m.
    Fri. 9 - 11 a.m. Zoom (Schedule appointment via Google Doc link from Instructor)
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology

Cassandra Gilmore

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  • Location: Online (M/W: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm; email to book appt.); Del Norte (DLN) 2012 (T/TH: 4:!5 pm - 5 pm; In-person)
  • Phone: (916) 278-6022
  • Office Hours:
    Mon./Wed. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Zoom (Email for Zoom link or appointment)
    Tues./Thurs. 4:15 - 5 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Biological Anthropology

Clovis Karam

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  • Office Hours: Tue. 8:00 am-9:00 am (in-person or via Zoom)
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology

James Crandall

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 9:30 am - 11:00 am (via Zoom, email for appointment link); Tue./Thurs. 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm (In-person, ALP 233)
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Archaeology

Janel Thompson

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Biological Anthropology

Jennifer Reynolds

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  • Office Hours: Tue. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Online via Zoom by appointment only)
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology

John Ostermiller

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology

Marc Abramiuk

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 11:00 am - 12:00 noon (online only (i.e. thru email) OR via Zoom by request)
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Archaeology

Michelle Roberts

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  • Office Hours: Tues. 5:15 - 6:45 p.m. Zoom (Email the instructor for Zoom link)
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology

Monique Fortunato

*Actual Office Hours: Wed. 3:00 pm - 5:15 pm (via Zoom link below)

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  • Office Hours: Wed. 3 - 5 p.m. Zoom
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Biological Anthropology

Tamara Cheshire

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  • Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 9:00 am - 10:00 am (by appointment via Zoom, email for appt. link)
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology

Serena Williams

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  • Office Hours: T 7:00 pm - 7:45 am (via Zoom; email to schedule appointment))
  • Specialty & Interests: Lecturer, Linguistic Anthropology

Archaeological Curation Facility & Anthropology Museum Staff

Karen Dively

Collections Manager

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Total Members: 33