Staff Directory | Department of Anthropology

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Mary Jane Acuña

Research Associate of Archaeology

Bea Addis

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 342

E-mail: bea.addis@wustl.edu

Kari Allen

Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology and Neuroscience (School of Medicine)

E-mail: kari.allen@wustl.ed
Phone: 314-747-6572

Vanessa Amaya Vallejo

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Biological Anthropology

E-mail: avanessa@wustl.edu

Felix Ampadu

Lecturer in Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 334

E-mail: ampadu@wustl.edu

Mary Anderson

Administrative Coordinator

McMillan 110

E-mail: hoch@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-8801

Sewasew Assefa

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 318

E-mail: sewasew@wustl.edu

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Sarah Baitzel

Assistant Professor of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 205

E-mail: sbaitzel@wustl.edu

Amy Bauernfeind

Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Anthropology

3820 North Building (Med Campus)

E-mail: bauernfeinda@pcg.wustl.edu
Phone: 314-747-6566

John Baugh

Professor of Psychology, Anthropology, Education, English, Linguistics, and African and African-American Studies

McMillan Hall 243

E-mail: jbaugh@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5960

Olivia Baumgartel

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: baumgartel@wustl.edu
Advisor: T.R. Kidder

Sarah Baumgarten

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall B13

E-mail: sbaumgarten@wustl.edu

Lois Beck

Professor Emerita of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 340

E-mail: lbeck@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5290

Luis Bejar Luksic

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: b.luisfernando@wustl.edu

Megan Belcher

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 306

E-mail: b.megan@wustl.edu

Jack Berner

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 309

E-mail: berner.j@wustl.edu

Bridget Bey

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 318

E-mail: bbey@wustl.edu

Giovanna Bonadonna

Postdoctoral Research Associate of Biological Anthropology

MCMILLAN HALL 126

E-mail: giovanna@wustl.edu

Joseph Bosco

Research Associate

E-mail: josephbosco@wustl.edu

John Bowen

Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts & Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 133

E-mail: jbowen@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5680

Pascal Boyer

Henry Luce Professor of Collective and Individual Memory
Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and Psychology

Psychology Building 412D

E-mail: pboyer@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-4739

David Browman

Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Archaeology
Professor Emeritus of Archaeology

E-mail: dlbrowma@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5231

Jane Buikstra

Professor at Arizona State University

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Robert Canfield

Professor Emeritus of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: canfrobt@wustl.edu

Maddalena Canna

Assistant Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 336

E-mail: cannam@wustl.edu

Pedro C. Cavalcanti

Professor Emeritus of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: pcucaval@wustl.edu
Phone: 55-21-2539-4666

James Cheverud

Professor Emeritus of Physical Anthropology and the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

E-mail: jcheverud@luc.edu
Phone: 773-508-3681

Geoff Childs

Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 328

E-mail: gchilds@wustl.edu

Karen Chura Cussi

Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: c.yhovanakaren@wustl.edu

Erin Coleman

Coordinator for Undergraduate Studies

McMillan Hall 105

E-mail: colemane@wustl.edu

Philesha Colquitt

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 337

E-mail: c.philesha@wustl.edu

Glenn Conroy

Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology
Professor of the Department of Neuroscience

E-mail: conroyg@wustl.edu

Kathleen Cook

Research Associate

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Talia Dan-Cohen

Associate Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology
Associate Director of the Center for the Humanities

McMillan Hall 201

E-mail: tdan-cohen@wustl.edu

Lukas Daniels

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 344

E-mail: d.lukas@wustl.edu

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Tomas de Oliveira

Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: d.tomas@wustl.edu

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Mikky Deimeke

Faculty Assistant

McMillan Hall 131A

E-mail: deimeke@wustl.edu

Paige DeVos

Graduate Student of Archaeology

E-mail: d.paige@wustl.edu

Julien Di Giovanni

Graduate Student in Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 309

E-mail: digiovanni@wustl.edu
Advisor: Crickette Sanz

Lucia Diaz

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 318

E-mail: ldiaz@wustl.edu

Qimeng Duan

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: d.qimeng@wustl.edu

Rebecca Dudley

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: rebecca.a.dudley@wustl.edu

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Jen Everhart

Faculty Assistant

McMillan Hall 124

E-mail: jennifer.everhart@wustl.edu

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Gloria Fall

Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: fall@wustl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Lester

Michael Frachetti

Professor of Archaeology

McMillan Hall S102 (east tower)

E-mail: frachetti@wustl.edu

David Freidel

Professor Emeritus of Archaeology

McMillan Hall S103 (east tower)

E-mail: dfreidel@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-3861

Gayle Fritz

Professor Emerita of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 131A

E-mail: gjfritz@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5252

Eva-Mercè Fuentes

Graduate Student in Biological Anthropology

E-mail: e.a.fuentes@wustl.edu
Advisor: Cody Prang

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Jacqueline Garnett

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 344

E-mail: j.garnett@wustl.edu

Zoe Geyman

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: zgeyman@wustl.edu

Tashi Ghale

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: tashitsering.g@wustl.edu

Theresa Gildner

Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 128

E-mail: gildner@wustl.edu

Enrique Gomez

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 305

E-mail: egomezgomez@wustl.edu

Bret Gustafson

Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 332

E-mail: gustafson@wustl.edu

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Mana Hayashi Tang

McMillan Hall 344

E-mail: mana@wustl.edu

Charles Hildebolt

Professor Emeritus of Radiology at Washington University Medical School

E-mail: hildeboltc@wustl.edu

Eva Hoffman

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: e.hoffman@wustl.edu

Rose Hores

Lecturer in Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 118A

E-mail: hores@wustl.edu

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John Daniel Ibembe

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 342

E-mail: i.johndaniel@wustl.edu

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Anna Jacobsen

Director of Anthropology’s Medicine and Society Program
Senior Lecturer in Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall S101

E-mail: aljacobs@wustl.edu

Han Jiang

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: h.jiang1@wustl.edu

Stephania Jimenez Castro

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 320

E-mail: j.stephania@wustl.edu

Mirae Jo

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: j.mirae@wustl.edu

AJ Jones

Assistant Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology
Assistant Director of Anthropology’s Medicine and Society Program

McMillan 326

E-mail: jaudrey@wustl.edu

Kathryn Judson

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

E-mail: kjudson@wustl.edu

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John E. Kelly

Senior Lecturer in Archaeology

E-mail: jkelly@wustl.edu

Lucretia Kelly

Research Associate

E-mail: lkelly@wustl.edu

Tristram R. Kidder

Edward S. and Tedi Macias Professor
Professor of Anthropology
Professor of Environmental Studies

McMillan Hall 120

E-mail: trkidder@wustl.edu

Kari Kirk

Anthropology Business Manager

McMillan Hall 103

E-mail: karikirk@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5346

Riley Kloostra

Faculty Assistant

McMillan Hall 100

E-mail: rileyk@wustl.edu

Matthew Knisley

Postdoctoral Research Associate of Archaeology

McMillan Hall Post Doctoral Office

E-mail: mcknisley@wustl.edu

Rachel Kuzma

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 304

E-mail: rkuzma@wustl.edu

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Tianmeng Lan

Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: l.tianmeng@wustl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Lester

Mary Larkum

Faculty Assistant

McMillan Hall 104

E-mail: marylarkum@wustl.edu

Rebecca Lester

Chair and Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 111

E-mail: rjlester@wustl.edu

Ziyan Li

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: liziyan@wustl.edu
Advisor: Xinyi Liu

Chia Yu Lien

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 308

E-mail: chiayu.lien@wustl.edu

Xinyi Liu

Associate Professor of Archaeology
Associate Chair of Anthropology

McMillan Hall 118

E-mail: liuxinyi@wustl.edu

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Luisa Madrigal Marroquín

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: luisam@wustl.edu

Julia Maki

Research Associate

Lauren Malone

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: l.h.malone@wustl.edu
Advisor: Helina Woldekiros

Annalise Mangone

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: amangone@wustl.edu

Fiona Marshall

James W. and Jean L. Davis Professor in Arts and Sciences
Professor Emerita of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 204

E-mail: fmarshal@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5181

Nikki Mason

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

E-mail: mason.v@wustl.edu

Monica McDonald

Research Associate of Biological Anthropology

E-mail: mmcdonald@stlzoo.org

Philip McElmurray

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

MCMILLAN HALL 305

E-mail: pmcelmurray@wustl.edu

Silver McKie

Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: s.mckie@wustl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Lester

Patricia Mendoza

Postdoctoral Research Associate of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 322

E-mail: mendoza.p@wustl.edu

Ann Merkle

Graduate Student of Archaeology

E-mail: ammerkle@wustl.edu

Krista Milich

Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 116

E-mail: krista.milich@wustl.edu

David Morgan

Research Associate

McMillan Hall 338

E-mail: dmorgan22@wustl.edu

Natalie Mueller

Assistant Professor of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 121

E-mail: ngmueller@wustl.edu

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Katherine Nemeth

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 317

E-mail: k.l.nemeth@wustl.edu

Annika Nilsson

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 301

E-mail: atnilsson@wustl.edu

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Kyle G. Olson

Lecturer in Archaeology

McMillan Hall 122A

E-mail: kyleo@wustl.edu

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Leslie Paige

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 342

E-mail: leslie.p@wustl.edu

Yining Pan

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 311

E-mail: p.yining@wustl.edu

Shanti Parikh

Chair of African and African-American Studies
Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and of African and African-American Studies

McMillan Hall 224

E-mail: shanti.parikh@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-8755

Ilaria Patania

Assistant Professor of Archaeology

E-mail: ilariap@wustl.edu

Sarah Peck

Coordinator for Graduate Studies

McMillan 107

E-mail: pecks@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-7770

Elaine Peña

Professor of Performing Arts, American Culture Studies, and Anthropology
Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2)

Mallinckrodt, 315

E-mail: penae@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5885

Jane Phillips-Conroy

Professor Emerita of Biological Anthropology
Professor of the Department of Neuroscience

E-mail: baboon@pcg.wustl.edu

Thomas Cody Prang

Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 119

E-mail: prang@wustl.edu

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E.A. Quinn

Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 102

E-mail: equinn@wustl.edu

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Jill Richardson

Lecturer in Sociocultural Anthropology
Biodiversity Fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative

McMillan 347

E-mail: rjill@wustl.edu

Melissa Ritchey

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 302

E-mail: mmritchey@wustl.edu

Arturo Rivera

Anthropology Collections Manager

McMillan Hall 120A

E-mail: arturof@wustl.edu

Scott Ross

Lecturer in Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan 357

E-mail: ross.s@wustl.edu

Deborah Ruscillo

Research Associate
Director: Program for Regional Investigations of Sustainability in Messenia (PRISM) Assistant Director: Iklaina Archaeological Project

E-mail: druscill@wustl.edu

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Alexandra Sacco

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

E-mail: alexandra.sacco@wustl.edu

Crickette Sanz

James W. and Jean L. Davis Professor in Arts and Sciences
Professor of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall S103

E-mail: csanz@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5252

Carolyn Sargent

Professor Emerita of Sociocultural Anthropology and of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Affiliate)

E-mail: carolynsargent@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5252

Yeganeh Sekhavati

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 302

E-mail: ysekhavati@wustl.edu

Jen Seright

Administrative Assistant II

McMillan 112

Phone: 314-935-5252

Elizabeth Sharkey

Graduate Student in Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 320

E-mail: e.sharkey@wustl.edu
Advisor: Crickette Sanz

Richard Smith

Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor
Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 131

E-mail: rjsmith@wustl.edu

Bradley Stoner

Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociocultural Anthropology and of Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine (School of Medicine)

McMillan Hall 109

E-mail: bstoner@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-5673; 314-454-8354 (Medical School)

David Strait

Professor of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 122

E-mail: dstrait@wustl.edu

Kai Su

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 307

E-mail: sukai@wustl.edu

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Zhuldyz Tashmanbetova

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 306

E-mail: zhuldyz.tashmanbetova@wustl.edu

Jade Thomas

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 313

E-mail: j.b.thomas@wustl.edu

Erik Trinkaus

Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Physical Anthropology

E-mail: trinkaus@wustl.edu

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Zeles Vargas

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 303

E-mail: zelesvargas@wustl.edu

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Jacqueline Wagner

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 301

E-mail: jmwagner@wustl.edu

L. Lewis Wall

Selina Okin Kim Conner Professor in Arts and Sciences for Medical Anthropology
Professor Emeritus of Sociocultural Anthropology and of Obstetrics and Gynecology (School of Medicine)

McMillan Hall 324

E-mail: walll@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-8159

Tsering Wangmo

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 311

E-mail: t.wangmo@wustl.edu

Patty Jo Watson

Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Archaeology

James Wertsch

David R. Francis Distinguished Professor
Director Emeritus of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy Professor Emeritus of Sociocultural Anthropology Professor Emeritus of Global Studies

McMillan Hall 348

E-mail: jwertsch@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-9015

Lauren Wiseman-Jones

Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 344

E-mail: l.m.wiseman-jones@wustl.edu

Helina Woldekiros

Assistant Professor of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 206

E-mail: hswoldek@wustl.edu

Ember Wolf

Graduate Student in Biological Anthropology

E-mail: e.wolf@wustl.edu

Anna Wood

Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: anna.wood@wustl.edu
Advisor: Shanti Parikh

Emily Wroblewski

Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology

McMillan Hall 109

E-mail: emily.wroblewski@wustl.edu

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Teresa Xu

Graduate Student in Archaeology

E-mail: baumgartel@wustl.edu
Advisor: T.R. Kidder

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Seok Joo Youn

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

E-mail: s.youn@wustl.edu

Christina Youngpeter

Graduate Student of Archaeology

McMillan Hall 320

E-mail: c.emery@wustl.edu

Robyn Yzelman

Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

McMillan Hall 302

E-mail: r.c.yzelman@wustl.edu