Our People

Mary Jane Acuña

• Research Associate of Archaeology

Bea Addis

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• 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

• E-mail: ampadu@wustl.edu

Mary Anderson

• Administrative Coordinator

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

Sewasew Assefa

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: sewasew@wustl.edu

Sarah Baitzel

• ​Associate Professor of Archaeology

• E-mail: sbaitzel@wustl.edu

Amy Bauernfeind

• Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Anthropology

• 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

• 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

• E-mail: sbaumgarten@wustl.edu

​Lois Beck

• ​Professor Emerita of Sociocultural Anthropology

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

Megan Belcher

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: b.megan@wustl.edu

Jack Berner

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: berner.j@wustl.edu

Bridget Bey

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: bbey@wustl.edu

Giovanna Bonadonna

• Postdoctoral Research Associate of Biological Anthropology

• 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

• 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​

• 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

Robert Canfield

• Professor Emeritus of Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: canfrobt@wustl.edu

Maddalena Canna

• Assistant Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

• 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

• 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

• E-mail: colemane@wustl.edu

Philesha Colquitt

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• 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

Patrick Daly

• Staff Scientist (Societal Resilience and Sustainability)

​Talia Dan-Cohen

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

• E-mail: tdan-cohen@wustl.edu

Lukas Daniels

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: d.lukas@wustl.edu

Tomas de Oliveira

• Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: d.tomas@wustl.edu

Mikky Deimeke

• Faculty Assistant

• 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

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

Lucia Diaz

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• 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

Jen Everhart

• Faculty Assistant

• E-mail: jennifer.everhart@wustl.edu

Gloria Fall

• Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

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

​Michael Frachetti

• Professor of Archaeology
• Co-director of the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures

• E-mail: frachetti@wustl.edu

​David Freidel

• Professor Emeritus of Archaeology​

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

​Gayle Fritz

• ​Professor Emerita of Archaeology

• 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

Jacqueline Garnett

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• 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

• E-mail: gildner@wustl.edu

Enrique Gomez

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: egomezgomez@wustl.edu

Bret​ Gustafson

• Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: gustafson@wustl.edu

Mana Hayashi Tang

• 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

• E-mail: hores@wustl.edu

John Daniel Ibembe

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: i.johndaniel@wustl.edu

Anna Jacobsen

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

• 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

• 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

• E-mail: jaudrey@wustl.edu

Kathryn Judson

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: kjudson@wustl.edu

Lucretia Kelly

• Research Associate

• E-mail: lkelly@wustl.edu

John E. Kelly

• Senior Lecturer in Archaeology

• E-mail: jkelly@wustl.edu

​Tristram R. Kidder

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

• E-mail: trkidder@wustl.edu

Kari Kirk

• Anthropology Business Manager

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

Riley Kloostra

• Faculty Assistant

• E-mail: rileyk@wustl.edu

Matthew Knisley

• Postdoctoral Research Associate of Archaeology

• E-mail: mcknisley@wustl.edu

Rachel Kuzma

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: rkuzma@wustl.edu

Tianmeng Lan

• Graduate Student in Sociocultural Anthropology

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

Rebecca​ Lester

• Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology
• Assistant Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs and Diversity

• 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

• E-mail: chiayu.lien@wustl.edu

​Xinyi Liu

• ​Associate Professor of Archaeology
• Associate Chair of Anthropology

• E-mail: liuxinyi@wustl.edu

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

• 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

• 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

• E-mail: mendoza.p@wustl.edu

Ann Merkle

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: ammerkle@wustl.edu

Krista Milich

• Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: krista.milich@wustl.edu

David Morgan

• Research Associate

• E-mail: dmorgan22@wustl.edu

Natalie Mueller

• ​Assistant Professor of Archaeology

• E-mail: ngmueller@wustl.edu

Katherine Nemeth

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: k.l.nemeth@wustl.edu

Annika Nilsson

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: atnilsson@wustl.edu

Kyle G. Olson

• Lecturer in Archaeology

• E-mail: kyleo@wustl.edu

Leslie Paige

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: leslie.p@wustl.edu

Yining Pan

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• E-mail: prang@wustl.edu

​E.A. Quinn​

• ​Associate Professor of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: equinn@wustl.edu

Jill Richardson

• Lecturer in Sociocultural Anthropology
• Biodiversity Fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative

• E-mail: rjill@wustl.edu

Melissa Ritchey

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: mmritchey@wustl.edu

Arturo Rivera

• Anthropology Collections Manager

• E-mail: arturof@wustl.edu

Scott Ross

• Lecturer in Sociocultural Anthropology

• 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

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
• Chair and Professor of Biological Anthropology

• 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

• E-mail: ysekhavati@wustl.edu

Jen Seright

• Administrative Assistant II

• Phone: 314-935-5252

Elizabeth Sharkey

• Graduate Student in Biological Anthropology

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

​Richard Smith

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

• E-mail: rjsmith@wustl.edu

​Bradley Stoner​

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

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

​David Strait​

• ​Professor of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: dstrait@wustl.edu

Kai Su

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: sukai@wustl.edu

Zhuldyz Tashmanbetova

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: zhuldyz.tashmanbetova@wustl.edu

Jade Thomas

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• 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

Zeles Vargas

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: zelesvargas@wustl.edu

Jacqueline Wagner

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• 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)

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

Tsering Wangmo

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• 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

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

Lauren Wiseman-Jones

• Graduate Student of Biological Anthropology

• E-mail: l.m.wiseman-jones@wustl.edu

Helina Woldekiros

• Associate Professor of Archaeology

• 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

• E-mail: emily.wroblewski@wustl.edu

Teresa Xu

• Graduate Student in Archaeology

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

Seok Joo Youn

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: s.youn@wustl.edu

Christina Youngpeter

• Graduate Student of Archaeology

• E-mail: c.emery@wustl.edu

Robyn Yzelman

• Graduate Student of Sociocultural Anthropology

• E-mail: r.c.yzelman@wustl.edu