Anthropology

Les Field, Chair
Department of Anthropology, Room 240
MSC01 1040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-4524, FAX: (505) 277-0875

Distinguished Professors
Patricia L. Crown, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Jane B. Lancaster, Ph,D., University of California (Berkeley)

Professors
James L. Boone, Ph.D., State University of New York (Binghamton)
James E. Dixon, Ph.D., Brown University
Les W. Field, Ph.D., Duke University
Michael W. Graves, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Hillard S. Kaplan, Ph.D., University of Utah
Jeffrey Long, Ph.D., University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
Keith Prufer, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Wirt H. Wills, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Associate Professors
Ronda Brulotte, Ph.D., University of Texas (Austin)
Erin Debenpport, Ph.D., University of Chicago
David W. Dinwoodie, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Heather Edgar, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Frances M. Hayashida, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Bruce Huckell, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Keith L. Hunley, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Martin Muller, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Sherry Nelson, Ph.D., Harvard University
Suzanne R. Oakdale, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Osbjorn M. Pearson, Ph.D., State University of New York (Stony Brook)

Assistant Professors
Emily Jones, Ph.D., University of Washington
Siobhan Mattison, Ph.D., University of Washington
Lindsay Smith, Ph.D., Harvard University
Melissa Emery Thompson, Ph.D., Harvard University
Loa Traxler, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Cristobal Valencia, Ph.D., University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Professors Emeriti
Anita L. Alvarado, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Richard A. Barrett, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Garth L. Bawden, Ph.D., Harvard University
Lewis R. Binford, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Philip K. Bock, Ph.D., Harvard University
Richard C. Chapman, Ph.D., University of New Mexico (Research)
James E. Dixon, Ph,D., Brown University
Steven Feld, Ph.D., Indiana University
Larry P. Gorbet, Ph.D., University of California (San Diego)
Patrick F. Hogan, Ph.D., Washington State (Research)
Louise A. Lamphere, Ph.D., Harvard University
Carole Nagengast, Ph.D., University of California (Irvine)
Ann F. Ramenofsky, Ph.D., University of Washington
J. Stanley Rhine, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Sylvia Rodriguez, Ph.D., Stanford University
Mari Lyn Salvador, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
Karl H. Schwerin, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
James M. Sebring, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Beverly R. Singer, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Lawrence G. Straus, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Marta Weigle, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Introduction

Our educational program is based on the premise that Anthropology more than any other discipline provides insights into who we are, how we became this way, and what our future might be. The more students understand about both the past and current nature of biological and cultural diversity, the better able they are to cope with complex problems and make meaningful contributions to society locally, nationally and internationally. Whether undergraduates choose to pursue graduate training in anthropology or some other field, or move directly into the workforce, we seek to provide them with a broad education by offering large and small lecture classes and a variety of laboratories and field classes across the concentrations of anthropology. Our graduate degrees prepare students to follow either academic or applied careers in Anthropology.