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I am a biological anthropologist with a background in bioarchaeology, which is the archaeology of human remains. I teach Bones, Stones & Human Evolution: Introduction to Biological Anthropology, and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, as well as Buried Cities & Lost Tribes: Old World and New World. My research interests include human osteology and human paleopathology (diseases in the past), and I have conducted lab work on human remains from Africa and fieldwork on human remains from France.
I teach both versions of the Buried Cities and Lost Tribes courses as well the Bones, Stones and Human Evolution. Ever since 1997, I have had a strong interest in understanding modern China and serve as the MCC China Study Abroad Coordinator. I am responsible for writing a large portion of what is on the Anthro@MCC web site on archaeology and world prehistory. I am interested in sustainability and global education. (My Web Page)
I am an archaeologist and have conducted most of my fieldwork primarily on sites in the American Southwest. My current area of interest is in global issues and sustainability of societies. I teach Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World and New World, Anthropology Goes to the Movies, and, periodically, Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology. I also am one of the coordinators of the Global Citizenship Academic Certificate. I have taught the Buried Cities class in Ireland as part of a Study Abroad program, and in 2007 plan to teach an Archaeological Field Methods summer class in Ireland. This year I am part of a group of faculty and staff exploring what global learning means and how we can expand our knowledge and understanding of global issues in the classroom and across our campus.
I specialize and teach courses in cultural anthropology. My research experience has been with American Indians here in the Southwest. I teach the following classes: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Ethnic Relations in the United States, Magic, Witchcraft and Healing - an Introduction to Comparative Religion, and Indians of the Southwest.