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Ricardo Higelin Ponce de León

Dr. Higelin Ponce de León is an archaeologist and bioarchaeologist with over 18 years of experience in archaeological research, rescue and salvage operations, and […]

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Zareen Thomas

Zareen Thomas

Having conducted fieldwork in Columbia, Bolivia, and Denmark, Thomas is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research examines the cultural politics of youth.

Anne Nurse

Anne Nurse

With a research interest in juvenile prisons, prison reform, and child abuse, Nurse has taught a course that enrolls students from the College and the local juvenile correction facility.

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Olivia Navarro-Farr

Known for her role as co-director of the Guatemalan-U.S. El Perú- Waka’ Archaeological Project, Navarro-Farr’s research examines the role of ancient female rulers, particularly those who represent non-Western cultural traditions and are often unexplored.

Michael Miyawaki

Michael Miyawaki

A member of the Critical Mixed Race Studies Association, Miyawaki conducts research in the areas of race and ethnicity, pertaining to identity formation and inequality of Latinos and the multiracial population in the United States.

Heather Fitz Gibbon

Heather Fitz Gibbon

Fitz Gibbon is a community-based researcher with published work focusing on the definitions of motherhood in the welfare system and childcare and teaches courses in both classical and contemporary social theory.

Pam Frese

Pam Frese

Widely known for her expertise on Anglo-American life cycle rituals and American religious holidays and traditions, Frese has taught students on topics such as religion and symbolic anthropology, contemporary American society, food and cultures, and gender studies.

Setsuko Matsuzawa

Setsuko Matsuzawa

With a primary research area in environmental activism in East Asia, Matsuzawa also works with students on topics such as social movements, developmental law, and transnational/global sociology.

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Christa Craven

Craven is an interdisciplinary published scholar, teaching courses in areas of reproduction politics, ethnographic research, transnational feminisms, queer lives, and feminist teaching and learning.