Dr. William L. Alexander
Department Chair & Associate Professor: Cultural Anthropology
Sartarelli Hall 1018L
910.962.2227
alexanderw@uncw.edu
Research Focus:
- Political Ecology
- Economic Anthropology
- Environmental Anthropology
- Political Economy
- Latin America (Chile, US-Mexico Border)
- Migrant Farmworkers in North Carolina
- West Africa (Cameroon)
Education:
- BS in Anthropology, University of Southern Mississippi
- MA in Anthropology, University of Arizona
- PhD in Anthropology, University of Arizona
Dr. Eleanora Reber
Professor: Archaeology
Sartarelli Hall 1018H
rebere@uncw.edu
Research Focus:
- Pottery Residue Analysis
- Archaeology of the African Diaspora in Coastal North Carolina
- Southeastern Archaeology
- Plant Domestication
- Ancient Foodways
- Rise of Complex Societies
Education:
- BS in Archaeology and Chemistry, Beloit College
- MA in Anthropology, Harvard University
- PhD in Anthropology, Harvard University
Dr. A. Midori Albert
Forensic Science Program Coordinator & Professor: Forensic Osteology
Sartarelli Hall 1018C
albertm@uncw.edu
Research Focus:
- Forensic Anthropology
- Age-related Craniofacial Morphological Variation in Face Recognition Technology
- Skeletal Age Estimation
- Bilateral Asymmetry in Growth and Maturation
Education:
- BS in Psychology, University of Florida
- MA in Anthropology, University of Florida
- PhD in Anthropology, University of Colorado-Boulder
Dr. Scott E. Simmons
Professor: Archaeology
Sartarelli Hall 1018K
simmonss@uncw.edu
Research Focus:
- Mayan Archaeology
- Archaeometallurgy
- Coastal Trade
- Political Economy
Education:
- BA in Anthropology, State University of New York-Plattsburgh
- MA in Historical Archaeology, University of Massachusetts
- PhD in Anthropology University of Colorado-Boulder
Dr. Michaela Howells
Associate Professor: Biological Anthropology
Sartarelli Hall 1018F
howellsm@uncw.edu
Research Focus:
- Reproduction
- Maternal & Child Health
- Intergenerational Effects of Stress
- Growth & Development: Human Variation
- Medical Anthropology
- Health Education
- Status Inequality
- American Samoa
- Senegal
- Indonesia
Education:
- BS in Primate Behavior & Ecology, Central Washington State University
- BA in Anthropology, Central Washington State University
- MA in Anthropology, Iowa State University
- Certificate in College Teaching, University of Colorado-Boulder
- PhD in Anthropology, University of Colorado-Boulder
Dr. Hikmet Kocamaner
Assistant Professor: Cultural Anthropology
Sartarelli Hall 1018D
kocamanerh@uncw.edu
Research Focus:
- Political Anthropology
- Anthropology of Religion
- Anthropology of Mass Media
- Middle East Anthropology
- Gender & Sexuality
- Religion & Politics
- Kinship
- Politics of the Family
- Turkey
Education:
- BA in English Language & Literature, Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey)
- MA in English Literature, Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey)
- PhD in Anthropology & Middle Eastern & North African Studies, University of Arizona
Dr. Leland Rogers
Assistant Professor: Biological Anthropology
Sartarelli Hall 1018G
rogersl@uncw.edu
Research Focus:
- Ancient DNA
- Paleogenomics
- Population Genetics
- Animal Domestication
- Central Eurasia, East Asia, Siberia
- Ancient Central Eurasia
- Ancient Population Mobility
- Mongol Culture and History
Education:
- PhD Anthropology and Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington
- MA Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington
- BA English Literature, Columbia University, New York
