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Faculty & Staff

Anthropology Faculty & Staff

William L. Alexander

William L. Alexander

Department Chair
Sartarelli Hall 1018L
Hikmet Kocamaner

Hikmet Kocamaner

Associate Professor
Sartarelli Hall 1018D
Caroline E Owens

Caroline E Owens

Assistant Professor
Sartarelli Hall
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Eleanora A. Reber

Professor
Sartarelli Hall 1018H
Leland L Rogers

Leland L Rogers

Assistant Professor
Sartarelli Hall 1018F
Scott Simmons

Scott Simmons

Professor
Sartarelli Hall 1018K
Lolly J. Williams

Lolly J. Williams

Administrative Associate
Sartarelli Hall 1018E

Dr. Barbara Michael

Part-Time Faculty: Cultural Anthropology

Sartarelli Hall 1018B
michaelb@uncw.edu

Research Focus:

  • Middle East Anthropology
  • Pastoralists/Nomads
  • Visual Anthropology
  • Economic Anthropology
  • Traditional Medicine
  • Museums

Education:

  • BA in Anthropology, University of Oklahoma
  • MLS, Library Science, University of Oklahoma
  • MA in Anthropology, University of Oklahoma
  • PhD in Anthropology, University of Kansas
  • Certificate in Documentary Film, Duke University

John Navarra

Part-Time Faculty: Anthropology

Sartarelli Hall 1018B
navarraj@uncw.edu

Research Focus:

  • Archaeology
  • Osteology

Education:

  • BA in Anthropology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • MA in Anthropology, East Carolina University

Dr. Cynthia Bellacero

Part-Time Faculty: Archaeology

bellaceroc@uncw.edu

Research Focus:

  • Mesoamerican Archaeology
  • Archaeobotany
  • Underwater Archaeology
  • Historic Archaeology

Education:

  • BA in Anthropology, East Carolina University
  • MA in Anthropology, East Carolina University
  • PhD in Anthropology, Florida State University

Melissa Torpey

Part-Time Faculty: Forensic Science

torpeym@uncw.edu

Research Focus:

  • Forensic Anthropology
  • Skeletal Age Estimation
  • Human Identification Techniques

Education:

  • BA in Anthropology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • MS in Forensic Anthropology, Michigan State University

Casson H. Reynolds

Part-Time Faculty: Forensic Science

reynoldsch@uncw.edu


Dr. Lesley Daspit

Part-Time Faculty: Cultural Anthropology

despitl@uncw.edu


Dr. Kathryn Bailey

Part-Time Faculty: Anthropology

baileyk@uncw.edu


 

Robert D. Mccall

Professor Emeritus

mccall@uncw.edu


Patricia B. Lerch

Professor Emeritus

lerch@uncw.edu

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Anthropology Faculty

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