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Dr. William L. Alexander Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Department Chair SH 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 of Archaeology SH 1018H (910)962-7734 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 of Forensic Osteology SH 1018C (910)962-7078 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 of Archaeology SH 1018K (910)962-3429 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 of Biological Anthropology SH 1018F (910)962-3431 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 of Cultural Anthropology SH 1018D (910)962-3705 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. Brendan Weaver Lecturer of African Diaspora Archaeology SH 1018G (910)962-3532 weaverb@uncw.edu Research website: https://pahnperu.org	Research Focus: African Diaspora Archaeology Archaeology of Slavery and Labor Historical Archaeology Archaeology of the Andes Political Aesthetics Anthropology of Memory	Education: BA in Anthropology, Western Michigan University MA in Anthropology, Western Michigan University Certificate in Ethnohistory, Western Michigan University Licentiate degree in Archaeology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Certificate in Latin American Studies, Vanderbilt University Mellon Certificate in Humanities Education PhD in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Leland Rogers Visiting Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology SH 1018A rogersl@uncw.edu
Dr. Barbara Michael Part-time Faculty of Cultural Anthropology SH 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 of Anthropology SH 1018B navarraj@uncw.edu	Research Focus: Osteology Cultural Resistance Movements	Education: BA in Anthropology, University of North Carolina Wilmington MA in Anthropology, East Carolina University
Dr. Elizabeth Penton Part-time Faculty of Cultural Anthropology pentone@uncw.edu	Research Focus: Non-western & Prehistoric Image Making Cross-cultural Aesthetics Upper Paleolithic Material Culture and Context	Education: BA in Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MA in Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PhD in Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Cynthia Bellacero Part-time Faculty of 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 of 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
Lolly J. Williams Administrative Associate williamslj@uncw.edu	Phone: 910.962.7716 Office: Sartarelli Hall 1018E Anthropology Campus Box: 5907
Ashley B. Barham Part-time Faculty of Anthropology barhama@uncw.edu
Rebecca Rodan Lawrence Part-time Faculty of Anthropology rodanr@uncw.edu
Alexander J. Garcia-Putnam Part-time Faculty of Anthropology garciaputnama@uncw.edu
Casson H. Reynolds Part-time Faculty of Forensic Science reynoldsch@uncw.edu
James C. Sabella Professor Emeritus Sabellaj@uncw.edu
Robert D. McCall Professor Emeritus mccall@uncw.edu
Patricia B. Lerch Professor Emeritus Lerch@uncw.edu

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