Archaeology
Research Interests
- Archaeology of Northeastern North America
- Origins of Agriculture
- Ceramic Ecology
- Native American History
- Heritage Studies
- Cultural Resource Management
William H. Isbell
Research Interests
- Anthropology and archaeology of the Americas
- Andean prehistory
- ancient cultures of Peru and Bolivia
- Wari and the Central Andean middle horizon
Sebastien C.P. Lacombe
Research Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Archaeopetrography
- lithic analysis and sourcing
- landscape archaeology
- experimental archaeology
- CRM
- Prehistoric Europe
Research Interests
- Paleoethnobotany
- Landscape archaeology in the Andes Mountains of South America
Carl P. Lipo
Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Programs; Environmental Studies Program Director; Sustainable Communities Program Advisor
Anthropology
Randall H. McGuire
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Archaeology
- social theory
- historical archaeology
- US Southwest
- Northern Mexico
Research Interests
- Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
- Comparative Studies of Societal Collapse and Recovery
- Frontiers and Early Complexity
- Social Dynamics of Urban Landscapes
- Collective Memory
- GIS and Spatial Analysis
Research Interests
- Zooarchaeology
- Near Eastern Archaeology
Matthew Sanger
Assistant Professor; MAPA Program Director
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Archaeology of the Southeast United States
- Emergent Complexity in Hunter-Gatherer Groups
- Geophysical Surveys and Aerial Imaging
- Ceramic Analyses
- Public Engagement and Indigenous
Kathleen A. Sterling
Associate Professor, DGS
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Lithic analysis
- feminism and gender
- communities of practice
- sociopolitics of archaeology
- ethics of archaeology
- Prehistoric Europe
Research Interests
- Southwest United States
- Landscape, place, and space
- Social theory
- Phenomenology, materiality, and representation
- Historical archaeology
Nina M. Versaggi
Director of the Public Archaeology Facility; Associate Professor of Anthropology
Public Archaeology Facility
Research Interests
- Cultural Resource Management
- Northeastern U.S. Archaeology
- Hunter-Gatherer Land Use Patterns
- American Battlefield Archaeology
- Native American Consultations
Biological Anthropology
Research Interests
- Forensic anthropology
- Population-specific standards
- Age-at-death estimation
- Trauma analysis
- Prehistoric and historic health; stress; and well-being
- Latin America; Caribbean; Europe
- Bioarchaeology; Paleopathology
- North Africa
- North America
- Ancestry & social race
Ralph M. Garruto
Professor/Director, BU Biospecimen Archive Facility
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Biomedical anthropology and neurosciences
Gary D. James
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor; Director, Graduate Program in Biomedical Anthropology
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Human population biology
- Chronic disease and stress/allostasis
- human adaptability/human ecology
- cardiovascular disease and hypertension in women
- biostatistics
Michael A. Little
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Biological anthropology
- adaptation
- history
- Andes
- East Africa
Research Interests
- Molecular anthropology
- forensic genetics
- malaria
- epidemiology; Melonesia
- Micronesia
Research Interests
- Human genetics
Rolf Quam
Undergraduate Director; Associate Professor
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Paleoanthropology
Katherine Wander
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Epidemiology and Global Health
- infectious disease ecology
- immune function
- growth and development
- nutrition
- female circumcision
- East Africa
- West Africa
Linguistic Anthropology
Douglas J. Glick
Associate Professor; Program Director
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Linguistic anthropology
- semiotics
- mass media
Research Interests
- Intimacy in Interaction
- Language use in Ethnomedical Encounters & Political Speeches
- Oral Narratives as Discursive Practices
- Racialized Language in Everyday Conversation
- Spatiotemporal Relations (Chronotope)
Sociocultural Anthropology
Research Interests
- Feminist anthropology
- sexuality studies
- queer theory
- postcolonial theory
- nationalism
- modernity
- Oceania/Pacific
Research Interests
- Anthropology and Development
- Political Ecology
- Consumption
- Urban Anthropology
- Borders
- Globalization
- Latin America
Douglas R. Holmes
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology
Anthropology
Research Interests
- Environment
- science and technology studies
- semiotics
- material culture
- North America
- United Kingdom
Research Interests
- Political anthropology
- international borders
- European integration
- National identity and nationalism
- Ethnicity and ethnic conflict
Research Interests
- Critical Medical Anthropology
- Science and Technology Studies
- Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
- Disability Studies
- Global Social Theory
- The Biology of Everyday Life
