Anthropology & Geography Faculty

Anthropology & Geography Faculty

LOCATION

The Department of Anthropology & Geography is housed in Beatrice McDonald Hall (BMH), at the west end of 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Anchorage campus. The departmental office is located on the second floor in Room 231.

MAILING ADDRESS
Department of Anthropology & Geography 
3211 Providence Drive
蘑菇视频
Anchorage, AK 99508

Full-time Faculty

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Kristen Ogilvie
Associate Professor of Anthropology
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Professor of Geography & Department Chair
(907) 786-1765
BMH 206
Harrod
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Graduate Coordinator
BMH 209
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Gerad Smith
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
(907) 786-1568
BMH 203
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Museum & Community Engagement Coordinator
Prince William Sound College
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Kenai Peninsula College
adunstan@alaska.edu
(907) 262-0345

 

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Kent Spiers
Term Assistant Professor of Anthropology
kgspiers@alaska.edu
805-538-6949
BMH 212
 
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Delaney Mitchell

dcmitchell2@alaska.edu
(907) 786-6849
BMH 204

 

 

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Assistant Professor of Anthropology
(907) 786-6854
BMH 205
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Mallory Anctil
Term Assistant Professor of Anthropology
mjfisher@alaska.edu
(907) 786-6847
BMH 204

 

Associated Faculty in Other 蘑菇视频 Departments


Associate Professor of Public Policy
Institute for Social and Economic Research
mlowe@alaska.edu
(907) 786-6534

Assistant Professor of Alutiiq Studies
Kodiak College
epeufemio@alaska.edu
(907) 486-1276
Travis Hedwig
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
College of Health
Britteny Howell
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
College of Health
bmhowell2@alaska.edu
(907) 786-6565
Ruby Fried
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies
rlfried@alaska.edu
(907) 786-6517
 
 

Affiliate Faculty

Aron Crowell
Alaska Director (Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institute)
Clare Dannenberg
Affiliate Associate Professor
Sally Carraher
Affiliate Associate Professor
(907) 786-1568
sfcarraher@gmail.com
Michael Livingston
Cultural Heritage Specialist, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association

Adjunct Faculty

Rachel Mason
Roy Mitchell
Tamara Holman
Mallory Anctil
Elizabeth Anaya
Rebecca Lambourn
 

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Blue, Research Fellow

Blue serves in a variety of functions in the Department of Anthropology & Geography. His research interests include substantial content in each of anthropology鈥檚 four subfields. As a barkaeologist, his work lies mainly in informing our understanding of the human-canid relationship in the early Holocene, but he also retains a keen interest in coprolite research, particularly of canine artifacts. Osteological work is central to Blue鈥檚 bio-anthropological work, extending into zooarchaeology, given the breadth of his finds, which continues to amaze the department. While Blue鈥檚 publications in cultural anthropology are limited, he plays a major role in the department鈥檚 ongoing interests in deconstructing colonial notions of cross-species relationships. Much of this work emerges from his collaboration with Dr. Smith in linguistics, which is rooted in exploring interpersonal discourse analysis of non-human verbal language. Blue enjoys using electronic verbal buttons to express his immediate desires.

Emeriti & Retired Faculty

Kerry Feldman
Professor Emeritus

 

Christine Hanson
Retired Faculty

 

Diane Hanson
Professor Emerita
(907) 786-6842
dkhanson@alaska.edu

Steve Langdon
Professor Emeritus

 

Douglas Veltre
Professor Emeritus

In Memoriam

Phyllis Fast, 1946-2019
Professor Emerita
 
William Workman, 1940-2021
Professor Emeritus