Faculty and Staff
Faculty at a Glance - view contact information, areas of interest, and office hours
FULL TIME FACULTY
Dr. Elizabeth Arnold
Associate Professor
Office Address: 225 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8936
Email: [email protected]
B.A., M.A, University of Manitoba
Ph.D., University of Calgary
Anthropologist/Archaeologist - Plant and animal studies within the archaeological record
Dr. Steven Dorland
Assistant Professor
Office Address: 228 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8211
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Archaeology - Eastern North America
Collaborative Archaeology, Pottery Production, and Childhood Learning
Dr. Jonathan Greer
Visiting Professor
Office Address: 229 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8217
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Archaeology – Biblical Archaeology, Zooarchaeology
Ancient Israelite religion, sacrifice, and feasting
Dr. Kristin Hedges
Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator
Office Address: 234 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8212
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Medical Anthropology - Kenya, urban United States
Dr. Tara Hefferan
Affiliate Professor
Office Address: 224 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8924
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Applied Cultural Anthropology - Haiti and the United States (Focus on Grand Rapids), economic development, midwifery
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Dr. Gwyn Madden
Professor
Office Address: 223 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-2721
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Physical Anthropology - Bioarchaeology, paleopathology, mummy studies
Angela Reed
Visiting Professor
Office Address: 222 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8933
Email: [email protected]
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
Public Archaeology- Maya and Iroquois
Dr. Mark Schwartz
Professor
Office Address: 220 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8518
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Archaeology - Near East, Great Lakes, underwater archaeology
Dr. Christopher Shaffer
Associate Professor- On sabbatical leave for the 2022-2023 academic year
Office Address: 226 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8210
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., Washington University
Biological anthropology - Human variation, conservation ecology, ecological anthropology, hunting technology
Dr. Heather Van Wormer
Associate Professor
Office Address: 221 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8673
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Historical archaeology/ Cultural anthropology- Intentional communities, social memory, historical anthropology, social movements, North America and New Zealand
Dr. Deana Weibel
Professor; Interim Assistant Chair
Office Address: 227 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-3346
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ethnoethereal
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Cultural anthropology - U.S. and France, Religion, pilgrimage, travel and tourism, space exploration, space tourism
Dr. Michael Wroblewski
Associate Professor; Interim Department Chair
Office Address: 230 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8931
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Linguistic anthropology – indigeneity, language revitalization, language and identity, language variation and change, Amazonian Ecuador, U.S., Norway
PART-TIME AND AFFILIATED FACULTY
Pamela Galbraith
Adjunct Professor
Office Address: 1121 AuSable Hall
Phone: (616) 331-2320
Email: [email protected]
M.A., Michigan State University
Cultural Anthropology
Stephanie Sicard
Adjunct Professor
Office Address: 222 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-8933
Email: [email protected]
M.A., Western Michigan University
Cultural Anthropology
RETIRED FACULTY
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Dr. Janet Brashler
Retired
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Archaeology - Eastern United States and Middle East, ceramic analysis, Native Americans and social justice, cultural ecology
Dr. Cindy Hull
Professor Emerita
Email: [email protected]
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Dr. Russell Rhoads
Retired
Email: [email protected]
Ph.D., Kentucky
Applied sociocultural anthropology - Africa and Latin America, resettlement, refugees and migration, community engagement
STAFF
Wesley Jackson
Collections and Information Management Specialist
Office Address: 249 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-3395
Email: [email protected]
Barbie Young
Office Coordinator
Office Address: 231 Lake Michigan Hall
Phone: (616) 331-2325
Email: [email protected]