George D Westermark Affiliated Title:Professor Emeritus Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact George D Westermark Email: gwestermark@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Legal, political, religion Individual Type: Emeriti or Retired Faculty/Staff
Eden Washburn Affiliated Title:Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Eden Washburn
Primary Contact Lee Panich Affiliated Title:Associate Professor Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Department Lead Affiliated Contact Lee Panich Email: lpanich@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Historical archaeology, colonialism/culture contact, California archaeology, Native North American, cultural landscape studies Individual Type: Leadership Faculty/Staff
Veronica Miranda Affiliated Title:Assistant Professor Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Veronica Miranda Email: vmiranda@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Reproductive health, indigenous knowledge, the political economy of health, and the politics of representation Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
James J. McKenna Affiliated Title:Dean's Executive Professor Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact James J. McKenna Area of Expertise: Professor James J. McKenna’s Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory studies how sleeping environments reflect and respond to family needs—in particular how they affect mothers, breastfeeding, and inf...Read More Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Lisa Kealhofer Affiliated Title:Professor Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Lisa Kealhofer Email: lkealhofer@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Landscapes, paleoenvironments, political economy Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Mythri Jegathesan Affiliated Title:Associate Professor Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Mythri Jegathesan Email: mjegathesan@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Cultural anthropology, gender, labor, minority politics, development in the Global South Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Mary E Hegland Affiliated Title:Professor Emeritus Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Mary E Hegland Email: mhegland@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Political, religion, gender Individual Type: Emeriti or Retired Faculty/Staff
Samantha Grace Affiliated Title:Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Samantha Grace Area of Expertise: Citizenship, the life course, medical and linguistic anthropology Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Tanya Chiykowski-Rathke Affiliated Title:Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Tanya Chiykowski-Rathke Email: tchiykowskirathke@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Analysis of pottery, theoretical interest is the interplay of gender and migration, particularly forced migration during periods of warfare. She is currently researching the impact of prehistoric vio...Read More Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Michelle Bezanson Affiliated Title:Professor Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Michelle Bezanson Email: mbezanson@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Biological anthropology, primate behavior and ecology, primate positional behavior, tropical ecology Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Ryan B. Anderson Affiliated Title:Assistant Professor Organization:Santa Clara University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Ryan B. Anderson Email: RBAnderson@scu.edu Area of Expertise: Cultural Anthropology, Environmental anthropology, Coastal political ecology Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff