Primary Contact Rani T Alexander Affiliated Title:Department Head and Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology; New Mexico State University Department Lead Rani T Alexander Email: raalexan@nmsu.edu Phone: US(+1) 5756465809 Website: https://anthropology.nmsu.edu/anthropology-faculty/alexander/ Area of Expertise: Mesoamerican archaeology, historical archaeology of Yucatán, ethnohistory and colonialism, agrarian ecology, zooarchaeology Position: Faculty Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Fumiyasu Arakawa Affiliated Title:Director, University Museum and Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Fumiyasu Arakawa Email: farakawa@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Prehistoric American Southwest, geoarchaeology, lithic technological organization, pottery in Mesa Verde region, sociopolitical organization in tribal-level societies Position: Faculty Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Kelly L Jenks Affiliated Title:Associate Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Kelly L Jenks Email: kljenks@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Historical archaeology, Spanish colonial history, social identity, culture contact, US Southwest, Cultural Resource Management Position: Faculty Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Kathryn Olszowy Affiliated Title:Assistant Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Kathryn Olszowy Email: kolszowy@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Human population biology, biomedical anthropology, medical anthropology, biocultural determinants of health, growth and development, chronic disease, obesity, maternal-child health, health transitions...Read More Position: Faculty Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Mary Alice Scott Affiliated Title:Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Mary Alice Scott Email: mscott2@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Medical anthropology, cultures of biomedicine Position: Visiting Faculty Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
M Lois Stanford Affiliated Title:Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact M Lois Stanford Email: lstanfor@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Agricultural anthropology, Latin American Studies, food and culture, food justice, food sovereignty Position: Faculty Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
William H Walker Affiliated Title:Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact William H Walker Email: wiwalker@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Southwest Archaeology, Witchcraft, Animism, Archaeological Method and Theory; Position: Faculty Individual Type: Core Faculty/Staff
Holly Brause Affiliated Title:Research Scientist, NMSU Water Resources Research Institute Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Holly Brause Position: Staff, NMSU WRRI Individual Type: Affiliated or Other Faculty/Staff
Allison Cantor Affiliated Title:Adjunct College Assistant Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Allison Cantor Area of Expertise: Dr. Cantor is an applied medical anthropologist and public health specialist. Dr. Cantor’s research interests include community-based participatory research, food insecurity, water and sanitation, and...Read More Position: Adjunct Faculty Individual Type: Affiliated or Other Faculty/Staff
Nathan Craig Affiliated Title:Interim Curator Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Nathan Craig Area of Expertise: Power, domination, and resistance / Andean archaeology and the US carceral system / Quantitative analysis and analytical cartography Current research: Dr. Craig is currently investigating ways to qua...Read More Position: Adjunct College Assistant Professor Individual Type: Affiliated or Other Faculty/Staff
Gregorio Gonzales Affiliated Title:Visiting Assistant Professor Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Gregorio Gonzales Area of Expertise: Dr. Gonzales is Comanche & Genízaro from New Mexico. He joins the NMSU Department of Anthropology as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Native American and Indigenous Studies. Previously, Dr. ...Read More Individual Type: Affiliated or Other Faculty/Staff
Georgina Badoni Affiliated Title:Assistant Professor, Department of Individualized Studies, Native American Studies, Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Georgina Badoni Email: gbadoni@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Native American visual culture studies, Native women studies, American Indian studies Position: Faculty Individual Type: Affiliated or Other Faculty/Staff
Silvia Marinas-Feliner Affiliated Title:College Assistant Professor, Department of Art Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Silvia Marinas-Feliner Email: smarinas@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: curation and object conservation, museums, archaeology Position: Director, Museum Conservation Program, Department of Art Individual Type: Affiliated or Other Faculty/Staff
Miriam S Chaiken Affiliated Title:Distinguished Achievement Professor, Emerita Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Miriam S Chaiken Email: mchaiken@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Applied and nutritional anthropology, rural health care, maternal and child health, gender equity, oral history Individual Type: Emeriti or Retired Faculty/Staff
Donald D. Pepion Affiliated Title:College Professor, Emeritus Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Donald D. Pepion Email: dpepion@nmsu.edu Area of Expertise: Indigenous ways of knowing, participatory research methodology, decolonizing and indigenizing theory and methods, theories and practices of oppression and colonization, critical theory and tribal crit...Read More Position: Adjunct College Assistant Professor, Interim Curator University Museum Individual Type: Emeriti or Retired Faculty/Staff
Lisa Muñoz Affiliated Title:Department Administrator Organization:New Mexico State University, Department of Anthropology Affiliated Contact Lisa Muñoz Area of Expertise: -History -Animals -Reading -Music Individual Type: Administrative/Support Staff