Members of the faculty of anthropology are committed to excellence in teaching, and they are also engaged in anthropological research and scholarly publication that enable them to convey to the pleasure and excitement of "doing anthropology" to their students. Members of the anthropology faculty specialize in a wide variety of topical and theoretical areas including archeology, political anthropology, psychological anthropology, medical anthropology, cognitive anthropology, comparative kinship and social organization. They have expertise in a wide variety of geographical areas including: South America, South East Asia, Native People of North America, South Asia, Eastern Europe, and North America. All members of the anthropology faculty have published scholarly articles and/or monographs, and many have received research grants and awards including a National Geographic Research Grant, a National Science Foundation Grant, Fulbright Awards, a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for the Improvement of Teaching, a National Institution of Mental Health Predoctoral Grant, SUNY Summer Research Grants, and a SUNY Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Andriolo, Karin
Professor Emeritus
Department: Anthropology
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: andriolk@newpaltz.edu
Buckbee, Susan
Calculations Clerk 2
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 107C
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: buckbees@newpaltz.edu
deMunck, Victor
Professor
Department: Anthropology
Office: SFB 111
Phone: (845) 257-2985
E-mail: demunckv@newpaltz.edu
Diamond, Joseph
Chair/Assistant Prof
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 155
Phone: (845) 257-2988
E-mail: diamondj@newpaltz.edu
Hendel-Sebestyen, Giselle
Associate Professor
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 133
Phone: (845) 257-2987
E-mail: hendelsg@newpaltz.edu
Junge, Benjamin
Assistant ProfessorAssociate Professor
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 135
Phone: (845) 257-2697
E-mail: jungeb@newpaltz.edu
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Meeker, Lauren
Assistant Professor
Department: Anthropology
Office: SFB 107
Phone: (845) 257-2989
E-mail: meekerl@newpaltz.edu
Newman, Jennifer
Adjunct Faculty
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 126
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: chuljenn@hotmail.com
Nystrom, Kenneth
Associate Professor
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 154
Phone: (845) 257-2986
E-mail: nystromk@newpaltz.edu
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Nystrom, Stephanie
Adjunct Faculty
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 126
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: nystroms@newpaltz.edu
Oliver-Velez, Denise
Adjunct Faculty
Department: Anthropology
Office: SOUTHSIDE
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: dolivervelez@hvc.rr.com
Pierce, B. Edward
Emeritus Professor
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 107C
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: edwardpierce@lycos.com
Pierce, B. Edward
Professor Emeritus
Department: Anthropology
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: edwardpierce@lycos.com
Yastion, Lyla
Adjunct Faculty
Department: Anthropology
Office: SCB 126
Phone: (845) 257-2990
E-mail: yastionl@newpaltz.edu
