Specializations: : archaeological spatial analysis, archaeology of religion, ancient and modern Middle East and Turkey, ancient and modern India
Courses:: Archaeology of Religion, Peoples of the Middle East, Peoples of Central/South Asia, Anthropology of Gender, Contact and Culture Change, Intro to Cultural Anthropology
Courses: White-Collar Crime; Global Criminology; Alternatives to Incarceration; Sociology of Deviant Behavior; Introduction to Sociology;
Specializations: Comparative research, gender and violence
Miriam Barcus (she/her)
Title(s):
Assistant Professor
Department(s):
Sociology/Anthropology Department
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Specializations: Gender, Work and Family, Parental Leave, Social Inequality, Intersectionality
Marcus Bell
Title(s):
Diversity Faculty Fellow
Department(s):
Sociology/Anthropology Department
Elizabeth Bittel
Title(s):
Internship Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Department(s):
Sociology/Anthropology Department
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Specializations: Environmental Sociology, Social Dimensions of Disasters and Hazards, Environmental Justice, Ethnographic Methods, Sri Lanka, Body Modification (Tattooing)
Courses: Introduction to Sociology, Methods of Social Research I, Environmental Sociology, Environmental Justice, Social Dimensions of Disaster
Affiliated Departments: International Studies, Africana Studies
Courses:: Sociology of Law; Criminological Theory; Crime and Inequality; Incarceration and the Family; Sterilization, Reproductive Technology and Abortion; Sociology of the Family; Juvenile Delinquency
Jacob C. Damm
Title(s):
Adjunct Lecturer
Department(s):
Sociology/Anthropology Department
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Specializations: Archaeology of Israel, Archaeology of Egypt, Mediterranean Archaeology, Foodways, Archaeological Science, Archaeological Theory and Method
Specializations: Race and Crime; Self-Defense; Gender and Crime; Threat Theory
Courses: Methods of Social Research I & II; Juvenile Delinquency; Deviant Behavior; Crime and Inequality; Political Sociology; Criminology; Organizations and Bureaucracy; Sociology of Law
Courses Taught: Peoples of East Asia, Medical Anthropology, Sociocultural Study of AIDS, Cross-Cultural Study of Global Violence, Cross-Cultural Study of Sex Crimes, Anthropological Theory, Anthropology Methods, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Gender, Anthropology Honors
Research Interests: Recipient of four national book awards: 2010 Sara Whaley Book Award, 2011 Research Publication Book Award, 2022 Research Publication Book Award, and the _Choice_ award of “Outstanding Academic Title." on books about cultural politics of gender, social class, social inequalities, migration, and their role in the transmission of disease and identity formation of the disenfranchised and underprivileged population. More than two-decade intense, longitudinal fieldwork has resulted in eleven academic books, five edited journal issues, and over a hundred articles. Testified before the Congress at Capitol Hill, UNAIDS, and the United Nations on human trafficking and other issues, and has been a featured guest speaker on NPR, BBC, and NBC. Delivered over 100 invited talks at key national and international universities and organizations. Invited service on the reviewer panel for Wenner-Gren Foundation, National Science Foundation, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, and Australia Research Council, and invited service on the Editorial Board for seven academic journals.