Accomplishments: Department of Anthropology
Nicholas Barron (Anthropology) published "Syllabus Attack!: Dwelling on the History of Anthropology" in the History of Anthropology Review. This essay considers recent and ongoing efforts to teach the history of anthropology to undergraduates against the backdrop of the latest incarnation of disciplinary and institutional crisis in anthropology.…
Ph.D. student Liam Johnson (Anthropology) was recognized by Nevada Child Seekers with its Community Hero Award for his work with the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner. Johnson, along with Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse, co-organized the Missing in Nevada Day program, which brought together agencies, families, and the…
Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) published an article titled, "Before and After: Dogs’ Biographies Along and Across the Mexico-US Border," in the Catalyst Journal: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. In this article, he analyzes the struggles of animal protection organizations in Ciudad Juarez, emphasizing how certain practices and…
Ph.D. candidate Liam Johnson (Anthropology), along with co-authors Ginesse A. Listi, Teresa V. Wilson, and Michael Leitner from the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University, recently published their chapter titled, "A Spatial Clustering Analysis of Missing Persons Data to Generate Spatially Informed Community…
Ph.D. graduate Kathryn Baustian and Barbara Roth (both Anthropology) published "Positions of Power: Situational Flexibility in Mimbres Society" in the January issue of American Antiquity.
Lisa Johnson (Anthropology) has co-authored a chapter in a book published by Dumbarton Oaks, "Multi-Locality of an Ancient Maya City: Archaeology, Tourism, and Indigenous Landscapes at Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico," in the book, Landscapes in the Making, edited by Stephen Daniels and Dell Upton.
Nikki E. Bennett (Biological Anthropology) and co-authors Elizabeth A. Johnson (Anthropology; Academic Success Center) and Peter B. Gray (Anthropology) have published the paper, "Veterinary care providers recognize clinical utility of genetic testing but report limited confidence in interpreting direct-to-consumer results," in the American Journal…
Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) participated in the "PUBLIC CONFERENCE | Violent Intimacies: The Intimate Lives of Violence in Greece and Mexico," organized by Harvard University's Department of Anthropology, where he presented his paper on human-animal relationships in Mexico entitled: "Witnessing, Suffering, and Inter-Species Intimacy in…
Barbara Roth (Anthropology) presented the plenary talk at the 22nd Annual Mogollon Archaeology Conference in Silver City, New Mexico on October 4. The talk, titled "Transformation, Resilience, and Connectivity" highlighted the contributions of several major projects to archaeologists' understanding of the Mogollon.
Professor Alyssa Crittenden (Anthropology; Graduate College), vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate College, was the focus of a research spotlight piece for for Nature, in a story titled, "An ethical way forward for Indigenous microbiome research." Crittenden's work on biomedical research ethics was highlighted,…
Iván Sandoval Cervantes (Anthropology) and Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Latin American Animal Ethics" in Struggles for Liberation in Abya Yala, edited by Luis Rubén DÃaz Cepeda and Ernesto Rosen Velásquez.
Barbara Roth and Ph.D. candidate Danielle Romero (both Anthropology) published "Children in Mimbres Pithouse Society" in Kiva: The Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History 90:1-21.