Anthropology and Museum Studies

Ellensburg Campus
Farrell 309

(509) 963-3201
Fax: (509) 963-3215
http://www.cwu.edu/~anthro/ (See web site for how this major could be used for educational and career purposes.)

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Kathleen Barlow

Professors
John A. Alsoszatai-Petheo, Ph.D., biological anthropology
Anne S. Denman (emeritus), Ph.D., American culture, intercultural issues
Steve Hackenberger, Ph.D., archaeology, cultural resource management, North America and Caribbean
William C. Smith (emeritus), Ph.D., archaeology, museum studies, comparative world prehistory

Associate Professors
Tracy J. Andrews, Ph.D., sociocultural anthropology, ethnicity, medical and ecological anthropology, gender; Native North America
Kathleen Barlow, Ph.D., learning and culture, psychological anthropology, museum anthropology, art and aesthetics, regional ethnography
Loran E. Cutsinger, Ph.D., cultural anthropology, informal economy, gender, globalization, transnationalism; British Caribbean
Patrick Lubinski, Ph.D., archaeology, zooarchaeology, cultural resource management, North America
Patrick McCutcheon, Ph.D., archaeology, evolutionary and environmental archaeology, cultural resource management
Lori K. Sheeran, Ph.D., biological anthropology, primate ecology, Black Gibbons; China
Penglin Wang, Ph.D., linguistic and cultural anthropology; East and Central/Inner Asia, China

Assistant Professors
Lene Pedersen, Ph.D., sociocultural anthropology, visual and environmental anthropology, postcolonialism; SE Asia (Indonesia), E. Africa, circumpolar North

Staff
Penny Anderson, secretary

Department Information

Anthropology presents an integrated perspective on the cultural and biological nature of humans. Anthropologists study present and past human diversity through classroom, laboratory and field studies in cultural and biological anthropology, including archaeology, linguistics, ethnology and applied anthropology.

Students interested in major and minor programs should contact the department office as soon as possible for further information, application forms and assignment of an advisor. Anthropology majors are expected to meet with their advisors at least once a quarter.

Students need a GPA of 2.0 or higher to be admitted to the department.

Special Programs

Reflecting the broad nature of anthropological study, the department directly sponsors or is affiliated with a wide range of on- and off-campus options to broaden classroom experiences. Further information about the following programs is available through the anthropology department office:

Museum Studies Program, offering coursework, field experiences and projects with local and regional museums
Central Washington Archaeological Survey (CWAS), a service, research and public information facility with special emphasis in the Northwest
Bachelor of Science in primate behavior and ecology, an interdisciplinary program providing undergraduate training in method and theory of primatology as basis for research, laboratory and field experience
Master of Science in resource management, offering an integrated program in natural and cultural resource management, including anthropology classes in cultural resource management and historic preservation
Macintosh and PC computer labs housed in Farrell Hall
Center for Spatial Information, providing a range of Geographic Information System (GIS) tools for analysis of social and natural science data
Summer workshops and field schools, including archaeology in Mount Rainier National Park, primate studies in China, archaeology and ethnology in Barbados, workshops in forensic anthropology
Study abroad opportunities coordinated through the CWU Office of International Study and Programs
Departmental honors program encourages individualized research and study in a sub-area of anthropology. It is open to junior and senior students with an anthropology major GPA of 3.0 or better
Anthropology Student Association, an active student group which sponsors academic and social events related to the discipline.