Anthropology and Museum Studies Department

College of the Sciences
Ellensburg
Dean Hall, room 357
Mail Stop 7544
509-963-3201
Fax: 509-963-3215
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/anthropology/index.php

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Patrick Lubinski, PhD

Professors
Steven Hackenberger, PhD, archaeology, cultural resource management, North America and Caribbean
Patrick Lubinski, PhD, archaeology, zooarchaeology, cultural resource management, North America
Patrick McCutcheon, PhD, archaeology, evolutionary and environmental archaeology, cultural resource management
Lene Pedersen, PhD, sociocultural anthropology, visual and environmental anthropology, postcolonialism, SE Asia (Indonesia), E. Africa, circumpolar North
Lori K. Sheeran, PhD, biological anthropology, primate behavior, Asian primates
Penglin Wang, PhD, linguistic and cultural anthropology, East and Central/Inner Asia, China

Associate Professor
J. Hope Amason, PhD, political economy and globalization, politics of representation, race, class, and gender, museums, memorials and heritage sites, tourism studies, Appalachia, US South
Nicole Jastremski, PhD, biological anthropology, forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, mortuary analysis, paleopathology, taphonomy, identity formation, Ecuador
Jessica Mayhew, PhD, Biological anthropology, primate behavior and socio-cognition, play behavior, Africa, Central America
Rodrigo Rentería-Valencia, PhD, environmental anthropology, semiotics, linguistic anthropology, ritual and performance theory, visual anthropology; Northern Mexico and the borderlands

Staff
Penelope Anderson, secretary senior

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 2.5 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
Master of Science in Primate Behavior: an interdisciplinary program in primatology, including courses in the history, field and lab methods, and current topics and issues in the discipline
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 survey archaeology in eastern Washington, primate and biodiversity studies in China, and 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 higher
Anthropology Student Association: an active student group which sponsors academic and social events related to the discipline.

Subfield identification key:
A=Archaeology
B=Biological Anthropology
C=Cultural Anthropology
L=Linguistics
S=Seminars

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/anthropology/index.php or by contacting the department directly.