Anthropology
Applied Anthropology Faculty and Staff
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Julia E. Hammett, Ph.D. Anthropology Professor Received her bachelor of arts degree in anthropology from San Jose State University (1980) and her master of arts and doctoral degrees in anthropology from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1986 and 1991, respectively) with specialties in North American paleoethnobotany, ecological anthropology, and North American archaeology. She has conducted research in four regions of North America: the Southwest, California, the Southeast, and the Great Basin. Her research combines ecological, archaeological, and historical data to investigate prehistoric and historic landscapes and traditional land use patterns. Currently she conducts research in the San Francisco Bay Area in cooperation with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and Stanford University. |
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Thomas J. Kies, Ph.D. Anthropology Instructor Received his bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies from Sheldon Jackson College (1995), his master of arts in anthropology from Western Washington University (2000), and doctoral degree in anthropology from the University of New Mexico (2006). Thomas has completed field research in Alaska, Belize, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, and Mexico. His present research focuses on handcrafting guitar artisans in Paracho, Mexico. His work investigates how this community of musical instrument artisans is being impacted by global economic forces and how these artisan luthiers remain competitive in the face of local and global industrial production. He posits that the viability of these artisans revolves around their producing commodities with unique handcrafted qualities not replicable on the factory floor. Workshop lives provide his context to explore the interconnectedness of aesthetics, economics, and the global production politics emblematic of our time. Dr. Kies is program coordinator for the TMCC Anthropology Program. |
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Suzanne Amodio Part Time Lecturer Received her bachelor of arts in anthropology from University of California Berkeley (1993) with a minor in Southeast Asian Studies and her master of arts (1997) and Ph.D. Candidacy (1999) in anthropology from University of California San Diego. Her master's research on international migration of women from the Philippines led to her ongoing dissertation study of the psychological and cognitive effects of mothers' migration on children. Her interests include issues of identity, imagination (religion, play, etc.), cross cultural human development, enculturation, and culture change. She has conducted research in Indonesia (ethnic identity of Toba Batak, Sumatra), Malaysia (street artists as agents of acculturation), and in the U.S. (theatre as ritual) and participated in group research in Zimbabwe (mother and infant health/nutrition), South Australia (ecology), and Borneo (orangutan behavior and conservation). |
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Andy Carey Part-time Lecturer Received his bachelor of arts and masters of arts degrees in anthropology from the University of Nevada, Reno (1991 and 1996, respectively). He conducted the archival research and prepared the documentation for the permanent historic exhibit at the Pershing County Court House in Lovelock, Nevada. Mr. Carey is currently completing his doctorate at University of New Mexico and teaches our online ANTH 101 courses. |
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Keri Canada Part-time Lecturer Received her bachelor of arts (2004) and master of arts (2007) in anthropology from California State University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her master's research focused on sexual risk-taking and health-seeking behavior in a local county population, and she will continue her research of sexual and reproductive health through her doctoral studies. She also holds two positions with the National Association of Student Anthropologists (Nominations Committee Chair and Carrie Hunter-Tate Award Committee Chair). |
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Natalie Davenport Part-time Lecturer Received her bachelor of arts degree in spanish with a minor in anthropology from Western State College of Colorado (1992) and her master of arts degree in anthropology from Northern Arizona University (1996). Her masters thesis was an ethnographic case study of Hopis and anthropologists concerning intellectual property rights. She has participated in several museum curation projects and archaeological projects in the Four Corners area of the Southwest. Her research interests include peopling of the New World, traditional plant use, trade, oral tradition, ethnoarchaeology and the archaeology of Egypt, Meso- and South America and the American Southwest. |
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Patrick T. Jackson Part-time Lecturer Received his bachelor of arts degree in anthropology from Portland State University (1990) and his master of arts in anthropology from University of New Mexico (1994). He is currently completing his doctorate in ethnology in the department of anthropology at University of New Mexico. Patrick has conducted ethnographic research in Western and Central Mexico and various locations in the United States. His research interests include the study of Mexican immigration and transmigration to the United States, Latino settlement in the rural and ex-urban Western United States, racial and ethnic difference, labor and social justice movements, gender identity and oral history. He is currently conducting ongoing research on the settlement of Latino immigrants in the Pacific Northwest and is principal investigator for a project documenting the oral history of a gentrifying neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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Arthur Krupicz Part-time Lecturer Received his bachelor of arts in anthropology from University of Maryland (1996) and his master of arts in anthropology from University of Arkansas (2000) with emphasis in archaeology. His research and practice have focused upon public education and outreach, particularly to children and young adults. Mr. Krupicz has worked with numerous museums, including the American Museum of Natural History (New York), Denver Museum of Nature and Science; and most recently he served as Executive Director of the Children's Museum in Carson City, NV. In addition to his work in the non-profit sector, Mr. Krupicz initiated a statewide, archaeological site steward program for the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (SHPO) and has conducted archaeological fieldwork in 20 states and the Caribbean. |
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Thomas Vetica, Ph.D. Part-time Lecturer Announcement 
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