Orisanmi Burton
Asst Professor
CAS - Anthropology
As a social anthropologist working in the United States, my research examines the imbrication of grassroots resistance and state repression. Within this broad area of inquiry, my present work explores…
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oburton@american.edu
(202) 885-6792
Arvenita Cherry
Public Anthropologist-in-Residence
CAS - Anthropology
Arvenita Washington Cherry is a socio-cultural and educational anthropologist with expertise on the African Diaspora, race and ethnicity, and racism. Her research focuses on social constructions of bl…
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awcherry@american.edu
(202) 885-6342
C. Anne Claus
Assoc Professor
CAS - Anthropology
C. Anne Claus is a cultural anthropologist who researches environmental issues in contemporary seascapes, primarily in Japan. Her academic work investigates how the interplay of international and loca…
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claus@american.edu
(202) 885-6797
Zev Cossin
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - Anthropology
Zev Cossin is an historical archaeologist and environmental anthropologist, specializing in the Ecuadorian Andes. His research integrates archaeological, archival, oral historical and ethnographic res…
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cossin@american.edu
Thomas Husted
Professor and Department Chair, Anthropology
CAS - Economics
My research examines the political economy of various government expenditure programs, including primary and secondary education, income redistribution, and federal disaster aid.
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husted@american.edu
(202) 885-3773
Manissa Maharawal
Asst Professor
CAS - Anthropology
I am a cultural anthropologist and critical geographer whose work focuses on eviction, race, displacement and the spatial and temporal dynamics of contemporary urban social movements from Occupy Wall …
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manissam@american.edu
(202) 885-6641
Mubbashir Rizvi
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - Anthropology
Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi holds a Ph.D. in Social-Cultural Anthropology from the University of Texas-Austin, and a BA from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. His research and teaching interests …
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mrizvi@american.edu
Thurka Sangaramoorthy
Professor
I am a cultural and medical anthropologist and public health researcher with 22 years of experience conducting community-engaged ethnographic research among vulnerable populations in the United States…
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thurkas@american.edu
Daniel Sayers
Assoc Professor
CAS - Anthropology
In over two decades working in the field of Historical Archaeology, Dr. Sayers has covered a wide range of people, places, and social issues in his research. Dr. Sayers builds from a Marx-indebted wor…
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sayers@american.edu
(202) 885-1833
Gretchen Schafft
Public Anthropologist-in-Residence
CAS - Anthropology
The major foci of Gretchen Schafft’s career have been minority/majority interface, social justice, education and access to health care in the United States. In addition to her doctorate in anthropolog…
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schafft@american.edu
(202) 885-1830
Sue Taylor
Public Anthropologist in Residence
CAS - Anthropology
Taylor had extensive experience in nursing administration and clinical practice when she pursued a career in anthropology focusing on issues of health and gerontology. She directed a graduate program …
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suet@american.edu
(202) 885-6793
David Vine
Professor
CAS - Anthropology
I am the author of The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State (University of California Press, 2020), which is the third …
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vine@american.edu
(202) 885-2923
Rachel Watkins
Assoc Professor
CAS - Anthropology
I am a biocultural anthropologist whose work focuses on African American biohistory and social history, bioanthropological research practices and histories of (US) American biological anthropology. In…
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watkins@american.edu
(202) 885-1663
Buck Woodard
Professorial Lecturer
CAS - Anthropology
Buck Woodard is a cultural anthropologist specializing in historical and applied research, with interests in ethnographic and ethnohistorical writing, and ethnological study of indigenous North Americ…
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woodard@american.edu
(202) 885-6798