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Stanford University

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Nathan Acebo Anthropology2020 Barbara Voss (grad student)
Roberto R. Álvarez Anthropology Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Lalaie AmeeriarPolitical anthropology, social and cultural theory, southern Africa2008 James Ferguson (grad student)
Christa S. AmourouxAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2007 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Nikhil Anand Akhil Gupta (grad student)
Mary-Catherine Anderson Earth System Science20152021 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Dante AngeloArchaeology, heritage, contemporary past Cultural and Social Anthropology2010 Ian Hodder (grad student)
Midori Arima1990 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Fernando Armstrong-FumeroComparative cultural studies, nationalism, gender, discourses of identity; Africa, African-America.2007 Paulla A. Ebron (grad student)
Ronan Arthur Emmet Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources20132019 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Whitney Bagge Emmet Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources20112017 James Holland Jones (grad student)
C Scott Baker Stephen R. Palumbi (grad student)
Falu P. BakraniaComparative cultural studies, nationalism, gender, discourses of identity; Africa, African-America.2004 Paulla A. Ebron (grad student)
Robin BalligerComparative cultural studies, nationalism, gender, discourses of identity; Africa, African-America.2001 Paulla A. Ebron (grad student)
Clifford R. BarnettCultural Anthropology, Hispanic American Studies, Industrial and Labor Relations, Occupational Health and Safety
Clifford R. BarrettCultural Anthropology
Andrew BauerIntersections of social inequalities, landscape histories, and modern framings of nature in South India
Fanya Becks2018 Barbara Voss (grad student)
Harumi BefuCultural Anthropology
Wendell Bell
Elissa BemporadModern History, European History, Women's Studies, Jewish Studies2006 Steven J. Zipperstein (grad student)
Jose F. BessererCultural Anthropology2003 George Collier (grad student)
Theodore C. Bestor1983 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Ana BezicArchaeological theory, the archaeology and cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East, excavations in Turkey, material culture2009 Ian Hodder (grad student)
Carole R. BlackburnAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2003 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Renee Blakesociolinguistics1997 John Russell Rickford (grad student)
Eli M. BlattBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2008 William H. Durham (grad student)
Laura Bloomfield Emmet Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources20112020 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Thomas D. BoellstorffAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2000 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Amy Borovoy1995 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Marcy Brink-DananCultural Anthropology, Middle Eastern History, Linguistics Language2005 Carol Delaney (grad student)
Mia S. BruchUnited States History, Jewish Studies, History of Religion2006 Steven J. Zipperstein (grad student)
Stacey L. Camphistorical archaeology20032009 Barbara Voss (grad student)
Clarence "Ray" Ray CarpenterPrimates1932 Calvin P. Stone (grad student)
Sidney W. CarterGeology, Archaeology Anthropology2008 Gail A. Mahood (grad student)
Ashish ChadhaArchaeological theory, the archaeology and cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East, excavations in Turkey, material culture2007 Ian Hodder (grad student)
Adam Y. ChauCultural Anthropology, Asia History, History of Religion2001 Arthur P. Wolf (grad student)
Jennifer M. ChertowMedical anthropology, governmentality, illness experience, gender, China.2007 Matthew Kohrman (grad student)
Jocelyn L. ChuaMedical anthropology, governmentality, illness experience, gender, China.2009 Matthew Kohrman (grad student)
Lucie Clech Anthropology20132014 James Holland Jones (post-doc)
Kathleen M. CollCultural Anthropology, Women's Studies, Ethnic and Racial Studies2000 Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Jane CollierCultural Anthropology, Women's Studies, Social Structure and Development
George Collier
Daniel A. ContrerasPrehistoric archaeology and anthropology of band-level hunter-gatherers, stone tool studies, analytical methodology, animal domestication; Latin America, Southwestern U.S.2007 John W. Rick (grad student)
Teresa L. CotnerArt Education2000 Elliot W. Eisner (grad student)
William CroftTypology, semantics, cognitive linguistics19821986 Joseph H. Greenberg (grad student)
Lisa CurranPolitical ecology of land use; governmental policies/transnational firms; natural resource sector (e.g., logging, agribusiness and mining); ecological dynamics; land rights/rural livelihoods; NGOs/protected areas/donor agencies; REDD carbon payments; corr
Manishita DassCinema, Comparative Literature, Asia History2004 Purnima Mankekar (grad student)
Shubha DathatriEarly Childhood Education, Cultural Anthropology, Developmental Psychology2008 Deanne Perez-Granados (grad student)
John Henry Davis2002 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Chiara De CesariArchaeological theory, the archaeology and cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East, excavations in Turkey, material culture2009 Ian Hodder (grad student)
Lidewijde de JongArchaeology Anthropology, Ancient History2007 Jennifer Trimble (grad student)
Monica C. DeHart De GaliciaCultural Anthropology, Social Structure and Development, Ethnic and Racial Studies2001 George Collier (grad student)
Carol Delaney
Heather A. DescollongesEarly Childhood Education, Sociology of Education2009 Elliot W. Eisner (grad student)
Rozita DimovaCultural Anthropology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Women's Studies2004 Purnima Mankekar (grad student)
Michael R. Dovesustainable development Anthropology Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo (grad student)
William H. DurhamBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America
German V. DziebelAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2006 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Paulla A. EbronComparative cultural studies, nationalism, gender, discourses of identity; Africa, African-America.
Penny EckertSociolinguistics
Vernita L. EdigerBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2005 William H. Durham (grad student)
Elliot W. EisnerCurriculum and Instruction Education, Art Education, Cultural Anthropology
Rachel A. EngmannAfrican Studies, Sub Saharan Africa Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology Anthropology, Islamic Studies Anthropology2013 Lynn Heskell (grad student)
Charles EttnerCultural Anthropology, Music2007 Arthur P. Wolf (grad student)
Danielle S. FatkinArchaeology Anthropology, Ancient History2007 Jennifer Trimble (grad student)
Alejandro Feged Anthropological Sciences20072014 James Holland Jones (grad student)
James FergusonPolitical anthropology, social and cultural theory, southern Africa
Brodie D. Ferguson Anthropological Sciences20042010 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Kathryn J. FleurietCultural Anthropology2003 Clifford R. Barrett (grad student)
Maria R. FloresEthnic and Racial Studies, Native American Studies, Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology, Fine Arts, Music, American Literature, Latin American Literature, Hispanic American Studies2007 Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
James A. FoxAssociate Linguistic anthropology, historical linguistics, biology and evolution of language, archaeological decipherment, settlement of the New World, mythology, computational methods; Mesoamerica, Americas
Charles O. FrakeCultural Anthropology
Kelly J. FreidenfeldsAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2006 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Ellen V. FullerWomen's Studies, General, Cultural Anthropology2002 Thomas P. Rohlen (grad student)
Duana FullwileyThe Anthropology of science; Medical anthropology; Genetics and identity; Economic anthropology; Global health politics; Africanist anthropology; Race; Health disparities; Environmental resource scarcity as a source of ethnic conflict, Senegal, West Afric
Angela N. GarciaMedical and psychological anthropology; violence, suffering and care; addiction, morality and science; subjectivity; ethnographic writing; Unites States, Mexico
Mary D. Grantham-CampbellAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2005 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Joseph H. GreenbergHistorical linguistics, linguistic typology, African languages, mass comparison
Hans-Ulrich GumbrechtEthnic and Racial Studies, European History, Cultural Anthropology
Charles R. HaleCultural Anthropology, Black Studies Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Thomas Blom HansenBroad interests spanning South Asia and Southern Africa, several cities and multiple theoretical and disciplinary interests from political theory and continental philosophy to psychoanalysis, comparative religion and contemporary urbanism
Stevan HarrellSociocultural Anthropology1974 G. William Skinner (grad student), Arthur P. Wolf (grad student)
Ashley Hazel Anthropology, Earth System Science20132018 James Holland Jones (post-doc)
Shirley Brice HeathDescriptive anthropology
Brenna M. HennPaleoanthropology; Africa, Europe2009 Richard G. Klein (grad student)
Gail HershatterAsia History, Cultural Anthropology1982 Lyman P. Van Slyke (grad student), Harold L. Kahn (grad student)
Lynn HeskellAfrican Studies, Sub Saharan Africa Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology Anthropology, Islamic Studies
Ian HodderArchaeological theory, the archaeology and cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East, excavations in Turkey, material culture
Katherine A. HorsburghPaleoanthropology; Africa, Europe2008 Richard G. Klein (grad student)
Miyako Inouelinguistic anthropology, the anthropology of Japan Penny Eckert (collaborator)
Mizuko ItoCultural Anthropology, Sociology of Education, Technology of Education, Information Science, Recreation2003 Carol Delaney (grad student)
S. Lochlann Jainextra-legal forms of communications, such as warning signs and medical apologies; queer studies; art and design
Francisca L. James HernandezCultural Anthropology2007 Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Matthew J. JobinGenetics, Physical Anthropology2007 Joanna L. Mountain (grad student)
Allen JohnsonSociocultural Anthropology1968 Bernard J. Siegel (grad student)
James Holland Jonesdemography, life history theory, adaptation, infectious disease ecology, social networks
Rachael M. JooCultural Anthropology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Mass Communications, Recreation2006 Purnima Mankekar (grad student)
Margaret KaralisCultural Anthropology2001 Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Alexandra Celia Kellyhistorical archaeology/anthropology, critical heritage studies, 19th century capitalist exchange, East Africa (ivory), New England, American West (coal) Anthropology Anthropology20072014 Lynn Meskell (grad student), Ian Hodder (grad student)
Silvia R. KembelPrehistoric archaeology and anthropology of band-level hunter-gatherers, stone tool studies, analytical methodology, animal domestication; Latin America, Southwestern U.S.2001 John W. Rick (grad student)
Timothy D. KingAssociate Linguistic anthropology, historical linguistics, biology and evolution of language, archaeological decipherment, settlement of the New World, mythology, computational methods; Mesoamerica, Americas2005 James A. Fox (grad student)
Richard G. KleinPaleoanthropology; Africa, Europe
Matthew KohrmanMedical anthropology, governmentality, illness experience, gender, China.
Cecile E. KuznitzEuropean History, General History, History of Education2000 Steven J. Zipperstein (grad student)
Sug-In Kweon1994 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Kathryn Lafrenz Samuelsarchaeological theory, ethnography, South Africa, Egypt, Mediterranean, Middle East, heritage, identity, politics, embodiment, postcolonial and feminist theory, ethics, tourism2010 Lynn Meskell (grad student)
Yoon J. LeePolitical anthropology, social and cultural theory, southern Africa2011 James Ferguson (grad student)
Sarah Levin-RichardsonClassical Literature, Art History, Ancient History2009 Jennifer Trimble (grad student)
Ira W. LitElementary Education2004 Elliot W. Eisner (grad student)
Tanya Marie Luhrmannsocial construction of psychological experience, social practice and the way people experience their world, the domain of what some would term the irrational
Gail A. MahoodGeology, Archaeology Anthropology
Liisa MalkkiHistorical anthropology; historical consciousness and memory; mass displacement and exile; racial essentialism and mass violence; nationalism and internationalism; the ethics and politics of humanitarianism; religion and contemporary missions in Africa; r
Purnima MankekarCultural Anthropology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Women's Studies
Bill MaurerCultural Anthropology Anthropology Anthropology Jane Collier (grad student), George Collier (grad student), Carol Delaney (grad student)
David L. McConnell1991 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Raymond P. McDermottSociology of Education, Cultural Anthropology, Individual and Family Studies
Norma C. Mendoza-dentonnmd@anthro.ucla.edu19911997 Penny Eckert (grad student), John Russell Rickford (grad student)
Jisha MenonTheater, Modern Literature, Asian Literature, Cinema2004 Purnima Mankekar (grad student)
Christian MesiaPrehistoric archaeology and anthropology of band-level hunter-gatherers, stone tool studies, analytical methodology, animal domestication; Latin America, Southwestern U.S.2007 John W. Rick (grad student)
Lynn Meskellarchaeological theory, ethnography, South Africa, Egypt, Mediterranean, Middle East, heritage, identity, politics, embodiment, postcolonial and feminist theory, ethics, tourism Ian Hodder (grad student)
Kristin V. MonroeAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2009 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Michael J. MontoyaAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2003 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Donald S. MooreCultural politics; race, ethnicity, and identity; spatiality and power; governmentality; development; environment; postcolonial theory; Africa Anthropology1995 Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Karen A. MorrisCultural Anthropology, Mass Communications2005 Purnima Mankekar (grad student)
Joanna L. MountainPhysical Anthropology
Adrian Myers Anthropology2013 Barbara Voss (grad student)
Zhanara NauruzbayevaHistorical anthropology; historical consciousness and memory; mass displacement and exile; racial essentialism and mass violence; nationalism and internationalism; the ethics and politics of humanitarianism; religion and contemporary missions in Africa; r2011 Liisa Malkki (grad student)
Kevin L. O'NeillPolitical anthropology, social and cultural theory, southern Africa2007 James Ferguson (grad student)
Veronica C. Ocampo-RaederBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2006 William H. Durham (grad student)
Marcia OchoaCultural Anthropology, Women's Studies, Mass Communications2006 Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Arzoo OsanlooCultural Anthropology, Law, Women's Studies2002 Carol Delaney (grad student)
Alison B. PearceBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2004 William H. Durham (grad student)
Teresa E. Pellinen-ChavezHistorical anthropology; historical consciousness and memory; mass displacement and exile; racial essentialism and mass violence; nationalism and internationalism; the ethics and politics of humanitarianism; religion and contemporary missions in Africa; r2007 Liisa Malkki (grad student)
Liza H. PercerLanguage and Literature Education, Rhetoric and Composition Language2004 Elliot W. Eisner (grad student)
Deanne Perez-GranadosEarly Childhood Education, Cultural Anthropology, Developmental Psychology
Guido Pezzarossi Anthropology2014 Barbara Voss (grad student)
Richard PocklingtonBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2005 William H. Durham (grad student)
Eleanore Power Anthropology20082015 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Michael Holton Price Anthropology20092105 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Cedric O. PulestonEcology Biology, Archaeology Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Demography2009 Shripad Tuljapurkar (grad student)
Eric E. Ramirez-FerreroCultural Anthropology, Industrial Psychology, Individual and Family Studies, Agricultural Economics2001 Carol Delaney (grad student)
Shannon Randolph Anthropological Sciences20052016 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Steven G. RappaportModern History, European History, Ethnic and Racial Studies2000 Steven J. Zipperstein (grad student)
Elspeth Ready Anthropology20102016 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Meredith Reifschneider Anthropology2017 Barbara Voss (grad student)
Katrinka ReinhartArchaeological theory, the archaeology and cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East, excavations in Turkey, material culture2011 Ian Hodder (grad student)
John W. RickPrehistoric archaeology and anthropology of band-level hunter-gatherers, stone tool studies, analytical methodology, animal domestication; Latin America, Southwestern U.S.
Trinidad Ricoheritage ethnography, contemporary archaeology Anthropology Anthropology2011 Lynn Meskell (grad student), Paulla A. Ebron (grad student)
Lisa B. RofelCultural Anthropology Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Thomas P. RohlenWomen's Studies, General, Cultural Anthropology
Karen S. RolphBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2006 William H. Durham (grad student)
Tiffany RomainMedical anthropology, governmentality, illness experience, gender, China.2011 Matthew Kohrman (grad student)
Renato RosaldoCurriculum and Instruction Education, Cultural Anthropology
Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo1965 Evon Z. Vogt (grad student)
Jennifer Roth-GordonLinguistic anthropology, language culture and power, language ideologies, race and language, youth language, ethnographic discourse analysis, critical race studies, race and the body, whiteness, Brazil19962002 Penny Eckert (grad student)
Natalia RoudakovaAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2007 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Daniel Salkeld Anthropology20082010 James Holland Jones (post-doc)
Victoria D. SanfordBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2000 William H. Durham (grad student)
Krish SeetahZooarchaeology, human-animal relationships, colonialsm, Indian Ocean World
Michael ShanksArchaeology Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, General Anthropology Ian Hodder (grad student)
Aradhana SharmaCultural Anthropology, Women's Studies, Social Structure and Development2001 Jane Collier (grad student)
Jie Shen
Bernard J. Siegel
Richard E. SiegesmundArt Education, Curriculum and Instruction Education2000 Elliot W. Eisner (grad student)
Helen SiuSociocultural Anthropology Anthropology1981 Arthur P. Wolf (grad student), G. William Skinner (grad student)
G. William Skinner
Nicole M. SlovakPrehistoric archaeology and anthropology of band-level hunter-gatherers, stone tool studies, analytical methodology, animal domestication; Latin America, Southwestern U.S.2007 John W. Rick (grad student)
Christen A. SmithComparative cultural studies, nationalism, gender, discourses of identity; Africa, African-America.2007 Paulla A. Ebron (grad student)
Zhiyuan Song Earth System Science20142016 James Holland Jones (post-doc)
Nina S. SpiegelModern History, Middle Eastern History2001 Steven J. Zipperstein (grad student)
Verna L. St. DenisCurriculum and Instruction Education, Cultural Anthropology2002 Renato Rosaldo (grad student)
Teresa E. SteelePaleoanthropology; Africa, Europe2002 Richard G. Klein (grad student)
Emma StewartBiological anthropology, ecological and evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution, conservation and community development, resource management, environmental issues; Central and South America2005 William H. Durham (grad student)
Mukund SubramanianCultural Anthropology, Mass Communications, Women's Studies2002 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Kabir TambarReligion and secularism, pluralism and nationalism, the politics of affect, Islam, Middle East, Turkey
Matthew D. ThibeaultMusic Education2007 Elliot W. Eisner (grad student)
Sharika ThiranagamaEthnicity, Violence, Gender, Kinship, Displacement, Political Anthropology and Political Theory, Sri Lanka, South Asia
Miriam I. TicktinAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2002 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Jennifer TrimbleArchaeology Anthropology, Ancient History
Anna TsingCultural Anthropology, Asian Studies, Environmental Philosophy, Fisheries and Aquaculture Agriculture Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Avi S. TuschmanAssociate Linguistic anthropology, historical linguistics, biology and evolution of language, archaeological decipherment, settlement of the New World, mythology, computational methods; Mesoamerica, Americas2008 James A. Fox (grad student)
Nancie E. VargasCultural Anthropology, Hispanic American Studies, Industrial and Labor Relations, Occupational Health and Safety2006 Clifford R. Barnett (grad student)
Bobby E. VaughnCultural Anthropology, Black Studies2001 George Collier (grad student)
Katherine VerderyCultural Anthropology, General, Latin American History Anthropology G. William Skinner (grad student)
Barbara Vosshistorical archaeology, archaeology of colonialism, culture contact, Spanish-colonial archaeology, overseas Chinese archaeology, postcolonial theory, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, cultural resource management, public archaeology, community-b
Timothy D. WeaverPaleoanthropology; Africa, Europe2002 Richard G. Klein (grad student)
Timothy A. WebmoorArchaeological theory, the archaeology and cultural heritage of Europe and the Middle East, excavations in Turkey, material culture2008 Ian Hodder (grad student)
Mike V. Wilcoxpostcolonial approaches to archaeology; ethnic identity and conflict; political and historical relationships between Native Americans and anthropologists and archaeologists
Bryn Williamshistorical archaeology, archaeology of colonialism, culture contact, Spanish-colonial archaeology, overseas Chinese archaeology, postcolonial theory, gender and sexuality studies, queer theory, cultural resource management, public archaeology, community-b2011 Barbara Voss (grad student)
John "Jack" Winkleranthropology of sexuality and gender in ancient greece
Christopher L. WitmoreArchaeology Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, General2005 Michael Shanks (grad student)
Arthur P. Wolf
Brian Madison Wood Anthropology20102012 James Holland Jones (post-doc)
Sylvia YanagisakoAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy
Lisa YoneyamaAmerican Studies, American Literature, Asian Literature, Asian American Studies1993 Harumi Befu (grad student)
Yeon Jung Yu Anthropological Sciences20062014 James Holland Jones (grad student)
Mei ZhanAnthropology of capitalism, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, feminist theory. U.S., Italy2002 Sylvia Yanagisako (grad student)
Qing Zhang Linguistics Penny Eckert (grad student)
Steven J. ZippersteinModern History, Slavic and East European Literature, European History, Cultural Anthropology