CSUF Anthropology Faculty


*John Bock* (PhD U New Mexico 1995, Professor) jbock@fullerton.edu	Biological/biocultural anthropology; Behavioral ecology & life history evolution of humans & nonhuman primates; Medical anthropology, evolutionary medicine, HIV/AIDS epidemic; Childhood, aging, and the life course; Hunter-gatherers & traditional subsistence patterns; Okavango Delta of Botswana.	MH-426J	657-278-5574
*Brenda Bowser* (PhD UC Santa Barbara 2002; Asst Prof) bbowser@fullerton.edu	Anthropological archaeology Ethnoarchaeology Origins of social inequality Identity and material culture Gender Learning and cultural transmission Traditional ecological knowledge Place and cultural landscapes Indigenous responses to colonialism Ceramic analysis Cultural resource management Amazonia California	MH-426D	657-278-8567
*Robey Callahan* (PhD Univ. of PA 2005; Asst Prof) rcallahan@fullerton.edu	Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology Psychological Anthropology Creativity Emotions and Cognition The Self Dreams and Their Interpretation Interactions of Scientific and Magico-Religious Thought Advertising The Maya of Yucatán	MH-426G	657-278-8578
*Barbra Erickson* (PhD U Nevada, Reno 2002; Assoc Prof) beerickson@fullerton.edu	Cultural anthropology; Medical anthropology, health care systems, alternative medicine, parasitic disease; Gerontology, chronic illness & aging, phenomenology of aging; Anthropology of organizations, economic anthropology, history of anthropology; North America and Europe.	MH-426E	657-278-5697	Tu 1:00pm-3:00pm; W 4:00pm-7:00pm; and also By Appointment
*Peter Fashing* *csufanthroadvising@gmail.com* (PhD Columbia 1999; Asst Prof) pfashing@fullerton.edu	Evolutionary anthropology Behavioral ecology and conservation biology of the nonhuman primates Costs and benefits of group life for males and females Influence of resource abundance and distribution on feeding and ranging behavior Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing to primate behavioral ecology Tropical forest and Afroalpine grassland ecology	MH-426C	657-278-3977
*Tricia Gabany-Guerrero* (PhD U of Albany 1999; Asst Prof) tgabany-guerrero@fullerton.edu	Ethnohistory of Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica Anthropology of States and Empires Indigenous Movements in the Americas Iconography and Anthropological Archaeology of Mesoamerica Anthropology of Human Rights Applied Anthropology: Immigration, Cultural Heritage and Public Policy International Development Theory Ethnographic Methods Applications of GIS Gender Theory Regional Foci: Mexico, Michoacán, Tarascan/Purépecha, Mesoamerica, U.S.-Mexico Borderlands	MH-477E	657-278-3393
*Steven James* (PhD Arizona State U 1994; Assoc Prof) sjames@fullerton.edu	Zooarchaeology & evolutionary ecology; Prehistoric & historic human impact on the environment; Paleo-Indians; Hunter-gatherers & agriculturalists; Origins of agriculture; Historical archaeology in the West & Southwest; Pueblo households, architecture, & use of space; Hominid evolution & use of fire; Cultural resource management; Lithic analyses, paleoenvironmental research.	MH-426I	657-278-2765	TuTh 2:30pm-4:00pm; and By Appointment
*Sara Johnson* (PhD U of New Mexico 2001; Assoc Prof) sjohnson@fullerton.edu	Behavioral ecology, biological/biocultural anthropology, evolutionary theory, life history theory Ecological variation in life course trajectories including: fertility, health, morbidity, and mortality differentials among both nonhuman primates & human Aging & the life course, societal transformation & the roles of the elderly Medical anthropology, biocultural perspectives on health, growth & development Environmental uncertainty & risk-taking Nutritional anthropology, food acquisition & production, exchange & food sharing Women's reproductive & productive roles in both traditional & nontraditional societies Botswana, United States, Hunter-gatherers, agriculturalists, pastoralists, nonhuman primates	MH-426L	657-278-5762
*Edward Knell* (PhD Washington State U, Pullman 2007; Asst Prof) eknell@fullerton.edu	Anthropological Archaeology Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers Prehistoric Land-Use and Mobility Organization of Lithic Technology Lithic Analysis Paleoindians of the West Cultural Resource Management Great Plains and Rocky Mountains California Mojave Desert	MH-485	657-278-5076	MW 10:00am-11:30am; and also By Appointment
*Joseph Nevadomsky* (PhD U California-Berkeley 1977;Professor) jnevadomsky@fullerton.edu	Anthropological Theory, Sociological Theory, History of Anthropology Art, Ritual and Myth, Cultural Analysis, Symbolic Systems Visual Anthropology, Documentary Filmmaking, Photography Museums and Material Culture Architecture and Spatial Analysis West Africa (Nigeria), SE Africa (Zimbabwe), West Indies (Trinidad, Belize)	MH-426F	657-278-5335
*Nga Nguyen* (PhD Princeton 2006;Asst Prof) nganguyen@fullerton.edu	Evolutionary anthropology Behavioral ecology, endocrinology and conservation biology of the nonhuman primates Sources and consequences of variation in social behavior among individuals, across groups and populations The biology of parenting, the evolution of male-female bonds, and sex differences in behavior and ecology	MH-056	657-278-7144	M 2:30pm-3:30pm (in office) & 3:30pm-5:30pm (online)
Susan Parman (PhD Rice U 1972; Professor) sparman@fullerton.edu	History of anthropology; Cultural analysis; Anthropology of islands; Biocultural studies of salt & dreams; Europe, Celts, & Scotland.	WEB ONLY		WEB only
*John Patton* (PhD UC Santa Barbara 1996;Assoc Prof) johnpatton@fullerton.edu	Human Behavioral Ecology and Evolutionary Psychology Evolution of Cooperation and Conflict: Alliance and Reciprocity, Kinship, Resource and Labor Sharing, Coalitional Structures, Warfare Evolutionary Game Theory, Network Analysis, Demography, Nutrition and Reproduction Environmental/Ecological and Social Interactions Horticultural Forager and Hunter Gatherer Societies Amazonia, South America, Ecuador	MH-426K	657-278-5763
*Elizabeth Pillsworth* (PhD UCLA 2008; Asst Prof) epillsworth@fullerton.edu	Evolution of human mating strategies, with a particular focus on long-term mate choice and women’s sexual strategies. Field research with the Shuar, an indigenous hunter-horticultural population in Amazonian Ecuador, and lab-based studies in the U.S.	MH-426H	657-278-5603
*Karen Stocker* (PhD U of New Mexico 2001; Asst Prof) kstocker@fullerton.edu	Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology; Anthropology of Education; Tourism and Cultural Change Oral Histories and Narrative Tradition-Indigenous. Peoples of Latin America and Cultural Change; Cultural Maintenance of Art and Aesthetics; Ethnographic Methods; Regional Foci: Latin America, Costa Rica.	UH-214	657-278-1070	MW 10:15am-11:15am & 1:00pm-2:00pm; and By Appointment
*Carl Wendt* (PhD Penn State U 2003; Assoc Prof) cwendt@fullerton.edu	Anthropological Archaeology Complex Societies Political Economy Cultural Ecology Formative Period Cultures Ceramic Analysis Exchange Systems GIS Mesoamerica Sri Lanka	MH-61	657-278-5764