About COLFA - UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts - The University of Texas at San Antonio

Sonia Alconini (PhD U Pittsburgh 2002; Asst Prof) Archaeology of complex societies, states and empires, ethnohistory, settlement patterns, household archaeology, GIS applications to archaeology; Bolivia, the Andes, Latin America; sonia.alconini@utsa.edu

Thad Q. Bartlett (PhD Washington U 1999; Asst Prof) Biological anthropology, primate behavior and ecology, human origins; Thailand; thad.bartlett@utsa.edu

Michael L. Cepek (PhD U Chicago 2006; Asst Prof) Sociocultural anthropology, indigenous and environmental politics, theories of practice/value/identity, science and conservation, the oil industry, activism; Amazonia, Ecuador; michael.cepek@utsa.edu

Carolyn L. Ehardt (PhD U Texas-Austin 1980; Prof) Biological anthropology, primate behavior and ecology/ecology/conservation, epidemiology and ecology of tropical diseases; Africa, Neotropics; carolyn.ehardt@utsa.edu

K. Jill Fleuriet (PhD Stanford U 2003; Asst Prof) Medical anthropology, political economy of health, border studies, chronic illness, women's health, social justice; US-Mexico Borderlands; jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu

Daniel J. Gelo (PhD Rutgers U 1986; Prof & Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts) Symbolic anthropology, structuralism, myth and ritual, social organization, ethnomusicology, folklore; North America; daniel.gelo@utsa.edu

Jamon Alex Halvaksz (PhD U Minnesota 2005; Asst Prof) Environmental anthropology, politics of nature, mining and conservation areas, indigenous epistemologies and the sciences; Papua New Guinea and the Pacific; jamon.halvaksz@utsa.edu

Robert J. Hard (PhD U New Mexico 1986; Assoc Prof) Archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, early agriculture, hunter-gatherers, method and theory, cultural ecology; northern Mexico, American Southwest, Texas; robert.hard@utsa.edu

Laura J. Levi (PhD U Arizona 1993; Assoc Prof & Interim Chair) Archaeology, settlement patterns, agrarian ecology, domestic and political economies, complex societies; Mesoamerica (Lowland Maya), US Southwest; laura.levi@utsa.edu

James H. McDonald (PhD Arizona State U 1991; Prof & Assoc Vice Provost) Applied cultural anthropology, political and economic anthropology, political economy, agricultural development, socio-cultural change, organizational culture; Mexico, Latin America, US; james.mcdonald@utsa.edu

Richard E. W. Adams (PhD Harvard U 1963; Prof Emeritus) Archaeology, settlement patterns, ceramic analysis, method and theory; Mesoamerica, comparative ancient civilizations; richard.adams@utsa.edu

Sue L. Aki (PhD SUNY-Buffalo 1995; Adj Prof) Cultural anthropology, gender and human sexuality, Oceania; sue.aki@utsa.edu

Lorena M. Havill (PhD U Indiana 2002; Adj Prof) Biological anthropology, skeletal biology, genetics, primate biology, aging; lhavill@darwin.sfbr.org

Donald V. Kurtz (PhD U California-Davis 1970; Adj Prof) Political anthropology, anthropological theory, cultural analysis, social organization, Mesoamerica, S. Asia; d.v.k@anvilcom.com

Michael C. Mahaney (PhD Ohio State U 1984; Adj Prof) Genetic epidemiology, auxology and common complex diseases, human and non-human primates, anthropological genetics; mmahaney@darwin.sfbr.org

Luz Nereida Pérez Prado (PhD U Manchester 2002, Lect) Development and environmental anthropology, political ecology, water management, applied anthropology, gender, migration, public(s) understanding of science; Mexico, US-Mexico borderlands, Puerto Rico, Ecuador; luz.perezprado@utsa.edu

María Luísa Urdaneta (PhD Southern Methodist U 1977; Assoc Prof Emeritus) Medical anthropology, urban and applied anthropology, Mexican Americans, gender studies, folk healing, heath care and nursing; US southwest, Latin America; mlurdaneta@aol.com

Antonia L. Figueroa (MA U Texas-San Antonio 2001; Res Sci Assoc, Crt for Archaeological Res) Prehistoric and historic archaeology, public archaeology, Spanish colonialism, hunter-gatherers; Texas, Mesoamerica; antonia.figueroa@utsa.edu

Raymond P. Mauldin (PhD U New Mexico 1995; Assoc Dir, Crt for Archaeological Res) Ethnoachaeology, quantitative analysis, hunter-gatherers, early agricultural transition; American Southwest; raymond.mauldin@utsa.edu

Barbara A. Meissner (MA U Texas-San Antonio 1998; Proj Archaeologist, Ctr for Archaeological Res) Prehistoric and colonial archaeology, faunal analysis; Texas, American Southwest; barbara.meissner@utsa.edu

Jennifer L. Thompson (MA U Arkansas 2000; Res Sci Assoc III, Ctr for Archaeological Res) Prehistoric archaeology, historic archaeology and architecture, public archaeology, hunter-gatherers; southeastern US, Oceania; jennifer.thompson@utsa.edu

Marybeth Tomka (MA U Texas-Austin 1998; Lab Coord and Collections Mgr, Ctr for Archaeological Res) Prehistoric and colonial archaeology, faunal analysis; Texas, American Southwest; marybeth.tomka@utsa.edu

Steve Tomka (PhD U Texas-Austin 1994; Interim Dir, Ctr for Archaeological Res) Archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, hunter-gatherers, agro-pastoralists, lithic technology, cultural ecology, mountainous ecosystems, animal domestication; Andean prehistory, Texas; steve.tomka@utsa.edu

Kristi M. Ulrich (MA U Texas-San Antonio 2004; Res Sci Assoc, Crt for Archaeological Res) Historic archaeology, Spanish colonialism, public archaeology, ceramics; Texas, California; kristi.ulrich@utsa.edu

Karen E. Stothert (PhD Yale U 1974; Res Assoc, Ctr for Archaeological Res) Archaeology, culture and technology; Ecuador, Latin America

Elizabeth de la Portilla (PhD U Michigan 2003; Asst Prof, Bicultural-Bilingual Std) Folk healing, ethnobotany, medical anthropology, ritual, conflict and identity; US-Mexico borderlands; elizabeth.portilla@utsa.edu

Anne Hardgrove (PhD U Michigan 1999; Asst Prof, History) Modern South Asia, Asian-American studies, migration and globalization, comparative colonialism, gender studies, cartography, visual practices, public history; anne.hardgrove@utsa.edu

José Macías (PhD Stanford U 1984; Assoc Prof, Bicultural-Bilingual Std) Migration, race and ethnicity, comparative education, expressive culture; US Southwest, Mexico, Germany, Turkey; jose.macias@utsa.edu

Shirley Boteler Mock (PhD U Texas-Austin 1994; Res Assoc, Inst Texan Cults) Complex societies, ceramics, technology, coastal adaptations, rock art, African American and maroon societies; Mesoamerica, Texas; shirley.mock@utsa.edu

Armando L. Trujillo (PhD U Texas-Austin 1993; Assoc Prof, Div Bicultural-Bilingual Std) Anthropology of education, anthropology of development, ethnicity, bilingualism, biculturalism; US Southwest, Mexico; armando.trujillo@utsa.edu

Alan S. Vince (PhD U New Mexico 2004; Dir, University Health Professions Office) Medical anthropology, cross-cultural medicine, healthcare ethics, ethnography of communication, interpretive anthropology; US Southwest; alan.vince@utsa.edu