MEET THE ANTHROPOLOGY FACULTY
REGULAR FACULTY
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY JOINED
THE DEPARTMENT
to find out more...
follow the link to the faculty
member's webpage by clicking on the underlined
name
Find out more about the Anthropology
Program
MEET THE ANTHROPOLOGY FACULTY
REGULAR FACULTY
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY JOINED
THE DEPARTMENT
to find out more...
follow the link to the faculty
member's webpage by clicking on the underlined
name
Find out more about the Anthropology
Program
Dr. John Rashford
Cultural Anthropologist/Ethnobotanist
Fieldwork: The Caribbean,
Japan, Europe, South Carolina
Teaches: Introduction
to Anthropology, Anthropological Perspectives on Time, Theories for the
Origin of Agriculture, Anthropological Perspectives on Religion,
and has taught many of the others.
Community Links: Board
member of The Charleston Museum and the S.C. Coastal Conservation
League, Chairman of the editorial board of the S.C. Historical Society
Dr.
Brad Huber
Cultural Anthropologist/Medical
Anthropologist
Fieldwork:
Mexico,
Costa Rica, U.S.
Teaches: Introduction to
Anthropology, Comparative Social Organization, Peoples and Cultures of
Latin America, Medical Anthropology, Culture and the Individual, Anthropological
Research Methods
Community Links: Our Lady
of Mercy (free medical clinics for Hispanics)
Dr. Barbara Borg
New World Archaeologist/Ethnohistorian
Fieldwork: Mexico, Guatemala,
U.S.
Archival Research: Spain,
Mexico, Guatemala, U.S.
Teaches: Introduction
to Anthropology, Archaeology, North American Archaeology, Historical
Archaeology, Aztecs and Maya, Anthropology of Gender, Peoples and Cultures
of N. America, Archaeological Field School
Community Links: Charleston
County Chapter of the Archaeological Society of S.C., violinist in regional
orchestras, P.E.O. International (a women's philanthropic educational organization),
Charleston Music Study Club (and judge for music camp scholarship auditions),
Elderhostels
Dr.
Dana Cope Director
of Anthropology
Biological Anthropologist/Vertebrate
Paleontologist
Fieldwork:
Paleontological and geological fieldwork in Wyoming, Utah, Texas, Northern
Mexico and South Carolina
Museum Research: U.S., England,
Belgium, the Netherlands
Teaches: Introduction
to Anthropology, History of Anthropological Theory, Introduction to Biological
Anthropology, Human Evolution, Vertebrate Paleontology, Human Osteology,
Primate Behavior and Evolution, Human Adaptation and Variation, Field Methods
in Vertebrate Paleontology
Community Links: C
of C Institutional Review Board for human subjects research, Darwin
Week organizer, lecturer for public schools/general public, fossil/skeletal
identification, C of C teacher
support for scientific education
and advocacy of quality science standards for S.C.
Dr.
Maureen Hays
Old World Archaeologist/ Lithics
Specialist
Fieldwork: France,
Southeastern US.
Research: Microwear analyst
France, Portugal, Southeastern US.
Teaches: Introduction to
Anthropology, Archaeology, History of Anthropological Theory, Paleolithic
Archaeology, Prehistoric Art and Ritual, Archaeological Field School
Community Links: Habitat
for Humanity College of Charleston Chapter
Dr. Eileen Moore Quinn
Folklorist and Linguistic Anthropologist
Fieldwork: County Donegal,
Ireland
Teaches: Introduction to
Anthropology, Language and Culture, Folklore of the British Isles,
Peoples and Cultures of Europe, Prospective new courses: Gender and Storytelling
and Language and Power
Community Links: Beginning
to network with local Hibernian groups, local library groups and women's
groups. Appointed to the President's Committee on Long Range Planning
ADDITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTORS
Ron Anthony
Historical Archaeologist, Charleston
Museum
Fieldwork: Historic Charleston,
Plantation Archaeology
Teaches: Introduction to
Anthropology, Archaeological Lab Methods, Archaeological Field School
Dr. Dee Dee Joyce
Historical Archaeologist, Senior
Instructor in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Fieldwork: Southeastern
U.S.
Interests: 19th century
Southern race, class, and ethnic relations; urban settlement patterns;
and Irish immigrants
Teaches: Introduction to
Anthropology
Dr. Karen Weissman
Cultural Anthropologist, Instructor
Anthropology and Sociology
Fieldwork: Coal fields
of southern West Virginia
Teaches: Introduction to
Anthropology, African Studies, Women's Studies
Community Links: volunteer
for Speakers' Bureau
Martha Zierden
Historical Archaeologist, Charleston
Museum
Fieldwork: Historic Charleston,
Plantation Archaeology
Teaches:Archaeological Field
School