Anthropology

Faculty & Associates

Marie Elaine Danforth (Ph.D. Indiana, 1989) Professor. Physical Anthropology. Dr Danforth's interests include human osteology, bioarchaeology, dental anthropology, and forensic anthropology. Research areas include Mesoamerica (the Maya region) and southeastern United States. Graduate courses taught include Seminar in Physical Anthropology, Bioarchaeology, Medical Anthropology, and Human Variation. (m.danforth@usm.edu)

James G. Flanagan (Ph.D. Pennsylvania, 1983) Professor and Chair. Cultural Anthropology. Dr. Flanagan's interests include social structure, political anthropology, and ethnomusicology. Geographical interests include New Guinea, the Pacific, and Ireland. Graduate courses taught include Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology, Political Anthropology, and Kinship. (james.flanagan@usm.edu)

Bridget Hayden (Ph.D. Michigan 1999) Assistant Professor. Cultural Anthropology. Dr. Hayden's interests include the anthropology of migration, space and place, and the socio-cultural aspects of capitalism and globalization. Geographical areas of interest is Central America. (bridget.hayden@usm.edu)

H. Edwin Jackson (Ph.D. Michigan, 1986) Professor. Archaeology.
Dr. Jackson's interests include archaeological method and theory, human ecology, and zooarchaeology. Research areas include southeastern United States. Graduate courses taught include Seminar in Archaeology, Prehistory of Southeastern Indians, Prehistoric Archaeology, and Archaeology and Public Policy. (ed.jackson@usm.edu)

Jeffrey Kaufmann (Ph.D. Wisconsin, 2001) Associate Professor. Cultural Anthropology. Dr. Kaufmann's interests include ethnohistory and ecological anthropology. Research area of interest is Africa. Graduate courses taught include Seminar in Ethnology, Advanced Studies in Peoples and Cultures of Africa, and Ecological Anthropology. (jeffrey.kaufmann@usm.edu)

Amy L. Young (Ph.D. Tennessee, 1995) Associate Professor. Archaeology. Dr. Young's research interests include historical archaeology, African-American archaeology, urban archaeology, archaeological theory, and prehistory of the southeastern United States. Research areas include southeastern United States. Graduate courses taught include Historical Archaeology and Urban Archaeology. (amy.young@usm.edu)

Other Anthropologists

Susan L. Scott (B.A. Alabama-Birmingham, 1975) Research Associate. Archaeology. Research specialty is zooarchaeology. Research areas include southeastern and southwestern United States.

Adjunct Instructor

K. Chimene Gecewicz (M.A. University of Southern Mississippi 1996) Current research interests include minority groups and ethic identity, cultural preservation and applied linguistics. Research areas have included West Africa and Mexico. Current research is focused on several large immigrant populations located in South Mississippi. (karen.gecewicz@usm.edu)