Anthropology Faculty | Kenyon College

Chair

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Bruce Hardy J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Neanderthals, human ecology, biological anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 207 Phone Number (740) 427-4275886 Email hardyb@kenyon.edu	Anthropology Neuroscience Environmental Studies African Diaspora Studies

Faculty

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Jared Bragg Visiting Asst Prof of Anthropology and Environmental Studies Affiliated Scholar in Anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 201 Email bragg1@kenyon.edu	Anthropology
Tomás Gallareta Cervera Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Latino/a Studies Areas of Expertise Maya archaeology, ancient monumental architecture, anthropology of fear, oral history (Note: On sabbatical spring 2024)	Campus Address Palme House 105 Phone Number (740) 427-5007 Email gallaretacervera1@kenyon.edu	Anthropology Latino/a Studies
Emily Ibrahim Assistant Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Linguistics and semiotics, storytelling, material worlds	Campus Address Palme House 107 Phone Number (740) 427-5633 Email ibrahim3@kenyon.edu	Anthropology
Maria Mendonca Professor of Music and Anthropology	Campus Address Storer Hall 028 Phone Number (740) 427-5723 Email mendoncam@kenyon.edu	Music Anthropology International Studies Islamic Civilizations and Cultures Asian and Middle East Studies
Kimmarie Murphy John B. McCoy-Banc One Distinguished Teaching Prof of Anthro Areas of Expertise Diet and health, human osteology, paleopathology/epidemiology, human evolution, disease ecology, human adaptation, Stable Isotope Analysis, Icelandic archaeology, African archaeology.	Campus Address Palme House 108 Phone Number (740) 427-5887 Email murphyk@kenyon.edu	Anthropology African Diaspora Studies
Claire Novotny Associate Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Mesoamerican archaeology, community archaeology, archaeology of households and identity, applied anthropology.	Campus Address Palme House 109 Phone Number (740) 427-5814 Email novotnyc@kenyon.edu	Anthropology
Sam Pack Professor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Cultural identity formation and contestation, global and local dynamics of mass media, media ethnography, reception studies, indigenous modes of (self-re)presentation, subject-generated imagery, life history, Native North America, Southeast and East Asia.	Campus Address Palme House 106 Phone Number (740) 427-5888 Email pack@kenyon.edu	Anthropology International Studies Asian and Middle East Studies
Elysia Petras Visiting Instructor of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Historical archaeology; African Diaspora archaeology; plantation slavery, marronage; Afro-Caribbean ware; neutron activation analysis; community archaeology	Campus Address Palme House 104 Email petras1@kenyon.edu	Anthropology

Emeriti

Name	Contact	Department or Center	Profile Image
Edward Schortman Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Areas of Expertise Archaeology, Mesoamerica, politics, trade, history of theory.	Campus Email schortma@kenyon.edu	Anthropology International Studies
Ken Smail Professor Emeritus of Anthropology	Campus Address Davis House 20 Phone Number (740) 427-5812 Email smail@kenyon.edu	Anthropology
David Suggs Professor Emeritus of Anthropology	Campus Address Palme House 109 Phone Number (740) 427-5851 Email suggs@kenyon.edu	Anthropology African Diaspora Studies Environmental Studies International Studies
Pat Urban J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology Emerita Areas of Expertise Archaeology, Mesoamerica, settlement patterns, ceramics, women in Latin America, ancient and modern Maya cultures.	Campus Address Palme House 207 Phone Number (740) 427-5814 Email urban@kenyon.edu	Anthropology International Studies