Anthropology and Languages Faculty

Chair and Professor

Reedy, Katherine L., Department Chair and Professor, Anthropology and Languages.  B.A. 1997, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D. 2004, University of Cambridge, U.K.  (2007)

Professor

Dudgeon, John V., Professor,  Anthropology.  B.A. 1990, University of Colorado; M.A. 1998, University of Washington; Ph.D. 2008, University of Hawaii.  (2008)

Tarp, Helen, Cathleen, Professor, Spanish.  B.A., 1992, The University of Idaho; M.A., 1996, The University of New Mexico; Ph.D., 1999, The University of New Mexico. (2001)

Associate Professors

Blatt, Samantha H., Associate Professor, Anthropology. B.S., 2004, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; M.A., 2007, The Ohio State University; Ph.D., 2013, The Ohio State University. (2018)

Febles, Carmen, Associate Professor, Spanish. B.A., 2002, Western Michigan University; M.A., 2004, Western Michigan University; Ph.D., 2015, University of Wisconsin-Madison. (2014)

Speer, Charles A., Associate Professor, Anthropology.  B.A. 2003, M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2013, University of Texas San Antonio.  (2015)

Assistant Professors

Hart-Fredeluces, Georgia.,  Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Languages. B.A., 2004, Grinnell College; M.S., 2012, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Ph.D., 2019, University of Hawaii at Manoa. 2024

Huerta-Vera, Maria Claudia, Assistant Professor, Languages. B.A., 2014, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; M.S., 2022, University of California, Davis; Ph.D., 2024, University of California, Davis. 2024

Laufenberg, Marin, Teaching Assistant Professor of Spanish and Director of the Spanish MA Program.  B.A., 2006, University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A., 2009, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D. 2017. 2022

Mink, Kirsten G., Assistant Professor, Anthropology. B.A., 2006, Southern Methodist University; M.A., 2008, University of Montana; Ph.D., 2016, University of Montana. (2021)

Redd, Elizabeth A., Assistant Professor, Anthropology. B.A., 1997, University of Oklahoma; M.S., 2001, University of Illinois; M.A., 2008, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., 2015, University of Oklahoma. (2019)

Sakas, Karliana, Visiting Assistant Professor, Spanish.

Villalobos-Graillet, Jose Eduardo, Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Languages. B.A. 2008, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (Mexico); M.A., 2015, University of Guelph; Ph.D., 2022, University of Toronto. 2023

Yik, King, Assistant Professor, Global Studies

Lecturers

Bassett, Tamra Senior Lecturer, Spanish

Heath, David Senior Lecturer, Spanish

Thomas, Lewis K., Associate Lecturer, Anthropology

Wells, Nancy Associate Lecturer, Spanish

Native Language Instructor

Gould, Drusilla, Native Language Instructor

Language Instructors

Beckstead, Lindsey, French Language Instructor

Cardello, Joseph, Japanese Language Instructor

Coffield, Lisa, German Language Instructor

Kraning, Ella, Russian Language Instructor

Affiliate Research Faculty

Hansen, Richard D., Affiliate Research Professor, Anthropology. B.S., 1978, Brigham Young University; M.S., 1984, Brigham Young University; Ph.D., 1992, University of California, Los Angeles. (2021)

Emeriti

Dolsen, Arthur, Professor Languages

Holmer, Richard N., Professor, Anthropology. 

Stocks, Anthony, Professor, Anthropology. 

Loether, Christopher, Professor, Anthropology. 

McCurry, Sarah, Emerita

Nickisch Craig, Professor Language

Park, Pamela, Professor Languages