2022-2023 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Anthropology (Graduate)
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Website URL:
https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/anthropology/
Department/School Head:
Melissa J. Remis
Academic Programs:
Master’s and Ph.D. Programs
The Department of Anthropology at Purdue University is a leading-edge, research-intensive department with a public service mission. We are committed to being thought leaders on our campus and in our discipline as the Anthropologies of Tomorrow (AOT) Department. Anthropologies of Tomorrow embodies a collective orientation toward the transformative potential of anthropology to prioritize excellence through diversity. Through high-impact scholarship, teaching, and public engagement, our work expands understandings of diverse human experiences and cultures past and present. We see unique opportunities to lead the field in integrative, collaborative, and decolonizing scholarship that addresses emerging and established global grand challenges. These challenges demand rigorous, creative, and transdisciplinary approaches in an increasingly interconnected world. Our comprehensive department encompasses archaeological, biological and evolutionary, cultural, linguistic, visual, and applied anthropology, with specific strengths in our cross-cutting signature research areas:
- Applied Anthropology and Public Engagement
- Ecological and Environmental Anthropology
- Health and Well Being
- Identity, Heritage, and Social Justice
- Science and Technology
Graduate program key strengths include close mentoring and access to faculty, flexible curricular structures, and the ability to combine anthropology with a number of other programs, degrees, and concentrations, including Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, the Center for Aging, American Studies, Engineering and Materials Science, Ecological Science and Engineering, Public Health, and the Interdisciplinary Program in Ingestive Behavior. In the graduate program, all students are admitted with funding and mentored for success with external grants and fellowships. Doctoral students may elect to prepare their dissertations in one of several formats, including monograph, article style, or multimodal. Alumni of our program pursue careers in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, including academia and education, health and medical professions, high-tech startups, international development, conservation, and city, state, and federal agencies.
Concentrations (Areas of Study):
African American Studies (MS and Ph.D.)
Anthropology Concentration in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (MS and Ph.D.)
Applied Anthropology (MS and Ph.D.)
Ecological Sciences & Engineering Concentration (MS and Ph.D.)
Ingestive Behavior (Ph.D. only)
Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:
Professor:
Myrdene Anderson
Sherylyn Briller
Michele Buzon
Melissa Remis
Laura Zanotti
Associate Professor:
H. Kory Cooper
Andrew Flachs
Ian Lindsay
Assistant Professor:
Melanie Beasley
Risa Cromer
Dada Dacot
Jennifer Lee Johnson
Stacy Lindshield
Zoe Nyssa
Erik Otárola-Castillo
Kali Rubaii
Amanda Veile
ProgramsDoctoralMaster’sCoursesAnthropology
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