ASU Anthropology graduates working as part of the Burned Area Emergency Response team in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Aug 16, 2017
Hayley Wynn and Cala Castleberry graduated together in May 2017, both with degrees in Anthropology, with Archaeology concentrations. They have been fo...
Dr. Timothy J. Smith has been appointed to Mellon/ACLS national selection committee
May 10, 2017
Dr. Timothy J. Smith has been appointed to the national selection committee of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies D...
Dr. Tom Whyte named a "Faculty Member of Distinction" in Appalachian Magazine
May 10, 2017
Dr. Tom Whyte has been named a "Faculty Member of Distinction" in Appalachian Magazine. His areas of research include southern Appalachian p...
Dr. Gregory Reck and Dr. Dinesh Paudel receive Board of Trustees and URC grants for research on post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal
Apr 20, 2017
BOONE, N.C.- Appalachian State University has awarded Dr. Gregory Reck of the Department of Anthropology and Dr. Dinesh Paudel of the Department of Su...
Dr. Julie Lesnik discusses research on human evolution and edible insects
Mar 31, 2017
Julie Lesnik, assistant professor in anthropology at Wayne State University discussed the nutritional value of bugs and connection with huma...
Ethnography Lab hosts viewing of new film
Mar 28, 2017
Appalachian State’s anthropology department’s ethnography lab premiered a rough cut of their new film, “At the Foot of the Beast,” on Mar...
Anthropology Alumnus Christopher Moore (B.S. '97) publishes article in Nature
Mar 13, 2017
Anthropology Alumnus Christopher Moore (B.S. '97) publishes article in Nature on platinum anomaly in North American sedimentary sequences....
Dr. Susan Lappan awarded Fulbright grant for primate research in Southeast Asia
Mar 13, 2017
March 13, 2017Dr. Susan Lappan awarded Fulbright grant for primate research in Southeast AsiaBy: Savannah ClemmonsBoone, N.C.- Dr. Susan Lappan of the...
Anthropology alumna Caroline Federal wins best dissertation prize at London School of Economics
Jan 14, 2017
Anthropology alumna Caroline Federal (2012) has been awarded the prize for "Best Dissertation" in the Masters of Science in Comparative Politics progr...
Dr. Gregory Reck quoted in German newspaper story on football in the U.S.A.
Jan 4, 2017
In the wake of the success of his latest book, American Soccer: History, Culture, Class (co-authored with Dr. Bruce Dick), Dr. Gregory Reck ...