Sociology & Anthropology Department Faculty
Faculty
Tori Barnes-Brus, 211 College Hall, (319) 895-4340
Erin Davis, 209 College Hall, (319) 895-4296
Alfrieta Monagan, 109 College Hall, (319) 895-4482
Mary Olson (chair), 212 College Hall, (319) 895-4359
Christopher Carlson, Emeritus
Richard Peterson, Emeritus
Adjunct Faculty
John Doershuk, (319) 384-0751
Judith Siebert, 210 Prall House, (319) 351-3696
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Tori Barnes-Brus, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, teaches courses in sociology that include Media and the Public Mind; Community; and the advanced topics courses Wealth, Power, and Inequality; and Reproductive Processes, Reproductive Policies. M.A., University of Kansas at Lawrence; B.A., Cornell College |
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| Erin Davis, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, teaches courses in sociology that include Families in Social Context; Sexualities; Gender and Social Institutions; Self and Identity; and Research Design and Data Analysis. Her courses contribute to the women's studies program. Ph.D. and M.A., University of Virginia; B.A., New College |  |
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| Alfrieta Monagan, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, teaches courses in anthropology that include West Indian People and Culture (taught in Trinidad and Barbados); Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft; Women's Roles in Cross-cultural Perspective, and Applied Anthropology (offered in The Bahamas). Her courses contribute to the ethnic studies, environmental studies, and women's studies programs. Ph.D. and M.A., Princeton University; A.B., George Washington University |  |
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| Mary B. Olson, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, teaches courses in sociology that include Contemporary Native Americans; Race and Ethnic Relations; Civil Rights and Western Racism; and Religion, Spirituality, and Community. Her courses contribute to the ethnic studies and women's studies programs, and her research on fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest contributes to the environmental studies program. Ph.D. and M.S., University of Wisconsin; B.A., University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh |  |
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| John Doershuk, Visiting Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, has taught various courses in anthropology over the years, including Introduction to Archaeological Field Methods; Human Origins; and Indigenous Peoples and Cultures of North America. He became the Iowa State Archaeologist in July 2007. Ph.D. and M.S., Northwestern University; B.A., Carleton College |  |
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| Judith Siebert, Visiting Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, teaches courses in anthropology that include The Maya; Cultural Anthropology; Language, Culture, and Community; and History of Ethnological Theory. |  |
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