Faculty - Complete listing


All Departments

Bartholomew C. Dean
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 1995
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: Thur., 2-4pm in 639 Fraser Hall; and by appointment - send email to bdean@ku.edu

Obed A. Garcia
  • Assistant Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2020

Ted Goebel
  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1993
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: By appointment - send email to goebel@ku.edu

Carlton Gover
  • Acting Assistant Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Acting Assistant Curator
  • Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
  • Ph.D., University of Colorado - expected May 2024
  • M.A. University of Wyoming
  • B.S. Radford University
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: Tues. & Thurs., 2pm - 4pm in Spooner Hall, Room 6E and by appointment - send email to mailto:carlton.shieldchief@ku.edu

Kelly E. Graf
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno, 2008
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: For ANTH 310 Mon/Wed/Friday 11am - 12pm; for ANTH 848 Mon/Wed 11am - 12pm and 1-3pm in 617 Fraser Hall; or by appointment - send email to graf@ku.edu

Majid Hannoum
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Princeton, 1996
  • On sabbatical leave. If you need to reach Dr. Hannoum, please send an email to ahannoum@ku.edu

John W. Hoopes
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 1987
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: Thurs., 9am - 12pm in 629 Fraser Hall; or by appointment - send email to hoopes@ku.edu

Rolfe D. Mandel
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Senior Scientist, Geoarchaelogy/Quaternary Science
  • Kansas Geological Survey
  • Executive Director, Odyssey Archaeological Research Program
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1991

Brent E. Metz
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Director of the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
  • Ph.D., SUNY Albany, NY, 1995
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: Mon. & Fridays 3-4:30pm in 320 Bailey Hall; also by appointment - contact Dr. Metz at bmetz@ku.edu.

Lauren Norman
  • Assistant Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2015
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: Mon., 2-3pm & Wed., 11am - 12pm in 610 Fraser Hall, and by appointment - send email to lauren_norman@ku.edu

Dennis H. O'Rourke
  • Foundaton Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1980
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: Thurs. 1pm - 2:30pm in 635 Fraser; or by appointment - send email to orourke@ku.edu

Jennifer Raff
  • Associate Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • 2024 Guggenheim Fellow
  • Ph.D., Indiana University, 2008
  • Dr. Raff will be on reaserch leave Fall 2024. If you need to reach Dr. Raff, please send an email to jennifer.raff@ku.edu

Frederic Sellet
  • Associate Professor
  • ANTH Director of Undergraduate Studies
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1999
  • Fall 2024 Office Hours: Wed., 9-10am & Friday 1-3pm in 637 Fraser Hall; also by appointment - contact Dr. Sellet at fsellet@ku.edu