Faculty - Complete listing

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Bartholomew C. Dean
Bartholomew Dean
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 1995
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: PENDING in 639 Fraser Hall or by appointment - send email to bdean@ku.edu
Obed A. Garcia
Obed A Garcia
  • Assistant Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2020
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: PENDING in 618 Fraser Hall; or by appt., send an email to oagc@ku.edu
Ted Goebel
Ted Goebel
  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1993
  • Teaching ANTH 849 for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00pm in 622A Fraser Hall or by appointment; email Dr. Goebel at goebel@ku.edu.
Carlton Gover
Carlton Shield Chief Gover
  • Assistant Professor
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Assistant Curator
  • Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
  • Division of Archaeology
  • Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder, 2024
  • Teaching ANTH 318 Indigenous History & Archaeologies of the Great Plains for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30pm in Spooner Hall, Room 6E and by appointment - send email to mailto:carlton.shieldchief@ku.edu
Kelly E. Graf
Kelly E. Graf
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno, 2008
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: PENDING in 617 Fraser Hall; or by appointment - send email to graf@ku.edu
Majid Hannoum
Majid Hannoum
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Princeton, 1996
  • Teaching ANTH 484 online and ANTH 704 Spring 2026 semester.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 11am - 1pm in 636 Fraser, or by appointment, send an email to hannoum@ku.edu
Joshua Homan
Joshua Homan
  • Lecturer
  • ANTH Director of Undergraduate Studies
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2019
  • Instructor for ANTH 160/360 and ANTH 391 for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Fridays 2:00 - 4:00pm in 630 Fraser; or by appointment - send email to jhoman@ku.edu
John W. Hoopes
John W. Hoopes
  • Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 1987
  • Teaching ANTH 406 ONLINE Archaeologic Research Methods (1st 8-weeks) for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Thursdays 9am - 12pm in 629 Fraser Hall; or by appointment - send email to hoopes@ku.edu
Kelsey Jorgensen
Kelsey C Jorgensen
  • Assistant Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Wayne State University, 2021
  • Teaching ANTH 330 Forensic Anthropology for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30 - 1:30pm in 619 Fraser Hall; also by appt., send email to kcjorgensen@ku.edu.
Rolfe D. Mandel
Rolfe David 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
  • Teaching ANTH 849 - Geoarcheology Graduate Seminar for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: By apppointment only; send an email request to mandel@ku.edu.
Brent E. Metz
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
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: PENDING in 320 Bailey Hall; also by appointment - contact Dr. Metz at bmetz@ku.edu.
Lauren Norman
Lauren Norman
  • Assistant Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2015
  • Teaching ANTH 305 and ANTH 401 for Spring 2026.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Mondays 10:30-11:30 am Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 pm in 610 Fraser Hall, and by appointment - send email to lauren_norman@ku.edu
Dennis H. O'Rourke
Dennis H. O'Rourke
  • Foundaton Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1980
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: By appointment only - send email to orourke@ku.edu
Jennifer Raff
Jennifer A Raff
  • Associate Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • 2024 Guggenheim Fellow
  • Ph.D., Indiana University, 2008
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: PENDING in 626 Fraser or by appt. send an email to jennifer.raff@ku.edu
Frederic Sellet
Frederic Sellet
  • Associate Professor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1999
  • Teaching ANTH 150/309 and ANTH 315 for Spring 2026 term.
  • Spring 2026 Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-2pm and Thursdays 2-4pm in 637 Fraser Hall; also by appointment - contact Dr. Sellet at fsellet@ku.edu