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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

  1. Institution Name:
    University of Idaho
  2. Department Title:
    Department of Sociology and Anthropology
  3. Faculty in Historical/Underwater Archaeology:
    1. Warner, Mark (Ph.D., Virginia 1998; Prof.) 19th century consumerism, zooarchaeology, inequalities, archaeological history and theory, archaeology of the west, collections management.
    2. Eichner, Katrina (Ph.D. UC Berkeley, 2017) Queer archaeology, African American diaspora, Family and gender relations, Social Identities, Heritage formation
  4. Other Related Faculty/Staff:
    1. Kate E. Kolpan (PhD, University of Florida 2017), Bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, paleopathology, isotope analysis, genocide and victimization, conflict archaeology, contemporary archaeological theory, materiality, semiotics, World War II, Central Europe and the Balkans
    2. Evans-Janke, Leah (Ph.D., Idaho 2007; Collections Mgr. Lab of Anthropology) lab methods, American West, women’s studies, folk art, lithics.
    3. Sappington, Robert (Ph.D., Washington St 1994; Assoc. Prof.) protohistoric, Lewis and Clark, 18th-19th centuries, Plateau
    4. Priscilla Wegars (Ph.D., Idaho 1991; Res. Assoc. Lab of Anthropology) overseas Asian culture, 19th-20th centuries, American West, Asian American Comparative Collection.
  5. General Statement:
    The department offers an M.A. in anthropology with a firm foundation in all four areas of anthropology expected. Also available is a joint Ph.D. in history with a concentration in historical archaeology. Faculty at the University of Idaho are currently engaged in numerous prehistoric and historic-period projects in multiple western location, primarily in Idaho. The department is also actively supporting a number of collections-driven research projects. A major part of the department is the Laboratory of Anthropology. The lab is the focus of archaeological work conducted at the university, providing research space, curation facilities, equipment, and technical support for archaeological investigations. Special facilities comparative collections of 19th- and 20th-century artifacts, faunal collections, a major collection of overseas Asian comparative artifacts, and an extensive archaeology library. The lab is also the Northern Repository of the Idaho Archaeological Survey.
  6. For More Information Contact:
    Mark Warner, or Katrina Eichner, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 875 Perimeter Dr, MS 441110, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1110 USA; phone: 208-885-5954 (PST); fax: 208-885-2034 (PST); email:  mwarner@uidaho.edu or Katrinae@uidaho.edu; Web page:    https://www.uidaho.edu/class/soc-anthro