Department of Anthropology
We promote an engaged anthropology through collaboration with local and global communities. The Department of Anthropology at NAU is conducting exciting research that addresses contemporary challenges and fosters the inclusion of minority and Indigenous perspectives.
Our faculty strive to make a positive difference in the world and some specific areas of research include:
- health equity
- substance abuse & addiction
- biocultural effects of social interaction
- water infrastructure
- community development
- suffering
- social justice and health
- diaspora, migration, immigration & transnationalism
- human/environment interactions
- human/animal relationships
- forensic strategies in crime scene investigation
- archaeological heritage
- early agriculture
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NAU Anthropology in the news!
Recent news from the Department of Anthropology
- Dr. Chrissina Burke named the 2019 SBS Teacher of the Year
- Dr. Corina Kellner receives $239,000 National Science Foundation AwardÂ
- Dr. Sharon Moses is awarded the 2019 National Robert Gaffney Achievement Award
- Dr. Mundell and the NAU Student Immigration Action Learning Team make headlines
- Translational Health Research Initiatives Workshop
- Dr. Lisa Hardy orchestrates health equity research with Flagstaff Mayor and NAU students
- Anthropology Department Rolls Out New Madden Scholarship