WSU Department of Anthropology
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We emphasize integrative approaches to the study of human behavior, evolution, culture, and biology. Our program offers degrees in Anthropology (BA, MA, and PhD) and Human Biology (BA) across WSU Global, Pullman, and Vancouver campuses.
Anthropology & Human Biology majors: The College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the Student Ambassador Program. Ambassadors connect with prospective students while gaining experience that looks great on a resume.
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Anthropology & Human Biology majors: The College of Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the Student Ambassador Program. Ambassadors connect with prospective students while gaining experience that looks great on a resume.
The WSU Anthropology Club is holding a meeting TODAY (11/13) at 3:30 pm in the College Hall lounge. Current and new members are welcome. Hope to see you there!
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The WSU Anthropology Club is holding a meeting TODAY (11/13) at 3:30 pm in the College Hall lounge. Current and new members are welcome. Hope to see you there!
Last week 4th graders from the Colton School District visited the Museum of Anthropology to share their LEGO robotics projects. This year’s theme is archaeology! The students met with anthropology graduate students to ask questions about real-world archaeological challenges.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last week 4th graders from the Colton School District visited the Museum of Anthropology to share their LEGO robotics projects. This year’s theme is archaeology! The students met with anthropology graduate students to ask questions about real-world archaeological challenges.
This summer MA student Sam Neunzig and Dr. John Blong surveyed high-elevation snow and ice patches in Kenai Fjords & Lake Clark National Parks in Alaska. Their work explores ancient high-elevation hunting practices preserved in melting ice and how climate change is transforming cultural sites.
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This summer MA student Sam Neunzig and Dr. John Blong surveyed high-elevation snow and ice patches in Kenai Fjords & Lake Clark National Parks in Alaska. Their work explores ancient high-elevation hunting practices preserved in melting ice and how climate change is transforming cultural sites.
The first Anthropology Club meeting of the year is TODAY at 3:30pm in College Hall 159 (the lounge). Come hang out, have a snack and drink, meet other students, vote on officers and share ideas for future meetings. Hope to see you there!
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The first Anthropology Club meeting of the year is TODAY at 3:30pm in College Hall 159 (the lounge). Come hang out, have a snack and drink, meet other students, vote on officers and share ideas for future meetings. Hope to see you there!
🔦 Summer Fieldwork Spotlight: This summer Dr. Nanda Grow conducted primate surveys in central Sulawesi, Indonesia with students and colleagues. This research explores how tarsiers use human-shaped habitats and interact with people in agricultural villages. 🐒🌿
#Primatology #Fieldwork #Tarsiers
#Primatology #Fieldwork #Tarsiers
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🔦 Summer Fieldwork Spotlight: This summer Dr. Nanda Grow conducted primate surveys in central Sulawesi, Indonesia with students and colleagues. This research explores how tarsiers use human-shaped habitats and interact with people in agricultural villages. 🐒🌿
#Primatology #Fieldwork #Tarsiers
#Primatology #Fieldwork #Tarsiers
The Anthropology Graduate Organization (AGO) held their third annual Bake Sale yesterday on the Glenn Terrell Mall! Proceeds from the sale will be used for the club's mutual aid fund. #GoCougs
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Anthropology Graduate Organization (AGO) held their third annual Bake Sale yesterday on the Glenn Terrell Mall! Proceeds from the sale will be used for the club's mutual aid fund. #GoCougs
The Anthropology Graduate Organization is holding its 3rd Annual Bake Sale this Thursday (Oct. 23) from 10 AM to 1 PM outside College Hall on the Terrell Mall. Swing by for some homemade baked goods and support the Mutual Aid Fund for anthropology graduate students. Cash and Venmo accepted.
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Anthropology Graduate Organization is holding its 3rd Annual Bake Sale this Thursday (Oct. 23) from 10 AM to 1 PM outside College Hall on the Terrell Mall. Swing by for some homemade baked goods and support the Mutual Aid Fund for anthropology graduate students. Cash and Venmo accepted.
The Ancestral Crafts Club & Anthropology Grad Organization hosted a beadworking workshop open to all students. Want to try making stone tools or other ancestral crafts? Join us for Open Lab Hours Thursday Nov 6 and Dec 4 from 4–5:30pm in Room 43 (College Hall basement).
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Ancestral Crafts Club & Anthropology Grad Organization hosted a beadworking workshop open to all students. Want to try making stone tools or other ancestral crafts? Join us for Open Lab Hours Thursday Nov 6 and Dec 4 from 4–5:30pm in Room 43 (College Hall basement).
Please welcome Dr. Sarah Richardson to the WSU Department of Anthropology! Her research explores state violence, human rights, memory, and political ecology in Latin America. Meet her at today’s meet & greet (with snacks and Italian sodas): College Hall lounge, 2:30–4:30! 🐾
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Please welcome Dr. Sarah Richardson to the WSU Department of Anthropology! Her research explores state violence, human rights, memory, and political ecology in Latin America. Meet her at today’s meet & greet (with snacks and Italian sodas): College Hall lounge, 2:30–4:30! 🐾
Attention Anthropology & Human Biology majors! You are invited to join us this Friday 10/17 in the College Hall lounge for snacks, Italian sodas, and a chance to chat with Drs. Sarah Richardson and Kris Smith, our two newest faculty members. The first 20 students will receive a baby spider plant.
October 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Attention Anthropology & Human Biology majors! You are invited to join us this Friday 10/17 in the College Hall lounge for snacks, Italian sodas, and a chance to chat with Drs. Sarah Richardson and Kris Smith, our two newest faculty members. The first 20 students will receive a baby spider plant.
This summer Jordan Thompson, a PhD candidate in archaeology, excavated high-elevation sites in the Bitterroot Mountains. Read the full story here: news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09...
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This summer Jordan Thompson, a PhD candidate in archaeology, excavated high-elevation sites in the Bitterroot Mountains. Read the full story here: news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09...
Our graduate students collaborate with premier institutions all over the world! This summer PhD student Eleonora Zanetti attended the Santa Fe Institute for training in complex systems modeling, funded through a full scholarship from SFI.
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Our graduate students collaborate with premier institutions all over the world! This summer PhD student Eleonora Zanetti attended the Santa Fe Institute for training in complex systems modeling, funded through a full scholarship from SFI.
Step into the past and explore Armenia with WSU this summer! Join Dr. Tekla Schmaus and Dr. Rachel Horowitz in May and June of 2026 to study archaeology, heritage, and identity in the Caucasus. Applications due February 1, 2026. Learn more: mystudyabroad.wsu.edu or email tekla.schmaus@wsu.edu.
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Step into the past and explore Armenia with WSU this summer! Join Dr. Tekla Schmaus and Dr. Rachel Horowitz in May and June of 2026 to study archaeology, heritage, and identity in the Caucasus. Applications due February 1, 2026. Learn more: mystudyabroad.wsu.edu or email tekla.schmaus@wsu.edu.
🔦 Summer Fieldwork Spotlight: Cultural Anthropology PhD student Sumanta Roy has been conducting research in India on the health and livelihoods of electronic waste workers. Sumanta was also recently awarded the WSU Liberal Arts Scholarship Fund for 2025–26.👏
October 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🔦 Summer Fieldwork Spotlight: Cultural Anthropology PhD student Sumanta Roy has been conducting research in India on the health and livelihoods of electronic waste workers. Sumanta was also recently awarded the WSU Liberal Arts Scholarship Fund for 2025–26.👏
Student volunteers are hard at work cataloguing objects from the Museum of Anthropology’s learning collections, including lithics and pottery. These collections will be put to use in upcoming classes, giving students hands-on opportunities to learn from real archaeological materials.
October 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Student volunteers are hard at work cataloguing objects from the Museum of Anthropology’s learning collections, including lithics and pottery. These collections will be put to use in upcoming classes, giving students hands-on opportunities to learn from real archaeological materials.
WSU Anthropology is growing! We seek a tenure-track Assistant Professor in cultural anthropology specializing in health, well-being, and/or human-environment interactions, to start next fall in Pullman. Apply by Nov 2, 2025: wsu.edu/jobs (search R-14034).
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
WSU Anthropology is growing! We seek a tenure-track Assistant Professor in cultural anthropology specializing in health, well-being, and/or human-environment interactions, to start next fall in Pullman. Apply by Nov 2, 2025: wsu.edu/jobs (search R-14034).
PhD candidate Beatrice Caffé was invited to speak at the National Academies of Sciences’ Reimagining STEMM Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Career Development Summit. Her panel explored challenges in graduate education.
🔗 Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44967_...
🔗 Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44967_...
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
PhD candidate Beatrice Caffé was invited to speak at the National Academies of Sciences’ Reimagining STEMM Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Career Development Summit. Her panel explored challenges in graduate education.
🔗 Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44967_...
🔗 Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44967_...
Every fall, the Department of Anthropology kicks off the school year with our Welcome Dinner! It’s always a great time to reconnect with faculty, grad students, friends, and even a few furry guests. 🐾. Here’s Ph.D. candidate Jordan Thompson with her pup, Data, an honorary member of the department!
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Every fall, the Department of Anthropology kicks off the school year with our Welcome Dinner! It’s always a great time to reconnect with faculty, grad students, friends, and even a few furry guests. 🐾. Here’s Ph.D. candidate Jordan Thompson with her pup, Data, an honorary member of the department!
This summer Dr. Rachel Horowitz conducted NSF-funded archaeological research in Belize with colleagues, exploring what stone tool production reveals about past economies. The team also hosted a stone tool production workshop and an Archaeology Day in the community! Link: news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09...
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This summer Dr. Rachel Horowitz conducted NSF-funded archaeological research in Belize with colleagues, exploring what stone tool production reveals about past economies. The team also hosted a stone tool production workshop and an Archaeology Day in the community! Link: news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09...
Graduate student Evan Leacox co-created and hosts an annual canoe journey on the Columbia River for WSU Rivers, Watersheds, and Communities (RWC) students. This August participants joined the second Hanford Reach Canoe Journey, a paddling trip designed to build relationships with place and people.
September 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Graduate student Evan Leacox co-created and hosts an annual canoe journey on the Columbia River for WSU Rivers, Watersheds, and Communities (RWC) students. This August participants joined the second Hanford Reach Canoe Journey, a paddling trip designed to build relationships with place and people.
👀 The floors at the WSU Museum of Anthropology have gotten a shiny new facelift! Check out the museum on the east side of the first floor of College Hall. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free! #anthropologymuseum
September 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
👀 The floors at the WSU Museum of Anthropology have gotten a shiny new facelift! Check out the museum on the east side of the first floor of College Hall. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free! #anthropologymuseum
📝 Writing Wednesday! PhD student RC Timilsina authored an article published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. This research shows that traditional knowledge on natural disasters is predictive specific to location and type of disaster. Article: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📝 Writing Wednesday! PhD student RC Timilsina authored an article published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. This research shows that traditional knowledge on natural disasters is predictive specific to location and type of disaster. Article: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
Who doesn't like playing in dirt?? At Future Cougs Day, the Department of Anthropology and the Museum of Anthropology featured dig boxes. Pictured here are: archaeology faculty member Dr. Rachel Horowitz, museum curator Madison Pullis, and graduate student Abby Antinossi. #FutureCougs #archaeology
September 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Who doesn't like playing in dirt?? At Future Cougs Day, the Department of Anthropology and the Museum of Anthropology featured dig boxes. Pictured here are: archaeology faculty member Dr. Rachel Horowitz, museum curator Madison Pullis, and graduate student Abby Antinossi. #FutureCougs #archaeology
Funding Friday! We're proud to announce that doctoral student RC Timilsina has received a WSU Liberal Arts Scholarship for the 2025–2026 academic year. Congratulations, RC!
September 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Funding Friday! We're proud to announce that doctoral student RC Timilsina has received a WSU Liberal Arts Scholarship for the 2025–2026 academic year. Congratulations, RC!