Faculty & Staff

Academic Departments

The Anthropology Department is comprised of sociocultural anthropologists, biological anthropologists and archaeologists.

We are all are active scholars, with area specializations in Africa, East Asia, Latin America, and modern U.S. society. Our relatively small size allows you to work closely and intensively with professors while allowing for considerable freedom for those students who wish to pursue independent studies.

Department Contacts

Laurian Bowles
Chair of Anthropology
Vanessa Victor
Departmental Coordinator for Anthropology

Faculty

Laurian Bowles

Vann Professor of Racial Justice | Associate Professor & Chair, Anthropology | Director, Davidson in Ghana Program

labowles@davidson.edu

Chambers B006

Laurian Bowles

Brittany Brown

Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Director of Archaeological Research at Beaver Dam Plantation

Primary Areas of Expertise

African Diaspora Archaeology
Descendant Community Engagement
African American Burial Rituals
Black Feminist Anthropology
African American Southeast/British Caribbean

brbrown2@davidson.edu

Pronouns: she/her

Chambers B005

Helen Cho

Professor of Anthropology

Primary Areas of Expertise

Human Osteology
Skeletal Biology
Forensic Anthropology

hecho@davidson.edu

Chambers B011

Fuji Lozada

Senior Associate Dean of the Faculty | Professor of Anthropology

Primary Areas of Expertise

China/East Asia
Food Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Environmental Policy
Digital Media

erlozada@davidson.edu

Chambers B 285

Fuji Lozada

Matt Samson

Professor of Anthropology | Chair of Latin American Studies

masamson@davidson.edu

Chambers 3169

Staff

Vanessa Victor

Departmental Coordinator

vavictor@davidson.edu

Chambers 3021

Faculty Emeriti