College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Graduate Faculty
Bruna, Sean, PhD, mixed methods, applied anthropology, medical anthropology, chronic disease prevention, community based participatory research (CBPR)
Baloy, Natalie, PhD, settler colonialism and decolonization, white supremacy and antiracism, place-based pedagogies, ethics and research, borderlands, anthropology of North America, Salish Sea, Northwest Coast.
Fisher, Josh, PhD, economics/environmental anthropology, critical development studies, feminist political economy, postcolonial theories/methods; Latin America, Nicaragua.
Koetje, Todd A., PhD, archaeology, quantitative methods, spatial studies, method and theory, paleolithic Old World, paleoindian-archaic Northeast U.S.
Mihai, Mariangela, PhD, Indigenous borderlands, Transnational feminist, Indigenous, and LGBTQIA+ activism; Experimental feminist filmmaking, Multimodal ethnography, non-Postcolonial Indigenous epistemics/care practices, South/east Asian refugees/diasporas, Ethnic and religious minorities, Civil societies, citizenships, nationalisms.
Monson, Tesla, PhD, primate fossil record, skeletal and dental variation, life history, reproductive ecology, human evolution, Africa.
Pine, Judith, PhD, linguistic anthropology, literacy theory, indigenousness, globalization/borders, language maintenance/endangerment, upland peoples of SE Asia/SW China.
Young, Kathleen, PhD, gender, religion, war and violence, death and dying, cross-cultural law.
Yu, Yeon Jung, PhD, social networks, medical anthropology, gender, migration/immigration, mixed methods, East Asia.
Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Sean Bruna, Arntzen Hall 320, 360-650-2290, Sean.Bruna@wwu.edu
Goals
- Provide structured training in academic core, appropriate specialization courses, and experience conducting independent research
- Prepare students for a variety of professional careers utilizing anthropology (e.g. social services, international corporations, cultural resource management, forensics, public health)
- Prepare students for PhD programs or other advanced degrees.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate major in anthropology or related field such as human biology, linguistics, public health, classical studies, history, women’s studies, sociology and other social sciences. Applicants with insufficient background in theory, quantitative or qualitative methods relevant to their field of study may be required to take undergraduate classes before entering the program. Applicants are directed to the current course requirements in the appropriate undergraduate anthropology major for an indication of the preparation expected.
Application Information
Deadline: Please see Graduate School deadlines. Preferred consideration for admission will be given to applicants who have complete files by February 1.
TA Deadline: Preferred consideration will be given to applicants who have complete files by February 1.
Specific Entrance and Test Requirements
- A 500-word essay stating reasons for wanting to do graduate work in anthropology, and indicating major interests within anthropology
- Graduate Record Exam, General Test
Both the essay and the GRE are required for admission, but the GRE may be waived for applicants with advanced degrees.
