Anthropology & Geography Faculty
LOCATION
The Department of Anthropology & Geography is housed in Beatrice McDonald Hall (BMH), at the west end of UAA’s Anchorage campus. The departmental office is located on the second floor in Room 231.
MAILING ADDRESS
Department of Anthropology & Geography
3211 Providence Drive
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK 99508
Full-time Faculty
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Professor of Geography & Department Chair
(907) 786-1765
BMH 206
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Kenai Peninsula College
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology
(907) 786-6854
BMH 205
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Associated Faculty in Other UAA Departments
mlowe@alaska.edu
(907) 786-6534
(907) 786-6534
epeufemio@alaska.edu
(907) 486-1276
(907) 486-1276
rlfried@alaska.edu
(907) 786-6517
(907) 786-6517
Affiliate Faculty
Clare Dannenberg
Affiliate Associate Professor
Affiliate Associate Professor
Sally Carraher
Affiliate Associate Professor
Affiliate Associate Professor
(907) 786-1568
sfcarraher@gmail.com
sfcarraher@gmail.com
Michael Livingston
Cultural Heritage Specialist, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
Cultural Heritage Specialist, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
Adjunct Faculty
Rachel Mason
Roy Mitchell
Tamara Holman
Mallory Anctil
Elizabeth Anaya
Rebecca Lambourn
Emeriti & Retired Faculty
Kerry Feldman
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Christine Hanson
Retired Faculty
Diane Hanson
Professor Emerita
(907) 786-6842
dkhanson@alaska.edu
Steve Langdon
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Douglas Veltre
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
In Memoriam
Phyllis Fast, 1946-2019
Professor Emerita
William Workman, 1940-2021
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus