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Dr. Marvin Smith (Program Coordinator)
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I am professor of anthropology at Valdosta State University and a practicing archaeologist. I teach the archaeology courses, American Indian course, Physical Anthropology, Introduction to Anthropology, and a perspectives course Georgia: a Spanish Borderland. I am the author of more than 70 scholarly publications, including my latest book, Coosa: The Rise and Fall of a Southeastern Mississippian Chiefdom (University Press of Florida, 2000). In 1992, I received the C. B. Moore Award for Excellence presented by the Lower Mississippi Survey at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. My research focuses on the interaction between southeastern Native Americans and Europeans in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. |
Dr. Matthew Richard
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I am a Cultural Anthropologist who's interested in all aspects of culture, whether in the here-and-now or even a virtual community. To me, there's always something to learn, regardless of the scene; it all depends on how one is trained to see. I started to refine my own vision during a stint as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1985-1987. I spent two phenomenal years teaching Science in a middle school in northern Burkina Faso. Ironically, my new understanding began with two years of very intense un-learning, while simultaneously devising a new survival scheme (everything from bucket showers to camel riding). I'd never felt such exhilaration. As a professor at VSU, i strive to give my students the same opportunity to experience the wonder of this remarkable planet. |
Dr. Joyce Chan
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I am a biological anthropologist interested in human variation, population affinity in modern human populations and forensic anthropology. Currently, I am researching how populations in Asia are related to each other using multivariate statistical methods and craniometric data. My research locations include Southeast and East Asia. I also aid law enforcement agencies with forensic anthropology cases. I teach introductory anthropology courses, physical anthropology, and forensic criminology. |
Ms. Catherine Bowers
