Faculty, Staff & Office Hours

The anthropology department has five full-time faculty members who teach courses, conduct research, and publish on a variety of topics in anthropology. All full-time faculty members serve as academic advisors for the anthropology major. Click on an individual faculty member to see more about their research and teaching.

Temporary Faculty Eligible for 3-year Appointments

Chair

Richard J. Senghas

Department Chair, Professor

senghas@sonoma.edu

Stevenson 3729 or Zoom

Full Time Faculty

Alexis Boutin Professor; Graduate Coordinator alexis.boutin@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3725 or via Zoom	Allison Ford allison.ford@sonoma.edu
Karin Enstam Jaffe Professor & School of Social Sciences Associate Dean karin.jaffe@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3400C or via Zoom	Thomas Whitley Professor; Director of the Anthropological Studies Center whitley@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3726 or Zoom

Part Time Faculty

Pamela Abbott-Enz Lecturer Zoom	Melissa Cradic Lecturer Stevenson 3721
Samantha Dollinger Lecturer Samantha.dollinger@sonoma.edu ASC 29	Stephanie Etting Lecturer etting@sonoma.edu Zoom
Jason Ingersoll Lecturer ingersollj@sonoma.edu Via Zoom and available by appointment	Michael Konzak Lecturer konzak@sonoma.edu ASC 29 or via Zoom
Clare Sandy Lecturer sandyc@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3723	Benjamin Smith Associate Professor of Human Development 707-664-2181 benjamin.smith@sonoma.edu Professor Smith is on sabbatical Spring 2024.
Kanak Somani via Zoom	Carlos Torres Lecturer carlos.torres@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3721

Emeritus

Sue Taylor Parker Professor Emerita	Adrian Praetzellis Professor Emeritus of Anthropology; Emeritus Director of the Anthropological Studies Center adrian.praetzellis@sonoma.edu
Margaret Purser Professor Emerita of Anthropology margaret.purser@sonoma.edu	R. Thomas Rosin Professor Emeritus thomasgailrosin@gmail.com
Albert Wahrhaftig Professor Emeritus	Laura Watt Professor Emerita of Geography, Environment & Planning 707-664-2722 laura.watt@sonoma.edu