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.

The current list of temporary faculty eligible for three-year appointments can be found on the Faculty Affairs website.

Full Time Faculty

Alexis Boutin Professor; Graduate Coordinator alexis.boutin@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3725 or via Zoom	Allison Ford 707-664-2722 allison.ford@sonoma.edu Stevenson Hall 3727
Richard J. Senghas (on leave until Jan. 2025) Professor (on leave until January 2025) senghas@sonoma.edu	Benjamin Smith Chair, Dept. of Anthropology, Professor 707-664-2181 benjamin.smith@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3728
Thomas Whitley Professor; Director of the Anthropological Studies Center whitley@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3726

Part Time Faculty

Pamela Abbott-Enz Lecturer Zoom	Melissa Cradic Lecturer Stevenson 3722
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
John Murphey Lecturer murpheyj@sonoma.edu Zoom or by appointment	Clare Sandy Lecturer sandyc@sonoma.edu Stevenson 3723
Kanak Somani somanik@sonoma.edu	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