Department of Anthropology

Anthropology Faculty & Staff

Department of Anthropology Faculty

William Balée Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Professor, On Leave Fall 2026
Marcello A. Canuto Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Professor
Claudia Chávez Argüelles, Tulane University
Assistant Professor
Nathalie Dajko, Tulane University
Associate Professor of Anthropology & Linguistics
Isis Dwyer, Tulane University
Visiting Assistant Professor
Trenton Holliday Professor Tulane University Department of Anthropology
Professor
Katharine M. Jack Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Professor, On Leave 2026–2027
Nicole Katin Professor of Practice Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Senior Professor of Practice
Katharine Lee, Department of Anthropology at Tulane University
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Adeline Masquelier, Tulane University School of Liberal Arts
Professor of Anthropology
Judith Maxwell Professor Tulane University Department of Anthropology
Louise Rebecca Schawe and Williedell Schawe Professor of Linguistics & Anthropology
No image for Grant S. McCall. Tulane University School of Liberal Arts
Associate Professor
Sabia McCoy-Torres Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Africana Studies
Andrew McDowell, Tulane University
Associate Professor
Tatsuya Murakami Associate Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Associate Professor
Jason S. Nesbitt Associate Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Associate Professor, On Leave Fall 2026
Jordi A. Rivera Prince, Tulane University
Assistant Professor
Christopher B. Rodning Professor Tulane University Department of Anthropology
Professor, Anthropology
Nicholas R. Spitzer Professor Department of Anthropology at Tulane University
Professor of American Studies & Linguistics
Allison J. Truitt Associate Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Professor & Department Chair of Anthropology
Marc Zender Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology Tulane University
Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Linguistics

Anthropologists in Other Departments

Ryan Boehm Department of Classical Studies Tulane University
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Classical Studies
Teaching Coordinator
Arachu Castro, Tulane University
Samuel Z. Stone Endowed Chair of Public Health in Latin America
Allison Emmerson Assistant Professor Department of Classical Studies Tulane University
Associate Professor, Classical Studies
Laura-Zoë Humphreys Assistant Professor Department of Communication Tulane University
Associate Professor, Communication
Carl Kendall, Tulane University
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Emilia Oddo Assistant Professor Department of Classical Studies Tulane University
Associate Professor, Classical Studies

Research Associates

Francisco Estrada-Belli, Tulane University
Research Assistant Professor
Melinda Nelson-Hurst, Department of Anthropology
Research Associate
No image for Megan Petersdorf. Tulane University School of Liberal Arts
Postdoctoral Associate

Emeritus Professors

E. Wyllys V. Andrews, Department of Anthropology at Tulane University

Professor Emeritus

Victoria R. Bricker, Department of Anthropology at Tulane University
Professor Emerita
Dan M. Healan, Department of Anthropology, Tulane University

Professor Emeritus

Robert Hill, Department of Anthropology, Tulane University
Professor Emeritus
John W. Verano, Tulane University
Professor Emeritus