Arts & Sciences

NKU Native American Studies Lecture Series

NKU Native American Studies Lecture Series Presents
 
Karim Tiro, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of History
Xavier University
 
who will deliver the inaugural address of the lecture series:
“Native Americans of Eastern America: Hidden Histories”
 
4 pm Tuesday, March 26, 2013
110 Landrum, Highland Heights Campus
Northern Kentucky University
 
sponsored by
NKU Native American Studies Program
NKU Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Philosophy
NKU Department of History and Geography
NKU First Nations Student Organization/Kiksuya
NKU Student Anthropology Society
NKU Sociology Club
NKU Anthropology Alumni Club
 
Refreshments and Book Signings of Dr. Tiro's The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation from the Revolution Through the Era of Removal to follow the lecture
 
Admission is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

Congratulations Alex Ivers!

Alex Ivers just received 1st place for her oral presentation, "A New Perspective on Slag: Environmental Waste in Prehistoric central Thailand" at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meetings at Eastern Kentucky University!

Welcome Dr. Callis and Dr. Venter

NKU Anthropology is pleased to welcome Dr. April S. Callis and Dr. Marcie L. Venter as our two new full-time lecturers.

Dr. Callis, a cultural anthropologist, earned her Ph.D. in anthropology from Purdue University in 2011. Among her areas of expertise are GLBT and women's studies with a focus on North America. Her publications include an article, “Playing with Butler and Foucault: Bisexuality and Queer Theory,” published in the Journal of Bisexuality. You may welcome her at aprilcallis@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dr. Venter, an archaeologist, earned her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Kentucky in 2008. Among her areas of expertise are social boundaries and frontiers with a focus on Mesoamerica. She also has experience in Eastern Woodlands archaeology. Her publications include a co-authored article, "Postclassic Occupation at Isla Agaltepec, Southern Veracruz, Mexico," published in Mexicon. You may welcome her at mlvent0@yahoo.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Congrats to Paul Spence

Congratulations to NKU Anthropology's Paul Spence, NKU Class of 2012, who has been accepted into the graduate program in anthropology at Eastern New Mexico University. Among other honors and accomplishments, Paul is the winner of the 2012 NKU Anthropology Volunteer Award. Way to go, Paul!

More Anthro Student Award Winners

Among the recipients of the NKU Student Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award and the Summer Undergraduate Research/Creativity Fellowship for spring 2012 are several anthropology students. Our own Dr. Judy Voelker sponsored two sets of winners from NKU Anthropology:

Student Undergraduate Research & Creativity Award

Students: Cora Arney and John Wilder Faculty Mentor: Dr. Judy Voelker Department: Anthropology, Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance Award: $677.80 Northwest Coast Artisans: Production & Portrayal of Culture Cora Arney and John Wilder were awarded funds to observe and speak with Native American artisans of the Northwest Coast about traditional craft techniques in their local settings and to document exhibitions on Native American ritual and everyday activities. Outcomes of their experience will be used to design an exhibit for the NKU Museum of Anthropology and their findings will be shared during Native American Heritage Month in November.

Summer Undergraduate Research/Creativity Fellowship

Student: Alexandra Ivers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Judy Voelker Department: Anthropology, Chemistry Award: $4,100 Pollution and Prehistoric Metal Production in Central Thailand: An Archaeometric Analysis of Slag Alexandra Ivers will employ archaeometric techniques to examine slag and ore samples from two archaeological sites in Thailand, Non Pa Wai and Nil Kham Haeng located in the Khoa Wong Prachan Valley in Thailand. This analysis intends to examine the possible effect of pollution in prehistory on human health.

Anthropology Careers Day a Success

Thanks to everyone who made this year's Anthropology Careers Day a success. More than 60 people attended, many of them high school students.

Dr. Frederick Klaits

We are saddened to let you know that Dr. Fred Klaits has decided, with very mixed feelings, to leave NKU at the end of spring semester to take a position at SUNY-Buffalo. SUNY-Buffalo has offered positions to both Dr. Klaits and his wife, a biochemist, and it is an opportunity for them to keep their family in one place. In the short time he has been with us, Dr. Klaits has demonstrated his great admiration for the department, the university, and especially the students. Dr. Klaits has remarked that there is a truly wonderful, caring spirit at NKU revealed in the enthusiasm that students bring to their work and to the life of the university community. He will always treasure the recollection of his experiences at NKU and plans to keep in touch.

Our plan is to hire someone to teach ANT 320 Religion and Culture, as well as the other courses Dr. Klaits has on the fall semester schedule.

Anthropology Student Award Winners

2012 NKU Outstanding Student in Anthropology Award: Alexandra Ivers (Anthropology & Chemistry Majors; Honors Minor)

2012 NKU Award of Academic Excellence in Anthropology: Stacy Horn (Anthropology Major; Concentration in English)

2012 NKU Anthropology Volunteer Award: Paul Brandon Spence (Anthropology & Geology Majors)

2012 NKU Outstanding Student in Native American Studies Award: Deborah Hill (Management Major; Business Administration & Native American Studies Minors)

2012 NKU Outstanding Student in Celtic Studies Award: Alexander Duvall (English Major; Celtic Studies Minor)

2012 NKU Outstanding Student in Ancient Civilizations Award: Jacob Hodge (Anthropology & Philosophy Majors; Ancient Civilizations Minor)

2012 Inductees into Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society, NKU's Gamma of Ky. Chapter

Aubriana Rose Brown
Sarah Elizabeth Domhoff
Patricia Lynn Fahrmeier
Tara Lynn Kellison
Lindsey Nicole Neville
Cory L. Nordwick
Paul Brandon Spence
John Alexander Wilder

Congrats to Dr. Mike Simonton

A big round of applause and congratulations to NKU Anthropology's Dr. Michael J. Simonton whose textbook, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, and reader, Readings to Accompany Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, have both just been published by Kendall Hunt Publishing. Mike has also done several presentations at professional meetings and has even more writings in the publication pipeline. He has also accepted a Teaching Mentorship with University of Cincinnati graduate student and NKU anthropology alumna, Annie Schmidt, during the summer, 2012. Finally, Mike and NKU Biology's Rick Boyce are working on a project to co-lead a Study Abroad course to Ireland in May, 2013.

Dr. MaryCarol Hopkins to Become Emeritus Professor

After more than forty years at NKU, the Anthropology Program's first anthropology professor, Dr. MaryCarol Hopkins, will retire at the end of spring semester. The university has decided to honor her by making her a professor emerita of anthropology. You can send Dr. Hopkins your good wishes at hopkins@nku.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

NKU Anthro Alum Offers Survival Training

NKU anthropology alumnus (class of 2002) and Big Bone Lick State Park naturalist Todd Young announced the 2012 Survival Skills Program at Big Bone Lick in nearby Boone County, Kentucky.

This is an awesome program. Survival skills training is both useful and fun. The following training sessions are available. For a description of each program, download the program guide at
http://campusdigest.nku.edu/archive/2012Digest/20120203/Big_Bone_Survival_program_guide.doc.

Primitive Skills Day: March 24 – 1-3 p.m.
Primitive Skills Day: May 19 – 1-3 p.m.
Survive the Wild: June 16 – 1-2:30 p.m.
Lick the Wild: Making Cordage from Plants: July 14 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Primitive Skills Day: August 4 – 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lick the Wild: Fire Starting: August 25 – 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lick the Wild: Survival Skills Weekend: September 7-9.
Lick the Wild: Primitive Shelter Construction: November 10-11.

Dr. Doug Hume's New Anthro Careers Site

Check out Dr. Douglas Hume's anthropology careers site.

New Student Club Logo

The NKU Student Anthropology Society has a new logo. Click here to see it.

Dr. Fred Klaits Awarded Fellowship

NKU has awarded Dr. Fred Klaits a summer fellowship to pursue his research, "Social Work, Care and Citizenship in the Kalahari." Way to go, Fred!

Dr. Judy Voelker Appointed Co-chair of Celebration of Student Research

Anthropologist Dr. Judy Voelker and Dr. Steve Walker of Education will co-chair this year’s Celebration of Student Research and Creativity at NKU.  Way to go, Judy!

NKU Anthropology Breaks Record

Congratulations and thanks to each of you! NKU Anthropology now has more anthropology majors (registered for classes this fall 2011) than we have ever had in the entire history of the university--119. (This number does not even count students who may have stopped out for the semester but will return in the spring.) As even before this accomplishment, NKU Anthropology has more undergraduate anthropology majors than any other public or private college or university in both the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky and the tri-state metropolitan area.

This success has been a team effort. We get majors not only because anthropology is exciting and there are jobs to be had, but because of the efforts of our students, alumni, faculty, friends, and staff (both within the department and throughout the university) who spread the word about anthropology. We have welcoming student clubs, research opportunities for students, an incredible museum, professors who teach with awe at what can be learned, staff who get to NKU early and stay late to meet student needs, and so much more going for us.

Dr. Sharlotte Neely Appointed to Native American Committee

Anthropologist Dr. Sharlotte Neely has been appointed an NKU campus representative to the Udall Scholarship Program for Native Americans.

NKU Anthro Student Wins Award

Congratulations to NKU senior anthropology major Joshua McCormick who took the second place prize in the Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky (ASK) student paper competition with his paper, “An Ethno History of Holley Grove, West Virginia, Pertaining to Property Involved in the Paint Creek Mine War of 1912-1913: A Preliminary Report.” Way to go, Josh! You do NKU Anthropology proud!

ASK Annual Meetings at NKU

Congratulations to NKU Anthropology Professor Dr. Douglas W. Hume and all the ASK officers and volunteers on a successful 2011 Annual Meetings of the Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky (ASK) October 21 and 22, 2011, here at Northern Kentucky University.

Africa Specialist Dr. Fred Klaits Joins NKU Anthro

It is with great pleasure that NKU Anthropology announces our newest anthropology professor, Dr. Frederick Klaits, who joins us this fall semester. Dr. Klaits’ areas of interest include peoples and cultures of Africa, medical anthropology, economic anthropology, and the anthropology of religion. His field research has been in the African nation of Botswana. Fred received his BA degree from Yale University; two MA degrees, one from Yale University and the other from Johns Hopkins University; and a PhD degree from Johns Hopkins University. He comes to us from Duke University. Fred has numerous publications, including a book, Death in a Church of Life: Moral Passion during Botswana's Time of AIDS. He is deputy editor of the Journal of Religion in Africa and on the editorial board of the American Ethnologist.

At NKU Fred plans to teach the religion and culture course, formerly taught by the late Dr. Timothy D. Murphy, and develop new courses on medical anthropology and economic anthropology, among others. With the impending retirement of Dr. MaryCarol Hopkins, he then will also teach both peoples and cultures of Africa and ethnographic methods.

We are pleased to be joined by someone with Fred’s integrity, caring, accomplishments, and commitment to NKU and its students. We hope you will join us in welcoming Fred and his family to NKU.

Professor Tabitha Sellers' Museums Career

Part-time Anthropology Professor Tabitha Sellers has had her work at the Museum Center of Cincinnati featured in the most recent issue of Northern, the magazine of the NKU Alumni Association.

Dr. MaryCarol Hopkins' African Art Institute for Teachers

Congratulations to NKU's Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. MaryCarol Hopkins for her work on this summer's African Art Institute for Teachers. Way to go, MC! Dr. Hopkins, NKU’s visual arts professor Lisa Jameson, and art professor Teresa Preston of Hutchinson Community College in Kansas have been working on the project since 2006. The Institute was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. 50 American teachers from throughout the USA (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Kansas) came to NKU for the Institute. Four traditional Ghanaian artisans from various artisan villages built traditional looms, shelters, and kilns, and taught traditional pottery, bronze casting, glass bead making, kente weaving, and adinkra stamping. Dr. Hopkins was recognized for her achievement by Dean Sam Zachary at this year's College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Professor Jeannine Kreinbrink Interviewed by WNKU

Listen to anthropology professor Jeannine Kreinbrink's interview about her work at the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Fort Wright and the public archeology dig at Battery Hooper.

Anthropology Films

Please click here to see two short films regarding NKU Anthropology.

Thanks to Jessica Whyte for New Anthro Brochures

Thanks to Jessica Whyte from our departmental office for the re-design of the new anthropology brochures. Our brochures are now up to date and awesome looking. Way to go, Jessica!

Dr. Judy Voelker Wins Award

Congratulations to Dr. Judy Voelker who has won the 2011 Sustained Excellence in Outreach and Public Engagement Award! Way to go, Judy! Dr. Voelker was recognized for her achievement by Dean Sam Zachary at this year's College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Dr. Doug Hume Wins Award

Congratulations to Dr. Douglas W. Hume who has won the 2011 Outstanding Advisor Award! Way to go, Doug! Dr. Hume was recognized for his achievement by Dean Sam Zachary at this year's College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Anthro Students Recognized for Service Learning

NKU Anthropology students working with the Boone, Campbell, and Kenton County Conservation Districts are recognized for their service learning under the direction of anthropology professor Dr. Doug Hume.

Anthropology Student Awards for 2011

• Outstanding Student in Anthropology Award 2011: Matthew Buttacavoli
• Award of Academic Excellence in Anthropology 2011: Emrys Lynch and Krysta Wilham
• Service Leadership in Anthropology Award 2011: Erin Alys Kelley Jamriska
• Anthropology Volunteer Award 2011: Aleshia Hospelhorn
• Outstanding Student in Native American Studies 2011: Patricia Perkins
• Outstanding Student in Celtic Studies 2011: Ashley Ellis and Christopher Walker

Erin Jamriska Wins President's Award

Congratulations to anthropology major Erin Alys Kelley Jamriska on winning the coveted President's Award for 2011. The President's Award is given to a senior student who has greatly contributed to the development of a strong sense of community at Northern Kentucky University through special efforts to: break down barriers of discrimination, promote international awareness, promote the interaction of traditional and non-traditional students, promote diversity or promote handicap awareness and access. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 is required. This award will be presented upon completion of degree requirements. The award does not have to be given if the committee determines there are no suitable nominees during a particular year. The Office of Student Life sponsors this award. Thanks to NKU anthropology professor Dr. Michael J. Simonton for nominating Erin. The last NKU anthro major to win this award was Elea V. Mihou Fox in 2001. In addition to anthropology, Erin also has a major in international studies and a concentration in Spanish and is President of the International Students Union. Her majors and concentration are all in the College of Arts and Sciences. The award is presented at Commencement.

Dean's Scholarship Winners

• Jason Bellis
• Sarah Domhoff

Most Recent Inductees into Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society, NKU's Gamma of Kentucky Chapter

• Matthew Buttacavoli
• Justin Davis
• Stacy Horn
• Aleshia Hospelhorn
• Emrys Lynch
• Michael Ratliff
• Krysta Wilham
• Marcia Young
• Peter Young

Who's Who Winners

Congratulations to anthropology majors Sarah Domhoff, Amanda Gathings, and Krysta Wilham who have been selected for admission into Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges!

Anthropology Students Win Awards

The 2010 Kentucky Academy of Science Anthropology Student Poster Competition 1st Place winners are NKU students Matthew Buttacavoli, Aleshia Hospelhorn, and Emrys Lynch for "Mining Archaeology and Production: Examining Stone Tools from the Prehistoric Mining Complex of Phu Lon, Thailand."

The 2010 Kentucky Academy of Science Anthropology Student Paper Competition 1st Place winner is NKU student Matthew Buttacavoli for "Examining Prehistoric Small Finds in the Khao Wong Prachan Valley, Thailand."

Anthropology Students Have Posters at Celebration of Student Research

LeAnn Combs, Jacob Hodge, Rachel May, Ashley Begley, Maria Steffan Architecture, Ritual, and Complexity in Prehistoric Mesoamerica Faculty sponsor: Judy Voelker, Sociology, Anthropology & Philosophy

Christina Hahn, Matt Buttacavoli, Keiuma Bennett, Sam Ranney, Danielle Wallace Craft Specialization in Mesoamerica Faculty sponsor: Judy Voelker, Sociology, Anthropology & Philosophy

Emrys Lynch, Aleshia Hospelhorn, Matthew Buttacavoli Archaeology of Prehistoric Copper Mining Technology: Spatial Analysis of Stone Tools from the Site of Phu Lon, Thailand Faculty sponsor: Judy Voelker, Sociology, Anthropology & Philosophy

Krysta Wilham, Kari Becker, Alice O'Bryan, Emily Wisniewski Observations of Mayan Women through Daily Life and Rituals Faculty sponsor: Judy Voelker, Sociology, Anthropology & Philosophy

Amanda Robinson, Krysta Wilham, Justin Feldman, Lindsey Neville Medicine in Ancient Egypt Faculty sponsor: Kathleen Quinn, History & Geography

Anthropology Students Give Presentations at Celebration of Student Research

Matthew Buttacavoli Living in Prehistoric Thailand: Archaeological Analysis of Small Finds from the Sites of Nil Kham Haeng and Non Pa Wai, Thailand Faculty sponsor: Judy Voelker, Sociology, Anthropology & Philosophy

Krysta Wilham Ancient Medicine and Modern Notions: Reconsidering Ancient Egyptian Contributions to Medical Knowledge Faculty sponsor: Jonathan Reynolds History & Geography

Congratulations to Graduating Seniors in Anthropology, 2010-2011

• Kelley Andersen
• Candis Bates
• Brandy Blust
• Susan Bowman
• Matthew Buttacavoli
• Justin Davis
• Jennifer Franxman
• Aleshia Hospelhorn
• Christopher Hutchinson
• Erin Alys Kelley Jamriska
• Emrys Lynch
• Sara McCarthy
• Amy Joy Meyer
• Christine Morehead
• Margaret Muench
• Michael Ratliff
• Ian Tolin
• Christopher Walker
• Jenine Westrick
• Krysta Wilham
• Jasmine Mallory Williamson
• Marcia Young
• Peter Young

Thanks to Museum of Anthropology Students, Interns, and Volunteers 2010-2011

• Kelley Andersen
• Cora Arney
• Ashley Begley
• Matt Buttacavoli
• Victoria Chesser
• Leann Combs
• Sarah Domhoff
• Phylicia Gifford
• Sarah Gooch
• Andrew Grillet
• Ashley Hardy
• Jacob Hodge
• Alecia Hospelhorn
• Katie Kellinghaus
• Tara Kellison
• Anna Klaene
• Brandi Lewis
• Emrys Lynch
• Rachel May
• Joshua McCormick
• Bradley Niehoff
• James Ryan
• Krysta Wilham
• Rebecca Wren

Thanks to NKU Applied Environmental Anthropology Research Group Students, 2010-2011

• Kelley Andersen
• Melissa Barr
• Brandy Blust
• Amanda Branham
• Caitlin Chandler
• Amber Childers
• Devon Cowherd
• Kyle Crabtree
• Jordan Cresswell
• Erik Dearduff
• Sarah Domhoff
• Andrew Doyle
• Patricia Fahrmeier
• Vincent Fraley
• James Gaskill
• Christian Glassey
• Alex Grimes
• Vincent Hamm
• Stephanie Hayes
• Jacob Hodge
• Phillip Holtz
• Katelyn Kappes
• Tracy Keel
• Tara Kellison
• Tyler Kiefer
• Lane Kolkmeyer
• Iliyana Krivcheva
• Ashley Lacalameto
• Emrys Lynch
• Kelly McDonald
• Kimberly McLean
• Amy Joy Meyer
• Rachel Miller
• Taylor Parr
• Samuel Ranney
• Michael Rieger
• Tracey Skelton
• Robert Small
• Caitlin Sparks
• Jade Spechthold
• Amber Stanton
• Adam Weeden
• Emily Wisniewski
• Peter Young

Anthropology Courses in Gen Ed

• ANT 100 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3,0,3) Definition and nature of culture, its content and structure (e.g., kinship, politics, and religion); basic field methods; emphasis on non-western cultures. A general education course (individual and society and, by fall 2011, global viewpoints). Offered every semester.
• ANT 100H - Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3,0,3) Definition and nature of culture, its content and structure (e.g., kinship, politics, and religion); basic field methods; emphasis on non-western cultures. A general education course (individual and society and, by fall 2011, global viewpoints). PREREQ: Honors status. Offered every spring.
• ANT 110 - Introduction to Archaeology (3,0,3) Change and development of prehistoric cultures from 3 million B.C. to early civilizations; selected Old World and New World cultures. Basic archaeological methods. A general education course (individual and society). Offered every semester.
• ANT 114 - Great Archaeological Sites (3,0,3) Great archaeological sites and discoveries around the world and their significance to global heritage. A general education course (global viewpoints). (formerly ANT 194) Offered every summer.
• ANT 201 - World Cultures (3,0,3) Survey of world cultures, primarily non-literate, using various anthropological approaches; development from simple to more complex cultural systems. A general education course (cultural pluralism). (formerly ANT 214/294) Offered every semester.
• ANT 230 - North American Indians (3,0,3) Origin; traditional ways of life; current position in American society. A general education course (cultural pluralism). (formerly ANT 214/294) Offered every fall.
• ANT 231 - Modern American Indians (3,0,3) Current problems faced by Indian populations in North America; history of Indian-white and Indian-black relations; relations to federal government. A general education course (cultural pluralism). (formerly ANT 214/294) Offered every spring.
• ANT 245 - Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (3,0,3) Contemporary cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean; problems of contact, colonization, acculturation, development of the area cultural tradition, and contemporary urbanization. A general education course (cultural pluralism). (formerly ANT 214/294) Offered every fall.
• ANT 270 - Native Australia and Oceania (3,0,3) Origin; traditional ways of life of native peoples of Australia, Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia; modern conditions. A general education course (cultural pluralism). (formerly ANT 214/294) Offered every spring.

NKU Anthros: Kentucky Journal of Anthropology and Sociology

Three NKU anthropologists are associated with the new Kentucky Journal of Anthropology and Sociology, published by Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky (ASK). Dr. Doug Hume is an associate editor, and Dr. Mike Simonton and Professor Britteny Howell are on the editorial board.

Professor Michael Simonton's Publications

Anthropology Prof and Celtic Studies Director Dr. Mike Simonton's article "Celtic Legends as Folk Memory?" is to be published in the Proceedings of the Celtic Studies Association of North America. Mike's dissertation abstract, "Ageing as Navigating a Life-course: A Social-anthropological Exploration in the West of Ireland," will be published in the United Kingdom in Generations Review in the July 2011 issue. He is also developing an introductory cultural anthropology textbook with a companion book of readings for Kendall Hunt publishers. In addition, he is preparing papers on a new messianic cult and on contradicting the stereotype of the Irish mother. Finally, Mike is completing a chapter on the Celts of French Brittany for a book on Fourth World Peoples co-edited by NKU Anthropology Professor and Native American Studies Director Dr. Sharlotte Neely.

Professor Laurah Turner's Publication

Professor Laurah Turner, a physical anthropologist who is an adjunct instructor at NKU in both anthropology and biology, has just had her article, "A Meta-analysis of Fat Intake, Reproduction and Breast Cancer Risk: An Evolutionary Perspective," accepted for publication in the American Journal of Human Biology. Professor Turner is finishing up her Ph.D. at Indiana University.

Professor Judy Voelker's Grad School Workshop for Anthropology Students

Congratulations to NKU's Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Judy Voelker for organizing and presenting such a successful first annual Anthropology Graduate School Workshop for anthropology students.

Professor Michael Simonton's Community Engagement

Anthro Prof Dr. Mike Simonton, Director of NKU Celtic Studies, has been doing volunteer community engagement by teaching introduction to Irish Gaelic at the Cincinnati Irish Heritage Center on Eastern Avenue.

Professor Tabitha Sellers Gets Paid to Do What?

While many anthropology graduates get jobs and a paycheck based on having more typical research skills, some anthropology grads get paid to do things at the more exotic end of the careers spectrum. Such is the case for part-time Anthropology Professor Tabitha Lippitt Sellers who is also an NKU alum, Class of 1994. Tabitha is a full-time exhibit specialist at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and Science at the Cincinnati Museum Center. She is one of several NKU anthropology alumni who work in museums.
One of Tabitha's jobs is to write demonstrations for education programming that goes out on the museum floor. For instance, the Museum of Natural History and Science has a mummy exhibit. Tabitha wrote a program that demonstrates mummification. As part of her paid job, Tabitha mummified earthworms in a manner similar to the way ancient Egyptians mummified their loved ones.

Tabitha says, "While dissecting the earthworm and going through the mummification process, I explain the how's and why's of the ancient Egyptian mummification process. I was pre-med at one point. So I do a lot of dissections. Can you believe I get paid to come up with this stuff! I love my anthropology degree! I've written many other programs such as 'Skullology' that covers human evolution and 'Walk This Way' in which I talk about the importance of bipedalism in human evolution. Let's face it, with an anthropology degree you can go anywhere and do anything."

Professor Sharlotte Neely's Publication

Professor of Anthropology Dr. Sharlotte Neely has had her article, "Wolves and Monogamy," published in Current Anthropology. It appeared in the June 2011 issue.

Professor Eric Bates' Research with the Blackfoot Tribe

Part-time Anthropology Professor Eric Bates has had his research with the Blackfoot tribe of Montana featured in the most recent issue of Northern, the magazine of the NKU Alumni Association.

Professor Britteny Howell's Publications

Part-time NKU Anthropology Professor Britteny Howell will soon have a chapter on "Medical Anthropology" published in the Textbook of Child Global Health. She also has a book review in press for the Oral History Review journal. And she's doing all this while a full-time grad student in anthropology at the University of Kentucky.

Professor Katie Englert's Ethno-Photography

Check out part-time NKU Anthropology Professor Katie Englert's site on visual anthropology.

Anthropology Alumni Club

For the latest in alumni news, click here.

We hope all anthropology alumni (not only majors and minors in anthro but also those in archaeology, Native American studies, Celtic studies, and ancient civilizations) will join online the NKU Anthropology Alumni Club.

To do so, just register as an NKU alum at http://alumniconnect.nku.edu/general/register_directory_search.asp and then go to the Anthro Alumni Club at http://alumniconnect.nku.edu/members/group.asp?id=26411 and click on the “join group” icon. It’s all free and takes less than five minutes to do. Thanks!

Student Anthropology Society

Any NKU student with an interest in anthropology is encouraged to join the Student Anthropology Society. All are welcome! Anthropology majors and minors especially are encouraged to join. For more information, contact Dr. Douglas W. Hume at humed1@nku.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

First Nations Student Organization

Weekly meetings on Wednesdays 2 pm Landrum 201, Fall & Spring Semesters

First Nations Student Organization is open to any NKU student with an interest in Native American studies. While Native American students and Native American studies minors are encouraged to join, membership is open to all NKU students.

For more information, contact Dr. Nicole Grant at grantn@nku.edu. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tuath an Ard Tíre Ardaí: The Celtic Studies Club

Weekly meetings on Wednesdays 4:30 pm Landrum 205, Fall & Spring Semesters

Tuath an Ard Tíre Ardaí: The Celtic Studies Club is open to any NKU student with an interest in Celtic studies. Members do not have to be Celtic Studies minors.

For more information, contact Dr. Michael J. Simonton at simontonm@nku.edu. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Kiksuya

Weekly meetings on Wednesdays 2 pm Landrum 201, Fall & Spring Semesters

Each year in May some members of Kiksuya travel to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to do volunteer work with an organization there called Re-Member.

All Kiksuya members work together during the academic year to support that effort through fundraising and educational efforts on our campus and in our neighboring communities.

For more information, contact Dr. Nicole Grant at grantn@nku.edu. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .