Anthropology Faculty
Tony Boudreaux
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Director of The Center for Archaeological Research
Ph.D. University of North Carolina 2005
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7339 | Office: Lamar 565
tboud@olemiss.edu
Kate M. Centellas
Croft Associate Professor of Anthropology &
International Studies
Ph.D. University of Chicago 2008
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-5733 | Office: Lamar 561
kmcentel@olemiss.edu
Shine Choi
Korea Foundation Visiting Assistant Professor
Croft Institute of International Studies and
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D Queen’s University Belfast, 2012
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-1966 | Office: Lamar 550
schoi6@olemiss.edu
Simone Delerme
McMullan Assistant Professor of Southern Studies & Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. Rutgers University 2013
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7421 | Office: Lamar 523
sdelerme@olemiss.edu
Robbie Ethridge
Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Georgia 1996
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7317 | Office: Lamar 562
rethridg@olemiss.edu
Carolyn Freiwald
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-6544 | Office: Lamar 544
crfreiwa@olemiss.edu
Marcos Mendoza
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Chicago 2013
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7343 | Office: Lamar 547
mendoza@olemiss.edu
Maureen Meyers
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Kentucky 2011
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7297 | Office: Lamar 560
memeyer1@olemiss.edu
Matthew L. Murray
Instructional Associate Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. Harvard University 1995
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-3995 | Office: Lamar 553
mlmurray@olemiss.edu
Catarina Passidomo
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Southern Studies
Ph.D University of Georgia 2013
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Office: Lamar 552
passidomo@olemiss.edu
Jodi Skipper
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Southern Studies
Ph.D. University of Texas 2010
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-3468 | Office: Lamar 522
jskippe1@olemisss.edu
Professors Emeriti of Anthropology
Robert Thorne
(Ph.D. Missouri 1974)
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology
Janet Ford
(Ph.D. Tulane University 1977)
Emeritus Associate Professor of Anthropology
E-mail: saford@olemiss.edu
Jay Johnson
(Ph.D. Southern Illinois 1976)
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology
E-mail: sajay@olemiss.edu
Office: Lamar 507
Edward Sisson
(Ph.D. Harvard University)
Emeritus Associate Professor of Anthropology
E-mail: sasisson@olemiss.edu
Adjunct Instructors of Anthropology
Scott Barretta
Phone: 662-915-7421
Office: Lamar 414
Email: smbarretta@yahoo.com
Royce Kurtz
(Ph.D. Iowa 1986)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ethnohistory, History of Anthropology, North American Indians
Phone: 662-915-7985
Office: J. D. Williams Library Room 106
E-mail: ulkurtz@olemiss.edu
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