University of Mississippi

Anthropology Faculty

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Kate M. Centellas

Croft Assistant 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: Leavell 116
kmcentel@olemiss.edu

Simone Delerme. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Communications

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: Leavell 109
sdelerme@olemiss.edu

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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: Leavell 214
rethridg@olemiss.edu

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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: Leavell 209
crfreiwa@olemiss.edu

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Jay K. Johnson

Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. Southern Illinois 1976
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7339 | Office: Leavell 211
sajay@olemiss.edu

Marcos Mendoza. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Communications

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: Leavell 114
mendoza@olemiss.edu

Maureen Meyers. Photo by Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Communications

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: Leavell 201
memeyer1@olemiss.edu

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Matthew L. Murray

Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Associate Director of Projects
Ph.D. Harvard University 1995
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-3995 | Office: Leavell 307
mlmurray@olemiss.edu

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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: Leavell 311
jskippe1@olemisss.edu

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Ahmet Yukleyen

Croft Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
Ph.D. Boston University 2006
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-5733 | Office: Leavell 107
yukleyen@olemiss.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

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: 304 Leavell Hall
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