Adjunct faculty are those “whose primary professional responsibility is outside the University” or who “are professional staff of the University who may teach on an occasional, limited, course-by-course basis.” They are expected to contribute to the mission of the Department in at least one of the following ways: teaching, student advisement, and/or collaboration with students and/or faculty. Former faculty members remain adjuncts while serving on student committees. Recent graduates may request adjunct status for three years while job hunting. Department adjunct faculty are listed below in alphabetical order together with their primary professional affiliation and doctoral degree.
Karl Benedict
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Director, UNM Earth Data Analysis Center
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2004
Jenifer Boyd-Dyer
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Archaeologist, Santa Fe National Forest
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2010
Wendy Bustard
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Museum Curator, Chaco Culture NHP Museum Collection
University of New Mexico, PhD, 1996
David Groenfeldt
Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology (Ethnology)
Executive Director, Santa Fe Watershed Association
University of Arizona, PhD, 1984
Michael Gurven
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology
Professor, Anthropology University of California-Santa Barbara
Julia Hess
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor (Ethnology)
African Refugee Wellness Project, University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2003
Robert Hitchcock
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology
Professor, Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University
University of New Mexico, PhD, 1982
Kathryn Klein
Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology (Ethnology)
Curator of Ethnology, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Associate Director, Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies
University of New Mexico, PhD, 1997
Joan Mathien
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Museum Collection Facility
University of New Mexico, PhD, 1981
Tryphenia Peele-Eady
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Ethnology)
Assistant Professor, Department of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies, UNM
Claremont Graduate University, PhD, 2005
Timothy Petersen
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Evolutionary Anthropology)
Research Coordinator, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care University, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2010
Jim Railey
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Archaeology)
Principal Investigator, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Washington University, PhD, 1999
Adrianna Ramirez de Arellano
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Ethnology)
Post Doctoral Fellow, Mellon Foundation, University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2008
Heather Richards-Rissetto
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
University of New Mexico, PhD 2010
John Rissetto
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2009
Kari Schleher
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Laboratory Manager, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2010
Lynne Sebastian
Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Director, Historic Preservation Programs, SRI Foundation
University of New Mexico, PhD, 1988
Steven Shackley
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of California- Berkeley Arizona State University, PhD, 1989
Anastasia Steffen
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Archaeologist, Valles Caldera Trust
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2005
Jonathan Stieglitz
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Evolutionary Anthropology)
NIH Post Doctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2009
Ann Stodder
Adjunct Associate Professor (Archaeology)
Associate Editor, International Journal of Paleopathology
University of Colorado, Boulder, PhD, 1990
Elizabeth Stone
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Archaeology)
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2011
Ian Andrew Thompson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2008
Jonathan Van Hoose
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
University of New Mexico, PhD, 2008
Carla Van West
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Director Preservation Research, SRI Foundation,
Washington State University, PhD, 1990
Jennifer Freifrau von Schwerin
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Columbia University, PhD, 2004
Cathleen Willging
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Ethnology)
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Behavioral Health Research Center
Rutgers University, PhD, 1999
Thomas C. Windes
Adjunct Research Lecturer in Anthropology (Archaeology)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Museum Collection Facility
University of New Mexico, MA, 1967
Norm Yoffee
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology (Archaeology)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan
Yale University, PhD, 1973