Research Areas, BSU Department of Anthropology Faculty

Anthropology Faculty Research Areas

Archeological Resources Management Service (ARMS)

Native American Studies at Ball State University

Faculty members in the Department of
Anthropology specialize in topics
within archaeology, biological anthropology,
and cultural anthropology. Faculty members
in the department are listed below according
to their main areas of research specialization.
The faculty members listed below supervise
graduate student research and serve on M.A.
thesis committees.

Archaeology

Old World
Late Neolithic through Iron Age Ireland
    Dr. Ronald Hicks

New World
North America
    Midwest prehistoric archaeology
      Mr. Donald Cochran, Ms. Beth McCord

    Southeast prehistoric archaeology
      Dr. S. Homes Hogue

    Historical archaeology, eastern North America
      Dr. Mark Groover

Cultural Resource Management
Mr. Donald Cochran, Dr. Mark Groover,
  Dr. Ronald Hicks, Dr. S. Homes Hogue,
  Ms. Beth McCord

Zooarchaeology
Dr. S. Homes Hogue

Biological Anthropology

Bioarchaeology
Dr. S. Homes Hogue

Human variation
Dr. Evelyn Bowers

Cultural Anthropology

North America
Native American Studies

    Ethnohistory, Northwest
      Dr. Colleen Boyd

    Southwest
      Mr. Gerald Waite

Contemporary American culture, adolescents
    Dr. Don Merten

Oceania, New Guinea
Dr. Paul Wohlt

Romania
Dr. Gail Bader, Dr. James M. Nyce

Technology and Culture
Dr. Gail Bader, Dr. James M. Nyce