Graduate Students
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Sandra Andress
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Jae Fisher
Sonja Carter
Cultural Anthropology
Advisor: Ella Fisher
Working Thesis Title: Affective Labor of Sexual Violence Resource Centers
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Jewel Curtis
Biological Anthropology
Advisor: Tesla Monson
Research Interests: forensic anthropology, toxicology, human variation, medico-legal standards, and biological anthropology
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Brian Gorrebeeck
Archaeology
Advisor: Todd Koetje
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Marsha Hanson
Archaeology
Advisor: Campbell / Koetje
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Liam Holmes
Cultural Anthropology
Advisor: Judith Pine
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Magdalena Humphrey
Biological Anthropology
Advisor: Tesla Monson
Research Interests: primate reproduction and evolution, with an interest in how social behaviors are influenced by biological factors
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Caroline Hyde
Museum Studies
Advisor: Todd Koetje
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Temika Johnson
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Sean Bruna, PhD
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Else Lindsey
Linguistic Anthropology
Advisor: Judith Pine
Thesis Title: Norwegian American Language Identity
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Spike Osadchuk
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Sean Bruna, PhD
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River Pieper
Cultural Anthropology (Environmental)
Advisor: Ella Fisher
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Kyle Roughton
Archaeology
Advisor: Todd Koetje
Kiersten Shjerven
Cultural Anthropology
Advisor: Judith Pine
Thesis Title: The Lingering Impact of COVID-19 on Grief and Bereavement, Practices Among College Students in the Pacific Northwest
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Essa Temple
Linguistic Anthropology
Advisor: Judith Pine
Graduate Alumni
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Elizabeth Baseman
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Ella Fisher
Research interests: migration, displacement, collaborative work
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Holly Edwards
Biocultural Anthropology
Advisor: Tesla Monson
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Patricia Fernandez
Cultural and Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Yu / Bruna
Research interests: Sociocultural anthropology, medical anthropology, Female Sex Workers (FSW), Transgender Sex Workers (TSW), HIV/AIDS, Stigma and Discrimination
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Bea Franke
Archaeology
Advisor: Campbell / Koetje
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Rhiannon Joker
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Sean Bruna, PhD
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Kelsey Maloy
Archaeology
Advisor: Todd Koetje
Jack McBride
Biological Anthropology / Primatology
Advisor: Tesla Monson
Research interests: Primate Evolution, Behavioral Ecology, Conservation
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Jessica Paredes Strong
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Sean Bruna, PhD
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Courtney Paton
Archaeology
Advisor: Campbell / Koetje
Thesis Topic: Osteometric analysis of Coast Salish dog breeds
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Isabella Pipp
Archaeology
Advisor: Todd Koetje
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Mia Price
Biological Anthropology / Osteology
Advisor: Tesla Monson
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Elizabeth Smyth
Cultural Anthropology
Advisor: Judith Pine
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Nicolette Tuttle
Cultural Anthropology
Advisor: Ella Fisher
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Samantha Whalen
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Sean Bruna, PhD