Dec. 6, 2024 — Assistant Professor Elyse Ona Singer was recently interviewed by City, University of London’s Miranda Melcher for the New Books Network podcast. In the episode, Singer discusses her award-winning ethnography, Lawful Sins: Abortion Rights and Reproductive Governance in Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2022).
Dec. 2, 2024 — Professor Neely Myers published an op-ed last week in the Dallas Morning News. In the piece, “Young Psychosis Patients Need Early Intervention,” Myers argues that youth with psychosis need proactive forms of care that empower them to feel that they can control their lives and gain respect from others. Myers develops these ideas further in her new book, Breaking Points: Youth Mental Health Crises and How We All Can Help (University of California Press, 2024).
Dec. 2, 2024 — The department is thrilled to announce that on December 5, 2024, graduate student Anne Parfitt will defend her dissertation, “Variability in Northeastern Early Paleoindian-Period Basecamps: Implications for the Peopling of New Landscapes.” The event will be held at 1:00pm in Annette Caldwell Simmons Room 213. You can join on Zoom with Meeting ID 993 7851 8802 – Passcode 270407.
Oct. 29, 2024 – We are pleased to announce the return of the Culture, Mind, and Brain Seminar Series, a collaboration between SMU’s Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute and the UT Southwestern Medical Center. The first event of the 2024 series, “Coping with Aging and Adversity in the Pandemic’s Aftermath: Perspectives from Latinx Immigrant Women in NYC,” will be held on Zoom at 5:30pm CST on November 13 with Heather Wurtz, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. Further details are available on the poster above.
The Culture, Mind, and Brain Research Cluster is convened by Neely Myers (SMU Anthropology), Anthony Petrosino (SMU Teaching & Learning), Edward Glasscock (SMU Biological Sciences), and Adam Brenner (UT Southwestern Psychiatry).
Oct. 17, 2024 – The Department of Anthropology at SMU invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) with a focus on environmental anthropology. We seek specialists with an outstanding record of community-based and locally engaged research and scholarship. Preference will be given to those with expertise in science, technology, and society studies (STS), complex adaptive systems, dynamic human-ecological modeling, participatory research, and/or a focus on alternative environmental futures. Strong consideration will be given to anthropologists whose scholarship and teaching complement those of current faculty in environmental anthropology and environmental archaeology and bridge cognate campus programs, including Earth Sciences, History, Human Rights, International Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies.
Submit (1) a cover letter highlighting qualifications, (2) a complete curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement, and (4) the names of three references via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/150751. Review of applications will begin immediately. To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by November 15, 2024, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. The committee will notify applicants of the employment decision after the position is filled. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check. Questions regarding the application should be directed to Dr. Christopher Roos.
Oct. 17, 2024 – The Archaeology Research Collections (ARC) and Department of Anthropology at SMU invite applications for a full-time postdoctoral fellow to work within the ARC performing collections-based archaeological research beginning August 1, 2025. Specifically, this postdoc will be responsible for assisting in the documentation and rehabilitation of ARC collections, use these collections for novel research pursuits, and serve as a team member in our curatorial facility, including assisting and supervising volunteers, undergraduate students, and visiting researchers. We welcome applications from women, underrepresented scholars, military veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Prior experience performing collections-based laboratory work and/or research is required. Areas of research and interest are open; however, applicants with interests in specific collections or areas of research that draw upon and/or complement existing resources within the ARC and the Department of Anthropology are preferred.
Oct. 8, 2024 — The department is delighted to share that the university’s Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of Neely Myers to Full Professor.
Myers, a leading medical anthropologist, is the author of many journal articles and two books, Breaking Points: Youth Mental Health Crises and How We Can All Help (University of California Press, 2024) and Recovery’s Edge: An Ethnography of Mental Health Care and Moral Agency (Vanderbilt University Press, 2015). At SMU, she directs the Mental Health Equity Lab.
Oct. 2, 2024 — Note: due to unforeseen circumstances, the event with Dr. Strong (announced below) has been canceled.
We are pleased to announce the return of the Culture, Mind, and Brain Seminar Series, a collaboration between SMU’s Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute and the UT Southwestern Medical Center. The first event of the 2024 series, “The Most Difficult Pain: Psychological Pain in Tanzanian Healthcare Settings,” will be held on Zoom at 5:30pm CST on October 9 with Adrienne Strong, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida. Further details are available on the poster above.
The Culture, Mind, and Brain Research Cluster is convened by Neely Myers (SMU Anthropology), Anthony Petrosino (SMU Teaching & Learning), Edward Glasscock (SMU Biological Sciences), and Adam Brenner (UT Southwestern Psychiatry).
Oct. 1, 2024 — Assistant Professor Kelly McKowen is the guest on the latest episode of Mergers & Acquisitions, the podcast for the Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA). He joins Princeton University’s Nikita Taniparti to discuss the welfare system and “unemployment business” in Norway.
Notions of Unemployment and Welfare: A Conversation with Dr. Kelly McKowen
Oct. 1, 2024 — The department is thrilled to announce that on October 31, 2024, graduate student Abigail Fisher will defend her dissertation, “Dogs as Proxies for Forager-Farmer Interactions along the Missouri River, North and South Dakota.” The event will be held from 11:00am to 1:00pm in the Founder’s Room (Room 407) in Heroy Hall.