People

Meena Khandelwal

Meena Khandelwal, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Meena Khandelwal is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Shari Knight

Shari Knight

Title/Position
Academic Services Coordinator
Shari Knight is an academic services coordinator at the University of Iowa.
Stephen Lensink

Stephen Lensink, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. Lensink is Associate Director of the Office of the State Archaeologist.
Ellen Lewin

Ellen Lewin, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Ellen Lewin is a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Max Lieberman

Max Lieberman

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Max Lieberman is a PhD student in cultural anthropology advised by Dr. Scott Schnell. His research focuses on the relationships between people and wildlife, specifically concerning the bison herds of Yellowstone National Park.
Katina Lillios

Katina Lillios, PhD

Title/Position
Professor
Katina Lillios is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Madeline Line

Madeline Line, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Instructor
Dongwang Liu

Dongwang Liu, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. Liu is the Associate Director of the UI's Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.
Mac Marshall

Mac Marshall, PhD

Title/Position
Emeritus Faculty
Mac Marshall is an emeritus faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Logan Moore

Logan Moore

Title/Position
President, AnthGrad, 2024-2025
Graduate Student
Logan is an anthropology PhD student focusing on biological anthropology advised by Dr. Robert Franciscus. His research interested in craniofacial anatomy and craniofacial development of Middle to Late Pleistocene hominins.
Veronica Mraz

Veronica Mraz, PhD

Veronica Mraz is a research specialist at the University of Iowa.
Lara Noldner

Lara Noldner, PhD

Title/Position
Director, Bioarchaeology
Office of the State Archaeologist
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Lara Noldner is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Caroline Parris

Caroline Parris, PhD

Title/Position
Research Collections Director
Emily Pelikan

Emily Pelikan

Title/Position
Senior IT Support Consultant
Emily Pelikan is a senior IT support consultant in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa.
Ted

Ted Powers, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Ted Powers is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Victoria Priola

Victoria Priola

Title/Position
Treasurer, AnthGrad, 2024-2025
Graduate Student
Victoria Priola is an anthropology PhD student focusing in archaeology advised by Dr. Katina Lillios. Victoria’s area of study is prehistoric European archeology. Her interests address textile and craft production as well as gender.
Erica Prussing

Erica Prussing, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Erica Prussing is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Jessica Ramirez

Jessica Ramirez

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Jessica Ramirez is a PhD student in cultural and medical anthropology advised by Dr. Elana Buch. Her work explores the relationship between local ideologies of kinship and care and bureaucratized care regulations in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.
Andres

Andrés Restrepo Sanchez

Title/Position
Graduate Student
Andrés is a PhD student in Sociocultural Anthropology, advised by Dr. Elana Buch. His research explores the connections between reproductive justice, obstetric violence, and birth reform in Medellín, Colombia.
Frank Salomon

Frank Salomon, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Professor
Frank Salomon is an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Scott Schnell

Scott Schnell, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus
Scott Schnell is an associate professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Glenn Storey

Glenn Storey, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Glenn Storey is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Iowa.
Corinne Watts

Corinne Watts

Title/Position
Secretary, AnthGrad, 2024-2025
Graduate Student
Corinne is a sixth-year archaeology graduate student under the advisement of Dr. Katina Lillios. She explores questions of origin and authenticity in recently created megalithic sites, specifically through the Indonesian standing stones at Harvest Preserve in Iowa City.
Alisa Weinstein

Alisa Weinstein, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Associate Professor