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Faculty and Staff

The Anthropology faculty at Hunter College include dedicated scholars and researchers who maintain active projects around the world, collaborate with other institutions and publish widely in a variety of venues.

Faculty

Andrea Baden
Associate Professor
Jacqueline Brown
Chair and Associate Professor
Ignasi Clemente Pesudo
Assistant Professor
Christina E. Costa
Doctoral Lecturer
Gerald W. Creed
Professor
Marc Edelman
Professor
Christopher C. Gilbert
Professor
Megan Hicks
Assistant Professor
Sanaullah Khan
Assistant Professor
Stephanie Levy, on leave
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Ingrid K. Lundeen
Doctoral Lecturer
Thomas H. McGovern
Professor
Laura Palermo
Doctoral Lecturer
William J. Parry
Professor
Jessica Rothman
Program Director & Professor of Anthropology
Jonathan Shannon
Professor
Milena Shattuck
Doctoral Lecturer & Advisor
Ida Susser
Distinguished Professor
Julia Marie Zichello
Doctoral Lecturer

Incoming Faculty

Vanessa Koh
Assistant Professor (Fall, 2026)

Staff

Esperanza Pita-Felstead
Administrative Coordinator