Anthropology Department
Behavioral & Social Sciences building, Rm 354
530-898-6192
anth@csuchico.edu
Jocelyn Ahern, ASC: jmahern@csuchico.edu
Dr. Colleen Milligan, Chair: cfmilligan@csuchico.edu

Summer Hours 2025 (begins 6/2/25)
Monday - Wednesday: in-person 8am-4pm; virtual 7am-5:30pm
Thursday: virtual 7am - 5:30pm
Anth@csuchico.edu

Regular Hours (August 25, 2025 - May 29, 2026)
8am–5pm
Monday–Friday

Mailing Address
Anthropology Department
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0400

Human Identification Lab
humanidlab@csuchico.edu

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Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Dr. Eric Bartelink

Certificate Coordinator in Forensic Science
Human ID Lab
ebartelink@csuchico.edu

Dr. Brian Brazeal

Certificate in Applied Cultural Anthropology Coordinator
bcbrazeal@csuchico.edu
530-898-4094

Dr. Jesse Dizard

Certificate in Applied Cultural Anthropology Coordinator
jdizard@csuchico.edu

Dr. Colleen Milligan

Chair, Anthropology Advisor, Human ID Lab
cfmilligan@csuchico.edu
530-898-6193

Dr. Ashley Kendell

Director, Human ID Lab
akendell@csuchico.edu

Dr. William Nitzky

Certificate in Museum Studies Coordinator, VLSM Co-Director
wnitzky@csuchico.edu

Dr. Matthew O'Brien

Graduate Coordinator, Certificate in Cultural Resource Mgmt Co-Coordinator, ARP Director
mjobrien@csuchico.edu
530-898-5696

Dr. Carly Whelan

Certificate in Cultural Resource Mgmt Co-Coordinator, NEIC Director, ARCH Lab Director
cwhelan2@csuchico.edu

Dr. April Kamp-Whittaker

Assistant Professor
akamp-whittaker@csuchico.edu

Lecturers

Dr. Ariane Bélanger-Vincent

abelanger-vincent@csuchico.edu

Michael Pilakowski

MPilakowski@csuchico.edu

Dr. Beth Shook

Outstanding Lecturer of the Year, 2024
Coordinator, CAL$ (Chico Affordable Learning Solutions)
bashook@csuchico.edu

Lisa Westwood

lwestwood@csuchico.edu

Melody Yeager-Struthers

mryeager@csuchico.edu

Staff

Dan Bruns

Advanced Visual Anthropology Lab Tech
ddbruns@csuchico.edu

Adrienne Scott

Curator of Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology
ascott@csuchico.edu
530-898-5397

Ashlyn Weaver

Northeast Information Center (NEIC) Coordinator
aweaver7@csuchico.edu

Jocelyn Ahern

Administrative Support Coordinator
jmahern@csuchico.edu
530-898-6192

Dr. Amber Plemons

Human ID Lab Coordinator
amplemons@csuchico.edu
530-898-4029

Valantina Rashoo

College and Major Advisor
frashoo@csuchico.edu
530-898-6265

Teaching Associates and Instructional Student Assistants Office Hours, Fall 2025

TA location and Office Hours Fall 2025
Jazmin Borrayo, TA	BSS 360	jborrayo5@csuchico.edu
		Office Hours: TBD

Audrey Lauerhass, TA	BSS 360	amlauerhass@csuchico.edu
		Office Hours: TBD

Samantha Robinson, TA	BSS 360	srrobinson@csuchico.edu
		Office Hours: TBD

Rachel Watts, TA	BSS 360	rewatts@csuchico.edu
		Office Hours: TBD

Emeritus and Emerita Faculty

Frank E. Bayham
William F. Collins

David A. Eaton

Georgia L. Fox

Carolyn H. Heinz
Keith L. Johnson

Tom W. Johnson
Makoto Kowta

William Loker
Antoinette M. Martinez
James E. Myers
Stacy B. Schaefer
Charles Urbanowicz
P. Willey

Emeritus and Emerita Faculty - In Memoriam

Claire R. Farrer

Turhon A. Murad

Beverly N. Chinas

Valene L. Smith