Faculty Expertise
Throughout your time at Washington College, you will work with faculty in classes, lab and field work, internships, and more. Faculty serve as teachers and mentors, and as advisors for your Senior Capstone Experience (SCE). Explore the research interests of our faculty below.
Anthropology Faculty
Emily Steinmetz
Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director of the Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Emily Steinmetz
Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director of the Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning
Areas of Expertise
Mass incarceration, women's imprisonment, life sentencing, environmental justice, medical anthropology, housing inequality
Research
I research, teach, and advise students on issues relating to culture and medicine, gender and sexuality, environmental justice, health and housing inequalities, and a variety of topics related to the U.S. carceral state. My annual Inside-Out course brings together Washington College students and students who are incarcerated at a Delaware women's prison to learn side-by-side as peers. Most recently, I have conducted research with students about 1) women's experiences with life sentencing and parole in Ohio, and 2) using GIS (and in partnership with the Geospatial Innovation Program) to better understand interconnections among environmental injustices; health, social, and economic inequalities; gender; and mass incarceration.
Aaron Lampman
Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
Dean of Student Achievement and Success
Aaron Lampman
Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
Dean of Student Achievement and Success
Areas of Expertise
Latin America, cultural ecology, ethnomusicology of Cuba
Research
My research interests include Latin America, cultural ecology, ethnomusicology of Cuba.
Julie Markin
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Director of Washington College Archaeology
Julie Markin
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Director of Washington College Archaeology
Areas of Expertise
Archaeological ethics, cultural meaning of the built environment, mapping prehistoric demographic and social change, digital technologies in museum education and design
Research
My research interests include archaeological ethics, cultural meaning of the built environment, mapping prehistoric demographic and social change, digital technologies in museum education and design.
Patrick Mullins
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Patrick Mullins
Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Areas of Expertise
Archaeology, ancient and prehistoric South America, borderlands
Research
Having worked as an archaeologist in Peru for the past 15 years, I teach a variety of courses that integrate my wide knowledge and datasets on prehistory of South America and the many complex societies that emerged in what is now modern Peru. In my courses we investigate everything from the solar alignments encoded in some of the earliest pyramids built in the region to the ancient fortresses that guarded the frontiers of the warring Chimu and Inka Empires. I have also taken Washington College students to Peru during the summers to help with my fieldwork projects mapping ancient temples and fortresses using aerial drone platforms.