Teaching

ANTH 3720: Data Analysis in R

Location: University of Connecticut

Semester: Spring

Offered: 2021-2023

Students in this one-credit course will develop a basic working knowledge of basic statistical concepts and techniques useful for data analysis in archaeology and anthropology. This is an applied statistics course; therefore, all examples and methods will be tailored to the fields of archaeology and anthropology. However, the statistical analyses and programming skills taught in this course work just as well in any discipline. All laboratory work and assignments will be conducted using the R statistical computing language: a popular open-source programming language. Students will be taught to write and adapt R code to analyze real-world datasets using techniques of linear modeling. They will be instructed in the fundamentals of how to use R for data manipulation and analysis, as well as the ethical reasons that scientists should do so.

All course materials can be found on GitHub and recorded lecture and tutorial videos can be found on YouTube.

ANT 100: Interpreting Cultures

Location: Southern Connecticut State University

Semester: Fall

Offered: 2021

This course will introduce students to the study of culture and human societies around the world. Students will examine the modes of economic production, social arrangements, political systems, and beliefs of diverse human groups around the world. This course will also present the research methods and critical thinking skills used by anthropologists in their research and analysis of culture, emphasizing how anthropologists gather evidence, analyze that evidence, and synthesize conclusions. We will also discuss the ethical obligations faced by anthropologists as they conduct this research. Students will be exposed to the four-field approach of the anthropological discipline and as such will learn to use biological, linguistic, and archaeological principles in conjunction with cultural anthropology to better grasp the holistic nature of human culture. By developing an understanding of societies and cultures other than our own, students will acquire conceptual tools for understanding national and global problems, social and cultural change, and current events.

ANTH 1000W: Peoples and Cultures of the World

Location: University of Connecticut

Semester: Spring

Offered: 2018

Students will examine the diverse subsistence strategies, social arrangements, political systems, and religious beliefs of diverse human groups around the world. This course presents the research methods used by cultural anthropologists and the ethical obligations they face. Students will be exposed to the four-field approach of the anthropological discipline and as such will learn to use biological, linguistic, and archaeological principles in conjunction with cultural anthropology to better grasp the holistic nature of human culture. By comparing different societies and cultures with our own, students will acquire conceptual tools for understanding national and global problems, social and cultural change, and current events. This course emphasizes the connections between social and economic institutions, cultural ideas, and historical events.