Sociology and Anthropology at Denison University

5 faculty and 20 courses in Sociology and Anthropology at Denison University.

Faculty

• Shiri Noy, Associate Professor, Director Latin American & Caribbean Studies h-index 15
  I teach courses on international development, public perspectives on science and religion, and survey research methods, among others. I am fundamentally interested in how we understand the social world and in identifying the best ways to
  Notable: “Traditional, Modern, and Post-Secular Perspectives on Science and Religion in the United States” (2015) · 118 citations
• Veerendra Lele, Associate Professor, Chair of Anthropology h-index 4
  Involve analyses of material culture and temporality. My primary field site is in Ireland, in Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) communities. I teach the full range of courses in anthropology, from our introductory course to our senior seminar, as
  Notable: “Material habits, identity, semeiotic” (2006) · 62 citations
• Jane L. Saffitz, Assistant Professor h-index 3
  Notable: “Understanding Gender-based Violence: Evidence from Kilimanjaro Assessment of Rombo and Moshi Rural” (2010) · 72 citations
• John Davis, Associate Professor
• John Soderberg, Associate Professor

Courses

• Being Human: Introduction to Anthropology ANTH 101
• History of Anthropological Thought ANTH 201
• Human Origins & Prehistory ANTH 202
• Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 203
• Medical Anthropology ANTH 220
• Contemporary Japan ANTH 221
• Ethnographic Methods ANTH 301
• Anthropology of Human Rights ANTH 321
• Anthropology of Islam ANTH 322
• Archaeology and Skeletons ANTH 324
• The Archaeology of Religion ANTH 325
• Unruly Bodies ANTH 330
• Semiotic Anthropology ANTH 348
• Directed Study ANTH 361
• Independent Study ANTH 363
• Senior Capstone Seminar ANTH 401
• Senior Research ANTH 451
• + 3 more courses

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.