Faculty
Below are the Department of Anthropology faculty located on the St. Petersburg campus. For full bios and faculty on all campuses, visit the departmental website.

John Arthur
Title: Professor
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Email: arthurj@usf.edu
Office: Davis 240 / Lab: STG 216
Area of Interest: African archaeology; North American archaeology; ethnoarchaeology; ceramic technology;
craft specialization; archaeology and indigenous knowledge of beer; archaeology and
material culture; community identity and heritage

Kathy Weedman Arthur
Title: Professor, Program Coordinator and Student Advisor
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Phone: O: 727-873-4858 / L: 727-873-4522
Email: kjarthur@usf.edu
Office: Davis 238 / Lab: Davis 276
Area of Interest: Community archaeology; heritage and technology; ethnoarchaeology; stone tool technology;
gender; Africa; archaeology and material culture; community identity and heritage;
social construction of race and gender

Anna Dixon
Title: Instructor
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Phone: 727-873-4959
Email: dixonar@usf.edu
Office: Davis 241
Area of Interest: Medical anthropology; paleonthobotany and ethnobotany in eastern North America, Polynesia,
and Micronesia; biocultural anthropology

Heather O'Leary
Title: Assistant Professor
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Phone: 727-873-4156
Email: oleary@usf.edu
Office: Davis 239
Area of Interest: Global environmentalism; water disparities; climate change; informal labor; gender;
cities; development; global dynamics; social construction of race, gender