Department Chair

 

Justin Richland
  • Professor and Chair, Anthropology
    Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles 
    J.D., University of California, Berkeley

  • legal discourse analysis and semiotics; anthropology of law; contemporary native american law, politics, art and ethnographic museology

  • jbrich@uci.edu

 

Director of Graduate Studies

 

António Tomás
  • Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Anthropology
    Ph.D., Columbia University 

  • colonialism, race and racism, social and political theory, african urbanism and cityness, Angola, cartography and graphic representation

  •  3552 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

  • aptomas@uci.edu

 

Director of Graduate Admissions

 

Eleana Kim
  • Professor and Director of Graduate Admissions, Anthropology
    Ph.D., New York University, 2007

  • kinship, transnationalism, environment, korea

  •  SBSG 3332

  • eleanak@uci.edu
  • Website

 

Director of Undergraduate Studies & Undergraduate Honors Program

 

Ian Straughn
  • Associate Professor of Teaching and Director of Undergraduate Studies and Honors Program
    Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2006

  • archaeology, cultural heritage, middle east and islamic studies, space and landscape, material culture

  •  SBSG 3544

  • ian.straughn@uci.edu
  • Website

 

Graduate Advisor

 

Jennifer Gerson
  • Director, Graduate Affairs
    Ed.D., University of Southern California, 2020

  • educational counseling, graduate student exceptions/petitions, teaching assistant applications and assignments

  •  5210 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway | (949) 824-4074

  • jennifer.gerson@uci.edu
  • For any administrative questions concerning the graduate application process, financial award opportunities, and/or other pre-enrollment matters, please contact the Graduate Studies Office.

 

Administrative Staff

 

Aubrey Bayoneta
  • Department Analyst

  •  3207 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway | (949) 824-5384

  • abayonet@uci.edu
Monica Briseño
  • Department Analyst

  •  3205 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway | (949) 824-3492

  • monicar2@uci.edu
Melissa Valdez
  • Department Manager

  •  3203 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway | (949) 824-8106

  • valdezmm@uci.edu

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

Mailing Address
Department of Anthropology
3203 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-5100

Direction (UCI Campus)
The Department Administrative Suite is located on the 3rd floor of the Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway Building.
See: SBSG Building (214)

Directions to the campus can be found here.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

For questions concerning course planning, change of major requests, financial aid appeals, course substitutions, and information regarding honors and graduation, contact the Social Sciences Undergraduate Student Affairs.

1201 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-5100
Phone: (949) 824-6803
Fax: (949) 824-2492
Email: socsci@uci.edu 

 

 

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