Portrait of Dr. Marion Coe
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
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Photo of Richard Garnett
Associate Professor of Sociology
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Dean of the Honors College & Professor of Anthropology
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Kristi Fondren in the field on the Appalachian Trail
Department Chair & Professor of Sociology
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Director of Departmental Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology
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Professor of Anthropology and University Ombuds
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Caitlin Trombley headshot
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Dr. Rachel Witt, Marshall University
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
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Smith Hall

Ph.D., Anthropology, Tulane University

B.A. in Anthropology (honors), Vanderbilt University

B.A. in Art history, Vanderbilt University

 

Rachel Witt holds a B.A. in anthropology (honors) and art history from Vanderbilt University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Tulane University. She is a biological anthropologist who specializes in bioarchaeology and biogeochemistry. Before joining the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Marshall University, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Tulane University. Witt’s ongoing research with the Programa Arqueologico Huanchaco in collaboration with Drs. Gabriel Prieto (University of Florida) and John Verano (Tulane University) investigates the role of ritual violence in empire-building and imperial expansion on the north coast of Peru during the reign of the Chimú and Inca Empires. She also participates with the Proyecto Arqueologico Huari Ancash Canchas Uckro in collaboration with Dr. Jason Nesbitt (Tulane University). Witt has received several honors including the National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, and grants from the Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honors Society and the Rust Family Foundation.