Anthropology

Sean Bruna
- Anthropology - Associate Professor
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Sarah Campbell
- Anthropology - Professor
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Jerald D. Ek
- Anthropology - Lecturer, Department of Anthropology
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Michael A. Etnier
- Anthropology - Affiliate Research Associate
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Joyce D. Hammond
- Anthropology - Professor, Department of Anthropology
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program - Affiliated Faculty
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Paul E. James
- Anthropology - Senior Lecturer
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Todd A. Koetje
- Anthropology - Associate Professor, Chair
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Robert C. Marshall
- East Asian Studies
- Anthropology - Professor, Anthropology
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Tesla A. Monson
- Anthropology - Assistant Professor
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M.j. Mosher
- Anthropology - Associate Professor
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Judith M.S. Pine
- Linguistics - Affiliated Faculty
- Anthropology - Professor
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Kathleen Young
- Anthropology - Professor
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Yeon J Yu
- Anthropology - Assistant Professor
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254 Article
98 Chapter
52 Presentation
22 Doctoral Thesis
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Reading the carnivoran skeletal story: An acetabular viewpoint, with suggested implications across geological time
Lawler, D., Tangredi, B., Widga, C., Etnier, M., Martin, T., Schulz, K. & Kohn, L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Acta Zoologica.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The evolution of facial length and molar proportions in cercopithecid monkeys
Monson, T. A. & Brasil, M. F., 2025, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 13, 1492411.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A hypothesis-based approach to species identification in the fossil record: a papionin case study
Brasil, M. F., Monson, T. A., Stratford, D. J. & Hlusko, L. J., 2024, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 12, 1481903.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Thailand: a qualitative study
Yu, Y. J., Schieber, E., Janamnuaysook, R., Wang, B., Gunasekar, A., MacDonell, K., Getwongsa, P., Kim, D., Wongharn, P. & Phanuphak, N., 2024, In: AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. 36, 8, p. 1126-1134 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conclusion: Semiotics in the classroom and beyond
Peterson, M. A. & Pine, J. M. S., Nov 22 2024, COVID Semiotics: Magical Thinking and the Management of Meaning. Taylor and Francis, p. 158-167 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Lived experiences with pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and adherence among transgender women in Thailand: a qualitative study
Janamnuaysook, R., Guo, Y., Yu, Y. J., Phanuphak, N., Kawichai, S., MacDonell, K., Jupimai, T., Rongkavilit, C. & Wang, B., Jan 15 2024, In: Sexual Health. 21, 1, SH23102.
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Ten Simple Rules for Mentoring Historically Excluded Students
Joker, R., Osadchuk, L. C., Bianchi, T., Quinn, G., Knight, C. “. & Bruna, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: College Teaching.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Addressing the growing fossil record of subadult hominins by reaching across disciplines
Bolter, D. R., Cameron, N., Hawks, J., Churchill, S. E., Berger, L., Bernstein, R., Boughner, J. C., Elton, S., Leece, A. B., Mahoney, P., Molopyane, K., Monson, T. A., Pruetz, J., Schell, L., Stull, K. E. & Wolfe, C. A., Aug 1 2023, In: Evolutionary anthropology. 32, 4, p. 180-184 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

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A Pleistocene assemblage of near-modern Papio hamadryas from the Middle Awash study area, Afar Rift, Ethiopia
Brasil, M. F., Monson, T. A., Taylor, C. E., Yohler, R. M. & Hlusko, L. J., Jan 2023, In: American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 180, 1, p. 48-76 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Halibee fossil assemblages reveal later Pleistocene cercopithecins (Cercopithecidae: Primates) in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia
Taylor, C. E., Brasil, M. F., Monson, T. A., Yohler, R. M. & Hlusko, L. J., Jan 2023, In: American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 180, 1, p. 6-47 42 p.
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Hundreds of Colobus (Cercopithecidae: Primates) fossils from the later Pleistocene of Ethiopia's Middle Awash study area
Brasil, M. F., Monson, T. A., Taylor, C. E., Yohler, R. M. & Hlusko, L. J., Jan 2023, In: American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 180, 1, p. 77-114 38 p.
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Late Holocene Animal Use in Southern Kamchatka
Takase, K., Eda, M., Etnier, M. A. & Lebedintsev, A. I., 2023, In: Arctic Anthropology. 58, 2, p. 125-153 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The influence of intergenerational trauma on epigenetics and obesity in Indigenous populations - a scoping review
Schafte, K. & Bruna, S., 2023, In: Epigenetics. 18, 1, 2260218.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Biological and cultural history of domesticated dogs in the Americas
Segura, V., Geiger, M., Monson, T. A., Flores, D. & Sánchez-Villagra, M. R., Jan 21 2022, In: Anthropozoologica. 57, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Body proportions according to stature groups in elite athletes
Saco-Ledo, G., Porta, J., Monson, T. A., Brasil, M. F. & Duyar, I., 2022, In: Research in Sports Medicine. 30, 5, p. 516-528 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DETECTION OF MAYA SACBEOBi (SACBES) USING OPTICAL AND SAR IMAGERY IN NORTHERN PETÉN, MEXICO
Larocque, A., Leblon, B., Ek, J. & Folan, W. J., May 30 2022, In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives. 43, B3-2022, p. 633-639 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

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Keeping 21st Century Paleontology Grounded: Quantitative Genetic Analyses and Ancestral State Reconstruction Re-Emphasize the Essentiality of Fossils
Monson, T. A., Brasil, M. F., Mahaney, M. C., Schmitt, C. A., Taylor, C. E. & Hlusko, L. J., Aug 2022, In: Biology. 11, 8, 1218.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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La Resiliencia de las Sociedades Mayas Prehispánicas: Una Comparación de Cambio en Dos Regiones
Ek, J. D., Domínguez Carracsco, M. D. R., Folan, W. J. & Gunn, J., 2022, Los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya, 28.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Positional embodiment: How networks shape the lived experiences of the bodies of female sex workers in post-socialist China
Yu, Y. J., May 2022, In: Gender, Work and Organization. 29, 3, p. 953-970 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reframing sense of community with photovoice: perspectives from residents of a permanent supportive housing program who have experienced chronic homelessness
Bruna, S. & Miterko, P., Apr 29 2022, In: Journal of Community Practice. 30, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Teeth, prenatal growth rates, and the evolution of human-like pregnancy in later Homo
Monson, T. A., Weitz, A. P., Brasil, M. F. & Hlusko, L. J., Oct 11 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119, 41, e2200689119.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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THE INFLECTION POINTS IN FORMATIVE MAYA HISTORY: THE VIEW FROM CHAMPOTÓN, CAMPECHE, MEXICO
Ek, J. D., 2022, In: Ancient Mesoemerica. 33, 3
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The nature of coxofemoral joint pathology across family Canidae
Lawler, D., Tangredi, B., Becker, J., Widga, C., Etnier, M., Martin, T., Schulz, K. & Kohn, L., Sep 2022, In: Anatomical Record. 305, 9, p. 2119-2136 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review of the Impacts of Coronavirus on Society and Culture
Yu, Y. J., Park, Y. S., Keller, A., Noh, J.-W. & Cha, J., Jan 9 2021, In: Anthropology Faculty and Staff Publications. 18, 2
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Dental Variation in Megabats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae): Tooth Metrics Correlate with Body Size and Tooth Proportions Reflect Phylogeny
Zuercher, M. E., Monson, T. A., Dvoretzky, R. R., Ravindramurthy, S. & Hlusko, L. J., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 28, 2, p. 543-558 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Instances of avian osteoarthritis from the Unalaska Sea Ice Project, Unalaska Island, Alaska
Etnier, M. A., 2021, In: International Journal of Paleopathology. 35
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Medical Anthropology Courses and Concepts Tested on the MCAT: A Content Analysis of 40 U.S. Course Syllabi
Stodola, T. J. & Bruna, S. P., Apr 2021, In: Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. 8
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Positional Embodiment: How networks inform and produce the social suffering of female sex workers in post-socialist China
Yu, Y. J., 2021, In: Gender, Work & Organization. Special Issue
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Primary Health Care Systems (PRIMASYS): Comprehensive Care Study from North Korea (DPRK)
Cha, J., Yi, C. & Yu, Y. J., 2021, World Health Organization.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Review of Qualitative Research Methods (2nd ed.), by Monique Hennink, Inge Hutter, and Ajay Bailey
Bruna, S., 2021, In: Teaching and Learning Anthropology. 4, 2
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Why are there so few twins in humans when twins were common in our primate ancestors?
Monson, T. A.
1/25/25
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Recent Findings in Ecology and Evolution Described by Researchers from Western Washington University (A hypothesis-based approach to species identification in the fossil record: a papionin case study)
Monson, T. A.
1/20/25
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Research Shows Twin Births Were Common in Ancient Primate Evolution
Monson, T. A.
1/6/25
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60 million years ago our primate ancestors had twins all the time, finds study
Monson, T. A.
1/6/25
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National Park Service Issues Notice Entitled 'Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology'
Campbell, S.
12/19/24
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Twins Were Typical Among Our Primate Ancestors. What Changed? : ScienceAlert todayheadline
Monson, T. A.
12/19/24
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
12/18/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors ? one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors - one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages
Monson, T. A.
12/16/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 12-12-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
12/12/24
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Campbell, S. & Pine, J. M. S.
12/12/24
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Interior National Park Service Issues Notice Involving Western Washington University Department of Anthropology in Bellingham
Pine, J. M. S.
12/5/24
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U.S. Healthcare and Health Services Research
Bruna, S.
12/2/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 25-11-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
11/25/24
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
11/23/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 14-11-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
11/16/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
10/15/24
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
10/13/24
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Interior National Park Service: Notice of Inventory Completion of Native American Human Remains at Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham
Pine, J. M. S.
10/6/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 04-10-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
10/4/24
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
10/4/24
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Interior National Park Service: Notice of Inventory Completion of Native American Human Remains at Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, Gathered From Birch Bay, Wash.
Pine, J. M. S.
9/23/24
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
9/20/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 13-09-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
9/14/24
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Interior National Park Service: Notice of Inventory Completion of Human Remains at Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham
Pine, J. M. S.
9/13/24
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
Pine, J. M. S.
9/13/24
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Federal Register Notice: Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA (Updated on 10-09-2024)
Pine, J. M. S.
9/10/24
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Interior National Park Service: Notice of Inventory Completion of Native American Human Remains at Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham
Pine, J. M. S.
9/10/24
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