At the current time, we have two tenured anthropologists on the faculty -- an Africanist (Dr. Christopher Brooks) and a Latin Americanist (Dr. Christina Turner). Dr. Amber Bennett teaches the primary archaeology courses and is developing a Civil War site at VCU's Rice Center at the Rice Plantation.When availiable, Dr. Anders Linde-Laursen teaches many specialized courses such as the formation of national identity and globalization. Dr. Elisabeth Kuhn is our linguist, who teaches through the English department. Dr. Avrum Shriar teaches cross-listed anthropology/geography courses in the focus areas of human development and Latin America. A course in Forensic Anthropology is offered in the Forensic Science program of the College on a rotating basis. We are also lucky to have Dr. Walter Witschey, the Director of the Science Museum of Virginia and noted Mayan archeologist, as a contributing professor for special topics courses. The anthropology component of the department also augments the student course offerings through cross-disciplinary courses (linguistics, international studies, African-American studies, and geography) and the creative use of adjunct professors such as Dr. Marsha Watkins (economic anthropology), Dane Magoon (bioarchaeology), and Dr. Inuka Gakhar Midha (health, growth and development).