Faculty
Bachelor of Arts Degree • School of Arts and Sciences
Sociology and Anthropology Major
Faculty
Helen C. Blouet
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (315) 223-2468
Office: 121 DePerno Hall
Helen Blouet received her B.A. in anthropology from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. ...More About Helen C. Blouet
Thomas Crist
, Ph.D.Professor of Physical Therapy
Phone: (315) 792-3390
Office: R304 Romano Hall
A forensic anthropologist, Dr. Crist is co-director of UC's annual forensic anthropology field school in Butrint, Albania. ...More About Thomas Crist
Jan J. DeAmicis
, Ph.D.Professor of Sociology
Phone: (315) 792-3068
Office: 120 DePerno Hall
Jan DeAmicis received his BA from Dartmouth College. After 4 years in the Air Force, he attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he earned his MA and Ph.D. (1976). His dissertation was a study of American emigration to Australia. Jan moved to Australia to interview American emigrants, and taught sociology at Melbourne University. Jan has also taught at Xiamen University (China) and Jagiellonian University (Poland) as well. ...More About Jan J. DeAmicis
John H. Johnsen
, Ph.D.Dean School Arts & Sciences
Phone: (315) 792-3028
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center
John H. Johnsen received his BA and MA in Anthropology from Case Western Reserve University and his Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo. His early research was in the areas of psychological and cognitive anthropology and urban organization, but after he joined the faculty at Utica College he moved in the direction of an interest in medical anthropology, and the study of Native American history and culture. More recently his work has focused on ecological anthropology. Currently he is serving as the Dean of Arts and Sciences. ...More About John H. Johnsen
Doris Wester Miga
, M.A.Temp Student Academic Mentor
Phone: (315) 792-3257
Office: 286 Gordon Science Center
Professor Emerita Doris Wester Miga specializes in the study of utopian societies and is a recognized expert on the Oneida Community. She has undertaken doctoral work at Syracuse University.
Jessica F. Singer
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Sociology
Phone: (315) 792-3764
Office: 119 DePerno Hall
Jessica Singer received her B.A. in sociology and anthropology with a minor in women's studies from Canisius College, and her Ph.D. from the University at Albany, State University of New York. ...More About Jessica F. Singer
Polly J. Smith
, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Sociology
Phone: (315) 792-3124
Office: 120 DePerno Hall
Polly J. Smith received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University at Albany (SUNY). Her primary research interest is the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and larger urban phenomena (ie: segregation). ...More About Polly J. Smith
Lauren A. Wynne
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (315) 223-2514
Office: 119 DePerno Hall
Lauren Wynne received her B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Columbia University in 2002 and her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 2005 and 2012 respectively. ...More About Lauren A. Wynne
