Sociology and Anthropology 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
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
Anamaria V. Ross
, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (315) 223-2514
Office: 119 DePerno Hall
Dr. Anamaria V. Iosif Ross is a Romanian-American anthropologist whose interests include healing, religion, identity, child rearing, social change and postsocialist transitions. Her primary geographical focus is Eastern Europe, while having a long-standing interest in India and Japan. ...More About Anamaria V. Ross
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
Doris Wester Miga
, M.A.Part-time Professor Emerita of Sociology
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.
