Sociology and Anthropology Faculty



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 as well. ...More About Jan J. DeAmicis


John H. Johnsen

, Ph.D.
Professor Anthropology

Phone: (315) 792-3060
Office: 205 DePerno Hall

John H. Johnsen received his BA and MA in Anthropology from Case Western Reserve University and his PhD 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 Social Sciences and Management. ...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 received her Ph.D. in anthropology from Tulane University (2003). Her primary research interest is the relationship between healing and personhood in the context of postsocialist societies. ...More About Anamaria V. Ross


Polly J. Smith

, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Phone: (315) 792-3124
Office: 119 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.
Professor Emerita

Phone: (315) 792-3257
Office: 126 White Hall