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Anthropology and Geography Faculty & Staff

Faculty in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Coastal Carolina University include archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, physical and human geographers and experts in geospatial technologies and mapping. We conduct research in the United States and around the world to better understand the intersections between humans and their environments in the past and the present.

Susan Bergeron
Chair and Professor
Brittain Hall 343 | 843-234-3496 | sbergero@coastal.edu



Faculty and Staff

C. Nathan Bartlett
Lecturer, Geography
Brittain Hall 366 | 843-421-8937 | cbartlett@coastal.edu

Susan Bergeron
Chair and Professor
Brittain Hall 343 | 843-234-3496 | sbergero@coastal.edu

John David Carr
Teaching Associate, Geography
jcarr3@coastal.edu

Carolyn Dillian
Associate Dean
Prince 213G | 843-349-2777 | cdillian@coastal.edu

Lori Fields
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Brittain Hall 359 | 843-349-6908 | lfields@coastal.edu

Alan Little
Senior Instructor, Geography
Brittain Hall 352 | 843-349-2785 | alittle@coastal.edu

David Palmer
James L. Michie Endowed Professor, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Brittian Hall 351 | 843-349-2266 | dpalmer1@coastal.edu

Gillian Richards-Greaves
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Brittain Hall 350 | 843-349-6459 | grichards@coastal.edu

Jesse Rouse
Assistant Professor, Geography
Brittain Hall 360 | 843-349-2938 | lrouse@coastal.edu

Benjamin D. Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Geography
Brittain Hall 350 | 843-349-6459 | bsmith10@coastal.edu

Amanda Todd
Lecturer, Geography
Brittain Hall 365 | 843-349-2506 | atodd2@coastal.edu

Secil Topaloglu
Administrative Specialist
Brittain Hall 342 | 843-349-6973 | stopalogl@coastal.edu

Clayton Whitesides
Professor, Geography
Associate Dean, Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences

Brittain Hall 358 | 843-349-2451 | cwhitesid@coastal.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Katie Stringer Clary 
Assistant Professor 
Interdisciplinary Studies
Edwards 204 | 843-349-2564 | mclary@coastal.edu 

Russell Fielding 
Assistant Professor
HTC Honors College & Center for IDS
Kearns Hall 211H | 843-349-2396 | rfielding@coastal.edu 

Jennifer Mokos
Assistant Professor
HTC Honors College & Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Kearns Hall 114D | 843-349-2919 | jmokos@coastal.edu

Sara Rich
Assistant Professor
HTC Honors College & Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Kearns Hall 114B | 843-349-2953 | srich2@coastal.edu