CURRICULUM VITA October, 2016
Jean W. Marcus
114 Tuxford Rd.
Starkville, MS 39759
Education:
A.A. University of Wisconsin-Madison 1973
Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene School of Cytotechnology 1970-1971
B.S. University of Cincinnati 1976
M.A. University of Cincinnati 1978
M.A. Thesis: “Play in Captivity: An Analysis of the Behavior of Juvenile Lowland Gorillas”
Doctoral studies University of Iowa 1980-1981
Publications
Introduction to Anthropology: A Workbook, 2010, Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Introduction to Anthropology: A Workbook, 2nd Edition, 2013, Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Introduction to Anthropology: A Workbook, 3rd Edition, 2015 (With Greg and Jocelyn Marcus), Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
Submitted Articles
“Primate Origins of Human Speech: Reconstructions toward an Archaeology of Language” Charles Van de Kree and Marcus, Jean W. submitted to Anthropological Science
Presentations:
“Selected Factors in the Variation of Play Behavior among Captive Juvenile Lowland Gorillas”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society, University of Notre Dame, March 24, 1978
“Play in Captivity”, presented at the Wright State Student Symposium, Wright State University, May 1979
“Hand Preference among Gorillas” (with L. Sturman), presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, November 30, 1979
“The Concept of Culture from Cultures: Teaching American Culture to International Students”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society, University of Michigan, April 11, 1980
“Gorilla Handedness Revisited” (with J.A. Harrigan), presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December, 1980
“The Interpretation of Handedness as a Continuous Trait; Implications for Research and Methodology”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society (with J.A. Harrigan), April 16, 1981
“Social Status of Epileptics”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science (with T. Tripp Reimer), April 1983
“In the Name of the Dead: Segregated Cemeteries and Social Distance” presented at the Mississippi Archaeology Association Annual Meeting, Greenwood, Mississippi, April 11, 2015
Awards and Honors
University of Cincinnati Research Council Grant, 1977
Graduate Anthropology Society, Past President (University of Cincinnati)
University of Iowa Sims Riddle Grant, 1980
Professional Experience
Teaching Assistant and Discussion Group Leader for Introduction to Physical Anthropology, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Races of Man, and Human Osteology. 1976-1978
Instructor, Northern Kentucky University 1978-1980
Instructor, University of Cincinnati, 1979-1980
Instructor, Proctor and Gamble International School 1979-1980
Activity Coordinator, HEW. Grant, “Iowa in Global Perspective”, Iowa State University, 1980-1981 (Primary function: designing educational materials on Japan and China).
Instructor, Iowa State University, 1981, 1983, 1991
Visiting Lecturer, Grinnell College 1982
Adjunct Instructor, DMACC (Des Moines Area Community College), 1992-2005
Instructor, Anthropology, Mississippi State University, Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures, 2005-present
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to Anthropology
Human Origins
Human Origins Laboratory
American Culture
American Culture and English as a Second Language
Monkeys, Apes, and Man
Medical Anthropology
Primate Behavior
Primate Evolution with Laboratory
Forensic Anthropology
Introduction to BioAnthropology
Directed Studies in BioAnthropology
Directed Studies In Primatology
Directed Studies in Medical Anthropology
Professional Service
Advisor, MSU Anthropology Club 2006-2011
Organized “Studies in Black and White: Anthropology, Culture, and the African American Experience” Lecture Series, 2007-2008 sponsored by the Anthropology Club
Organized “Archaeologies of the Old and New Worlds: A Study in Contrasts” Lecture Series, 2008-2009 sponsored by the MSU Anthropology Club
Serving on the Cobb Museum Committee 2015-
Community Service
Board Member, Friends of the Starkville Public Library, 2005-2009
Secretary and Member of the Board of Directors, Starkville-MSU Symphony Association 2009-present
Volunteer, Starkville Area Arts Council
Recognized as one of President Fogelsong’s 2007-2008 “Bridge Builders” for community service by MSU Faculty and Staff
Invited Lectures
“The Social Stigma of Epilepsy” for Professor Ron Loewe’s Medical Anthropology, MSU, Spring 2006
“Gorillas” for MSU Anthropology Club, Spring 2006
“Gorilla Behavior and Designing an Ethogram” for Professor Kent-First’s Animal Behavior class, MSU, July 21, 2008
“Basic Judaism” for Professor Alix Hui’s Holocaust History Class, MSU, August 2009
“Teaching Anthropology” for AN 8990 Special Topics in Anthropology: Professionalization Seminar Spring and Fall 2010, MSU
Basic Judaism” for Professor Alix Hui’s Holocaust History Class, MSU, August 2011
“Viewing Southern Life Through Death: A Stroll in the Cemetery”, MSU Maroon Edition Lecture, October 25, 2011
“Remains to be Seen: Cultural Aspects of Cemeteries, presented to Oktibbeha County Historical and Genealogical Society, October 27, 2011
Basic Judaism” for Professor Alix Hui’s Holocaust History Class, MSU, January 2013
“Grave Secrets: Cultural Differences between Black and White Cemeteries” for Lambda Alpha’s Night at the Museum Benefit for S.A.F.E., Inc. April 10, 2014.
Basic Judaism” for Professor Alix Hui’s Holocaust History Class, MSU, August 2016
Other Professional Work Experience
Employed as a Registered Cytotechnologist (C.T., ASCP) in various medical laboratories in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Iowa.
Current Research
African American Cemeteries and Funeral Customs in Mississippi, Black and White naming patterns.
References
Professor Jane Martino
Social Sciences Coordinator
Des Moines Area Community College
Boone, IA
Professor Michael Whiteford
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Iowa State University
Professor David Gradwohl
Department of Anthropology
Iowa State University
Dean Emeritus Allen Suby
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
Teaching Evaluations Available Upon Request