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About William Duncan

I am a bioarchaeologist, and my research focuses on ritual violence among Mesoamerican cultures, biological distance, and forensic biohistory.

Positions

Present Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Sociology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
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Present Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2016 ETSU Research Development Committee
ETSU - 16-012sm
Building an online platform to archive and host skeletal and dental data for public use
$1,500
2013 ETSU Research Development Committee
ETSU - 13-035sm
The Roots of violence: Identifying links between the Northern and Southern Lowlands among the Postclassic Maya
$1,500
2013 The Roots of Violence: Identifying Links Between the Northern and Southern Lowlands Among the Postclassic Maya
Dumbarton Oaks Summer
$3,000
2011 ETSU Research development Committee
ETSU - 12- 006m
Identification of migrants among sacrificial victims in Mesoamerica
$10,000
2011 Integrating Developmental Morphogenetic Theory With Dental Biodistance Practices
National Science Foundation - 1063942
$250,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Present Reviewer, American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Present Member, Dental Anthropology
Present Member, European Virtual Anthropology Network
Present Reviewer, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
Present Reviewer, International Journal of Paleopathology
Present Reviewer, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
Present Reviewer, Journal of Archaeological Research
Present Reviwer, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology,
Present Reviewer, Journal of Religion and Violence
Present Reviewer, Mortality
Present Reviewer, National Geographic
Present Reviewer, National Science Foundation
Present Member, Sigma Xi
Present Member, Society for American Archaeology
Present Reviewer, Yearbook of Physical Anthropology
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Honors and Awards

  • 1999 - Sigma Xi inductee
  • 1999 - SIUC University Doctoral Fellowship
  • 2000 - SIUC University Doctoral Fellowship
  • 2007 - American Museum of Natural History Invited Research Associate

Education

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2005 PhD, Anthropology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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1998 MA, Anthropology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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1996 BA, Anthropology, Wake Forest University
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Links

Contact Information

PO Box 70644
Johnson City, TN 37614

Office: Rogers-Stout Hall 223B
Phone: 423-439-6650

Email:

Books (2)

Articles and Chapters (30)