Susan L. Johnston, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
I am a biological anthropologist. My areas of specialty/interest are human
health and disease, including health transition; the anthropology of food and
nutrition; human adaptability; child growth and development; and native North
America (especially the Plains region). I employ a biocultural perspective when
considering questions or issues in these areas. To date, my primary research
focus has been health and lifestyle change among Blackfeet Indians in Montana,
with an emphasis on chronic disease epidemiology, food/nutrition, and
reproduction. I also am a physician assistant and worked in clinical practice
and teaching in that field for a number of years prior to earning my doctorate
in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. I have been at West
Chester University since the fall 1999, and was tenured and promoted to
Associate Professor in 2004 and promoted to Professor in 2008. In this
department, I served as coordinator of the Anthropology Program and advisor to
the Anthropology Club for a time, and was department chair from 2005-2008. In
2008-2009 I served as Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development and
External Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences. I take great interest in
student advising and curriculum development and have done extensive work in
these areas.
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Courses Offered by Susan Johnston
- Introduction to Biological Anthropology (ANT 101)
- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANT 102)
- Human Paleontology (ANT 310)
- Medical Anthropology (ANT 312)
- Topical Seminar (e.g., Nutritional Anthropology; Medical Anthropology) (ANT 405)
- Senior Seminar (ANT 495)
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