Kris Smith
@kris-smith.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Anthropology at WSU studying how people work together to respond to environmental change and infectious disease across E. Africa. Interdisciplinary and plays well with others. He/him
Website: kristophermsmith.com
Website: kristophermsmith.com
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Kris Smith
@kris-smith.bsky.social
· Mar 26
I'm excited to announce I'll be returning to WSU Anthropology this Fall as an assistant professor! I know these announcements are a little weird these days, but I'm thrilled to be joining a great department with wonderful colleagues. I'm looking forward to this new chapter in my academic career
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Current & recent federal workers! Are you connecting in new ways with people across agencies this year? I’m writing about it for The Conversation & would love to hear your experiences! DM me if you want to share (& happy to switch to Signal). You can remain anonymous in the article 👍🏻. Please repost!
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Current & recent federal workers! Are you connecting in new ways with people across agencies this year? I’m writing about it for The Conversation & would love to hear your experiences! DM me if you want to share (& happy to switch to Signal). You can remain anonymous in the article 👍🏻. Please repost!
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Reminder to anyone considering submitting for #HBES2026 and/or #CES2026 that the abstract submission deadline is November 16th!
Full guidelines and requirements are available on the conference website.
🔗 Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026
We look forward to your contributions to HBES2026!
#HBES2026
🔗 Submit here: airess.fgses-um6p.ma/hbes2026
We look forward to your contributions to HBES2026!
#HBES2026
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Two more weeks left to apply!
We're hiring! WSU anthropology is looking to hire a TT Asst Prof in cultural anthropology, with a health, well-being, or human-environment interactions. This is a great dept with friendly folks! CV and cover letter due by 11/2 wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Assistant Professor
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: November 2, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 270-NN_FACULTY - A...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Two more weeks left to apply!
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Please welcome Dr. Sarah Richardson to the WSU Department of Anthropology! Her research explores state violence, human rights, memory, and political ecology in Latin America. Meet her at today’s meet & greet (with snacks and Italian sodas): College Hall lounge, 2:30–4:30! 🐾
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Please welcome Dr. Sarah Richardson to the WSU Department of Anthropology! Her research explores state violence, human rights, memory, and political ecology in Latin America. Meet her at today’s meet & greet (with snacks and Italian sodas): College Hall lounge, 2:30–4:30! 🐾
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Excited to share my new preprint. My work focuses on solitude, but I am not one to advocate for a "solitude theory"; psych has too many theories so one less would be good. So, what I did the past 2 yrs is talking to people, reading work outside of my literature, essentially to shop for a framework 🧵
September 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Excited to share my new preprint. My work focuses on solitude, but I am not one to advocate for a "solitude theory"; psych has too many theories so one less would be good. So, what I did the past 2 yrs is talking to people, reading work outside of my literature, essentially to shop for a framework 🧵
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nice!!!!! 🏺
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A MacArthur 'genius' gleans surprising lessons from ancient bones, shards and trash
Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
nice!!!!! 🏺
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We're hiring! WSU anthropology is looking to hire a TT Asst Prof in cultural anthropology, with a health, well-being, or human-environment interactions. This is a great dept with friendly folks! CV and cover letter due by 11/2 wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
Assistant Professor
Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: November 2, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 270-NN_FACULTY - A...
wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We're hiring! WSU anthropology is looking to hire a TT Asst Prof in cultural anthropology, with a health, well-being, or human-environment interactions. This is a great dept with friendly folks! CV and cover letter due by 11/2 wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...
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Who doesn't like playing in dirt?? At Future Cougs Day, the Department of Anthropology and the Museum of Anthropology featured dig boxes. Pictured here are: archaeology faculty member Dr. Rachel Horowitz, museum curator Madison Pullis, and graduate student Abby Antinossi. #FutureCougs #archaeology
September 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Who doesn't like playing in dirt?? At Future Cougs Day, the Department of Anthropology and the Museum of Anthropology featured dig boxes. Pictured here are: archaeology faculty member Dr. Rachel Horowitz, museum curator Madison Pullis, and graduate student Abby Antinossi. #FutureCougs #archaeology
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The count down starts for #CESRabat! Follow @ces2026.bsky.social and join us May 11-13 next year for an exciting meeting in Rabat, Morocco.
Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee:
Sarah Alami (co-chair)
Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair)
Zachary Garfield
Edmond Seabright
Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee:
Sarah Alami (co-chair)
Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair)
Zachary Garfield
Edmond Seabright
September 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The count down starts for #CESRabat! Follow @ces2026.bsky.social and join us May 11-13 next year for an exciting meeting in Rabat, Morocco.
Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee:
Sarah Alami (co-chair)
Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair)
Zachary Garfield
Edmond Seabright
Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee:
Sarah Alami (co-chair)
Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair)
Zachary Garfield
Edmond Seabright
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📝 Writing Wednesday! Ph.D. Candidate Michael Gaffney first-authored an article on on how children communicate their needs through crying. This research was recently published in Human Nature, and his photo taken in Utila, Honduras made the cover image! Article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📝 Writing Wednesday! Ph.D. Candidate Michael Gaffney first-authored an article on on how children communicate their needs through crying. This research was recently published in Human Nature, and his photo taken in Utila, Honduras made the cover image! Article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
8/8/2025
Portland, OR
Fourth time seeing them live and this was my favorite show of them all. The two stage, four act structure was amazing, showcasing different sides of the band: the softer pianos, the buzzing and blipping dance beats, and of course, the heavy, anthemic rockers
Portland, OR
Fourth time seeing them live and this was my favorite show of them all. The two stage, four act structure was amazing, showcasing different sides of the band: the softer pianos, the buzzing and blipping dance beats, and of course, the heavy, anthemic rockers
August 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
8/8/2025
Portland, OR
Fourth time seeing them live and this was my favorite show of them all. The two stage, four act structure was amazing, showcasing different sides of the band: the softer pianos, the buzzing and blipping dance beats, and of course, the heavy, anthemic rockers
Portland, OR
Fourth time seeing them live and this was my favorite show of them all. The two stage, four act structure was amazing, showcasing different sides of the band: the softer pianos, the buzzing and blipping dance beats, and of course, the heavy, anthemic rockers
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It was really fun getting texts and calls from old friends that they heard me on NPR this morning! Really enjoyed talking to NPR's @pien-huang.bsky.social about #water needs and #dehydration - have a listen! @psuanthro.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu
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What's the deal with electrolyte drinks — do you need them to stay hydrated?
Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?
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August 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It was really fun getting texts and calls from old friends that they heard me on NPR this morning! Really enjoyed talking to NPR's @pien-huang.bsky.social about #water needs and #dehydration - have a listen! @psuanthro.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
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The Digital Technology and Culture Department returned to Germany for their second annual Summer Study Abroad trip, leading students on an exploration of the creative and cultural landscape of one of Europe’s most dynamic cities.
news.wsu.edu/news/2025/07... #GoCougs
news.wsu.edu/news/2025/07... #GoCougs
WSU students contemplate design and activism in Berlin
The Digital Technology and Culture Department returned to Germany for their second annual Summer Study Abroad trip, leading students on an exploration of the creative and cultural landscape of one of ...
news.wsu.edu
July 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Digital Technology and Culture Department returned to Germany for their second annual Summer Study Abroad trip, leading students on an exploration of the creative and cultural landscape of one of Europe’s most dynamic cities.
news.wsu.edu/news/2025/07... #GoCougs
news.wsu.edu/news/2025/07... #GoCougs
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New NIH Notice rescinding the no DEI, no Israeli boycott term and condition added to NIH grants (covers the whole university)
This is what Williams refused to sign and declined all federal funding.
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This is what Williams refused to sign and declined all federal funding.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-124: Notice of Rescission of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Rescission of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-124. NIH
grants.nih.gov
June 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New NIH Notice rescinding the no DEI, no Israeli boycott term and condition added to NIH grants (covers the whole university)
This is what Williams refused to sign and declined all federal funding.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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This is what Williams refused to sign and declined all federal funding.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
1/2
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(5/5)
🚨 It’s time to flood the zone.
NIH scientists just took a huge risk speaking out. Now it’s our turn.
📜 Read the Bethesda Declaration
✍️ Sign the Public Letter of Support
👯♀️Follow NIHers doing the work: @nihvigils.bsky.social
Read and sign here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
🚨 It’s time to flood the zone.
NIH scientists just took a huge risk speaking out. Now it’s our turn.
📜 Read the Bethesda Declaration
✍️ Sign the Public Letter of Support
👯♀️Follow NIHers doing the work: @nihvigils.bsky.social
Read and sign here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
www.standupforscience.net
June 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
(5/5)
🚨 It’s time to flood the zone.
NIH scientists just took a huge risk speaking out. Now it’s our turn.
📜 Read the Bethesda Declaration
✍️ Sign the Public Letter of Support
👯♀️Follow NIHers doing the work: @nihvigils.bsky.social
Read and sign here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
🚨 It’s time to flood the zone.
NIH scientists just took a huge risk speaking out. Now it’s our turn.
📜 Read the Bethesda Declaration
✍️ Sign the Public Letter of Support
👯♀️Follow NIHers doing the work: @nihvigils.bsky.social
Read and sign here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
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I wrote a new thing about the conspiracy theory that helped kill the CREID network, and will kill other people as a result.
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June 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I wrote a new thing about the conspiracy theory that helped kill the CREID network, and will kill other people as a result.
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
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On the termination of the CREID Network, which was focused on pandemic preparedness.
"This is what happens when politically motivated conspiracy theories are given equal weight as scientific truth.
The consequences are measured in people’s lives."
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/creid-pro-...
"This is what happens when politically motivated conspiracy theories are given equal weight as scientific truth.
The consequences are measured in people’s lives."
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/creid-pro-...
CREID Pro Quo: A Lie That Will Kill People
A conspiracy theory that Tony Fauci paid off scientists to cover up a "lab leak" is paying dividends for the conspiracy theorists. Not so much the rest of humanity.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
On the termination of the CREID Network, which was focused on pandemic preparedness.
"This is what happens when politically motivated conspiracy theories are given equal weight as scientific truth.
The consequences are measured in people’s lives."
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/creid-pro-...
"This is what happens when politically motivated conspiracy theories are given equal weight as scientific truth.
The consequences are measured in people’s lives."
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/creid-pro-...
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June 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
CREID has supported my research in Kenya on how communities are responding to climate-sensitive diseases and how these adaptive efforts can be supported and upscaled. I'm disappointed that this and other research aimed at identifying and preventing future pandemics has been deemed unsafe and useless
In 2019, NIAID proposed an ambitious scientific network focused on pandemic preparedness, research, and response - the "CREID Network".
Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout.
We were just notified the whole network is terminated.
Reason? 👇
Ten centers kicked off just as the pandemic was taking off, playing critical roles throughout.
We were just notified the whole network is terminated.
Reason? 👇
June 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
CREID has supported my research in Kenya on how communities are responding to climate-sensitive diseases and how these adaptive efforts can be supported and upscaled. I'm disappointed that this and other research aimed at identifying and preventing future pandemics has been deemed unsafe and useless
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Hello,
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
Enamel proteins reveal biological sex and genetic variability in southern African Paranthropus
Paranthropus robustus is a morphologically well-documented Early Pleistocene hominin species from southern Africa with no genetic evidence reported so far. In this work, we describe the mass spectrome...
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May 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello,
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
Our paper on enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus has finally been peer reviewed, please have a read here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paranthropus robustus has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in 1938 in South Africa, where a high number of fossils have been found.
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Join us in congratulating Robert Boyd, a SHESC professor and research scientist with the @asuiho.bsky.social, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors a researcher can receive! 🌟
news.asu.edu/20250505-uni...
news.asu.edu/20250505-uni...
ASU expert in cultural evolution elected to National Academy of Sciences | ASU News
A leading authority on cultural evolution, Robert Boyd, a professor in Arizona State University’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change and a research scientist with the Institute of Human Origi...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Join us in congratulating Robert Boyd, a SHESC professor and research scientist with the @asuiho.bsky.social, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors a researcher can receive! 🌟
news.asu.edu/20250505-uni...
news.asu.edu/20250505-uni...
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At the Society for American Archaeology meeting, Dr. Tim Kohler, Emeritus Faculty, was honored by colleagues and students for his tremendous influence over the years. Pictured are speakers in the session, Dr. Kyle Bocinsky (PhD '14) interviewing Dr. Kohler, and students he has advised. #SAA2025
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At the Society for American Archaeology meeting, Dr. Tim Kohler, Emeritus Faculty, was honored by colleagues and students for his tremendous influence over the years. Pictured are speakers in the session, Dr. Kyle Bocinsky (PhD '14) interviewing Dr. Kohler, and students he has advised. #SAA2025
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New paper on malaria in NW Namibia, highlighting significant differences between cultural models and biomedical ones that could be detrimental to malaria eradication efforts.
malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Erema po otjindjumba? Highlighting cultural models and knowledge gaps of malaria in rural Namibian pastoralists - Malaria Journal
Background As Namibia attempts to eradicate locally transmitted cases of malaria, epidemiological strategies, interventions, and outreach require a sound understanding of indigenous knowledge and prac...
malariajournal.biomedcentral.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New paper on malaria in NW Namibia, highlighting significant differences between cultural models and biomedical ones that could be detrimental to malaria eradication efforts.
malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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May 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM