George Gmelch
Professor
Dr. Gmelch is Professor of
Anthropology at the University of San Francisco. He did his
undergraduate work at Stanford and his Ph.D. at UCSB. He is a
cultural anthropologist who studies tourism, sport cultures, and
migration. As an anthropologist he has also worked among Irish
Travellers, English Gypsies, return migrants in Ireland and
Newfoundland, commercial fishermen, Alaska natives, and Caribbean
villagers and tourism workers. He has published 11 books and has
also written widely for general audiences, including the New York
Times, the Washington Post, Psychology Today, Society, and Natural
History.
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Administrative Appointments
Co-director, Cultural Anthropology
Teaching
- S13 Office Hours: TW 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
