Lin Poyer
Department of Anthropology
Professor Emeritus - Cultural Anthroplogy
B.A. 1975, Bucknell University
Ph.D.1983, University of Michigan
lapoyer@uwyo.edu • Anthropology Bldg 116
Dr. Poyer has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Micronesia (working on the Marshall
Islands, Pohnpei, Sapwuahfik, Truk [Chuuk], and Yap), in Madagascar, and on the Navajo
Reservation. At the University of Wyoming, she teaches Introduction to Cultural Anthropology,
Anthropology of Religion, and Social Organization.
Research Interests:
Ethnohistory, Ethnography of Pacific Islands,Symbolic Anthropology, Ethnicity
Teaching:
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Religion, and Social Organization.
