Timothy McCollumAssistant Professor of AnthropologyOwens Hall 311 405.878.2238 OBU Box 61213 500 W. University Shawnee, OK 74804 |
An alumnus of OBU, Professor McCollum returned to Bison Hill in 2007-2008 from Indiana University-Bloomington. While in Bloomington, he was a research fellow at the American Indian Studies Research Institute- a subsidiary of the Department of Anthropology- where he served as project manager for the Meskwaki Education Network Initiative and as research assistant at the Center for the Documentation of Endangered Languages. Beyond the academy, McCollum has served as an ethnographer and data analyst for Q2 Consulting (Tulsa), In-Sync Consumer Insight Corporation (Toronto), and Context-Based Research Group (Baltimore), and continues to serve as an independent consultant. Drawing on diverse interests and experiences, Professor McCollum teaches a variety of anthropology courses, all with an applied global perspective and an emphasis on the integration of faith, learning, and practice through expressions of compassion, justice, and service. In addition to teaching, he serves on the OBU's Honors Committee and as faculty representative for the Morris K. Udall Foundation, the campus chapter of International Justice Mission, and Pi Gamma Mu, the International Honor Society for Social Sciences. In the Shawnee community, he sits on the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity, teaches young adult classes and serves on the University Committee at First Baptist Church, and is a member of Sustainable Shawnee, an affiliate of the Oklahoma Sustainability Network. Professor McCollum is the recipient of awards from the Central States Anthropological Society and the American Philosophical Society, and was honored with a Seven Who Care Award in 2008 by OBU's Student Government Association. He resides in Shawnee with his wife, Candace, and their two children, Rowan and Adelyn.
Professional Interests:
In addition to interests in the histories, cultures, and heritage maintenance of Native North America, Professor McCollum harbors intellectual interests in ethnicity, political economy, human ecology, human rights, and local food systems, all situated within diverse and contested contexts of globalization. He explores these interests through employing multiple methodologies, most notably through avenues of historical anthropology, ethnographic field research, and community development and organization. Employing an applied perspective, and with an expressed emphasis on the integration of faith, learning, and practice through expressions of compassion, justice, and service, the values and methods of community service-learning, course-based action research, and participatory action research are integral to his intellectual interests, research pursuits, and the courses he intstructs.
Educational Background:
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University
M.A., University of Tulsa
M.A., Indiana University
Ph.D. candidate, Indiana University
Courses Taught:
ANTH 1503: Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2023: World Cultures: Africa to Central Asia
ANTH 2033: World Cultures: South Asia to Oceania
ANTH 2803: Introduction to Museum Studies
ANTH 3133: Native America: Culture and Politics
ANTH 3183: Race and Ethnicity in Global Perspective
ANTH 3353: Language, Culture, and Communication
ANTH 3803: Human Rights, Culture, and Global Justice
ANTH 3913: Kinship and Family in Global Perspective
ANTH 4239: Political Economy and Globalization
ANTH 4239: Human Ecology and Sustainability
ANTH 4403: Social and Cultural Theory
ANTH 4503: Social and Cultural Research
Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:
in process. "Introduction" to Rita: Autobiography of a Sauk Woman, 1888-1945 by Carol K. Rachlin. Ron Duncan-Hart and Timothy J. McCollum (editors). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Gaon Books. (under contract)
2009. "Oklavore Economics: Global Food Security through Local Food Sufficiency." Presented at, "Global Challenge, Local Action: Ethical Engagement, Partnerships, and Practice," the 69th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology. Santa Fe, New Mexico. March 17-21.
2009. Review of Long Journey Home: Oral Histories of Contemporary Delaware Indians edited by James W. Brown and Rita T. Kohn (Indiana Univesity Press, 2008). The Chronicles of Oklahoma 86(4).
2008. "Quapaw," "Sac and Fox," and "Western Delaware." In the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Bob Blackburn (editor). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society Press. online: http//digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries.html
2007. "Humor, as value" and "Black Hills (Paha Sapa)." In Encyclopedia of American Indian History, Volume II: Culture and American Indian History. Bruce Johansen and Barry Pritzker (editors). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
2007. "Great Lakes InterTribal Council." In Encyclopedia of American Indian History. Volume III: People and Groups in American Indian History. Bruce Johansen and Barry Pritzker (editors). Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO.
2006. "A Roycean Vision for Moral Education": Through the Eyes of an Anthropologist. Invited comments delivered at, "Josiah Royce on Ethics and Community," the annual meeting of the Josiah Royce Society . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. April 8.
2006. Review of The Future of the Southern Plains edited by Sherry L. Smith (University of Oklahoma Press, 2003). Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas, Volume 37.
Honors Theses or Student Research Directed:
2009: Seth David Stallings. "Growing Back: Renourishing Local Economy and Community
through Food."
2008: Dylan Wayne Byrd. "Egyptian Islamist Legitimacy: The Voice of Sayyid Qutb."
