Northern Illinois University
Pick Museum of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology

Christy DeLair, Ph.D.
Director
cdelair@niu.edu

Christy's research interests include contemporary Indigenous material culture, performance and identity, emphasizing Native North America and Taiwan. Her museum work is committed to community-centered practice and engaging with contemporary social issues.

Jacob Harvey
Graduate Assistant

Jake's research interests include the culture of death and dying, disposition methods and their effects on living people, and examining the relationality between human and non-human persons.

Museum Executive Advisory Council

• Asheli Mann-Lofthouse (chair)
• Rob Feldacker
• Meredith McLaughlin
• Tharaphi Than
• Molly Trickey
• Simón Weffer
• Mitch Irwin (ex officio, department chair)
• Christy DeLair (ex officio, museum director)