Dr. Paula Tallman 
Leadership Advisor  

Gannon Graduate Leaders Program  
Phone: 561 665 0028 
ptallman@luc.edu 

Dr. Paula Skye Tallman is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Loyola University Chicago and a Research Associate in the Keller Science Action Center at the Field Museum of Natural History. She received her BA from Johns Hopkins University and her PhD from Northwestern University. At Northwestern University, Dr. Tallman completed a year long leadership fellowship, which informs her approach to running the Gannon Graduate Leaders Program.  

In terms of academic research, Dr. Tallman’s work integrates perspectives and methods from anthropology and global health to examine how environmental factors are linked to human health in South America and Southeast Asia. Her most recent action-oriented research examines the relationship between water insecurity and women’s health in Peru and Indonesia and supports environmental education and gender equality in local communities. 

In total, Dr. Tallman has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles and received over $1 million in funding from organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the Schmitt Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and the British Academy. She enjoys exploring the wilderness in any place and stays busy with her kids, Cliff and Hazel.