FACULTY PROFILES

Olga Lauter

Assistant Professor of Instruction
Sociology and Anthropology

Office Building: Old Main
Office Room: 317
Phone:
Email: olauter@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Anthropology, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France (2024)
MA in Teaching and Linguistics, Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University (2006)

Publications

Creation of Urban Alaska Native Religious Spaces in an Alaskan City Inter-Nord (2025), Olga Lauter.
Challenges in Combining Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge in the Arctic Polar Geography 46 1 (2023), Olga Lauter, .

Presentations

Leveraging AI-based OCR and LLM Technology for Collaborative Research with Alaska Native People (2026), Volume Faroe Islands, Olga Lauter, Alex Mayer, Christoph Q. Lauter, Edda Mutter.
Transdisciplinarity and Co-Production of Knowledge: the Ideal and the Real (2026), Volume Faroe Islands, Olga Lauter.
Anthropological Fieldwork, Transdisciplinarity and Co-Production of Knowledge (2025), Olga Lauter.
Lessons Learned in Addressing Culturally Sensitive Housing, Energy, and Climate Change Issues with Co-Production of Knowledge in Bristol Bay, Alaska (2025), Volume Boulder, Colorado, Olga Lauter, Leah Mo.
Cross/Trans-Disciplinary Collaborations and Advancing Community, Equity, and Inclusion in Arctic Research (2024), Volume Bodø, Norway, Olga Lauter, Susan B. B. Vanek, Lavanya Ashokkumar, Elena Adasheva, Meghan N. Helmberger, Annika Margevich, Mohammad Afzal Shadab, Kevin Shionalyn.
Challenges in the Early Stages of an NNA Research Project (2024), Volume Washington D.C, Olga Lauter, Yunjeong Mo.
Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in the Polar Sciences by USAPECS (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Lavanya Ashokkumar, Zack M. Labe, Mohammad A. Shadab, Olga Lauter.
Negotiation of Urban Yup'ik Traditions in Anchorage, Alaska (2023), Volume El Paso, Texas, Olga Lauter.

Grants

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NNA INCUBATOR: IMPROVING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ENERGY STRATEGIES IN THE ARCTIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORK (10/01/2023 - 09/30/2026) - NSF
Supplemental Funding of the existing NSF NNA project “NSF: Collaborative Research: NNA Incubator: Improving Culturally Sensitive Energy Strategies in the Arctic Residential Buildings with the Co-Production of Knowledge Framework” - NSF

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ANTH 3303 - Ecological Anthropology	28642
Spring 2026	SOCI 3300 - Ecological Sociology	28643
Spring 2026	ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	24802	Syllabus
Spring 2026	SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	24803	Syllabus
Spring 2026	SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies	26312
Spring 2026	NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics	24801	Syllabus
Spring 2026	RS 3350 - Spec Topics-Religious Studies	28245	Syllabus
Spring 2026	SOCI 5399 - Thesis II	28159
Spring 2026	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	27352	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	28641

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	17653	Syllabus
Fall 2025	SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	17654	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	14311	Syllabus
Fall 2025	SOCI 5398 - Thesis I	17949
Fall 2025	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	17616	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	18559	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	25469	Syllabus
Spring 2025	SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	25470	Syllabus
Spring 2025	SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies	27788
Spring 2025	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	22713	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	26926	Syllabus
Fall 2024	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	14894	Syllabus
Fall 2024	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	12185	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	26684	Syllabus
Spring 2024	SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	26685	Syllabus
Spring 2024	NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics	26683	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	23044	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ANTH 1302 - Intro-Cultural Anthropology	12571	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	16057	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	23360	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	17653	Evaluation
Fall 2025	SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	17654	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	14311	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	17616	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	18559	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	25469	Evaluation
Spring 2025	SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	25470	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	22713	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	26926	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	14894	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ANTH 1302 - World Cultures	12185	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	26684	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer	26685	Evaluation
Spring 2024	NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics	26683	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	23044	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ANTH 1302 - Intro-Cultural Anthropology	12571	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	16057	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology	23360	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Anthropology, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France (2024)
MA in Teaching and Linguistics, Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University (2006)

Publications

Creation of Urban Alaska Native Religious Spaces in an Alaskan City Inter-Nord (2025), Olga Lauter.
Challenges in Combining Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge in the Arctic Polar Geography 46 1 (2023), Olga Lauter, .

Presentations

Leveraging AI-based OCR and LLM Technology for Collaborative Research with Alaska Native People (2026), Volume Faroe Islands, Olga Lauter, Alex Mayer, Christoph Q. Lauter, Edda Mutter.
Transdisciplinarity and Co-Production of Knowledge: the Ideal and the Real (2026), Volume Faroe Islands, Olga Lauter.
Anthropological Fieldwork, Transdisciplinarity and Co-Production of Knowledge (2025), Olga Lauter.
Lessons Learned in Addressing Culturally Sensitive Housing, Energy, and Climate Change Issues with Co-Production of Knowledge in Bristol Bay, Alaska (2025), Volume Boulder, Colorado, Olga Lauter, Leah Mo.
Cross/Trans-Disciplinary Collaborations and Advancing Community, Equity, and Inclusion in Arctic Research (2024), Volume Bodø, Norway, Olga Lauter, Susan B. B. Vanek, Lavanya Ashokkumar, Elena Adasheva, Meghan N. Helmberger, Annika Margevich, Mohammad Afzal Shadab, Kevin Shionalyn.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NNA INCUBATOR: IMPROVING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ENERGY STRATEGIES IN THE ARCTIC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORK (10/01/2023 - 09/30/2026) NSF
Supplemental Funding of the existing NSF NNA project “NSF: Collaborative Research: NNA Incubator: Improving Culturally Sensitive Energy Strategies in the Arctic Residential Buildings with the Co-Production of Knowledge Framework” (07/09/2024 - ) NSF

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ANTH 3303 - Ecological Anthropology

Section

28642

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 3300 - Ecological Sociology

Section

28643

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

24802

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

24803

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies

Section

26312

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics

Section

24801

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

RS 3350 - Spec Topics-Religious Studies

Section

28245

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5399 - Thesis II

Section

28159

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

27352

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

28641

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

17653

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

17654

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

14311

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SOCI 5398 - Thesis I

Section

17949

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

17616

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

18559

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

25469

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

25470

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies

Section

27788

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

22713

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

26926

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

14894

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

12185

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

26684

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

26685

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics

Section

26683

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

23044

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ANTH 1302 - Intro-Cultural Anthropology

Section

12571

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

16057

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

23360

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

17653

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

17654

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

14311

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

17616

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

18559

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

25469

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

25470

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

22713

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

26926

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

14894

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ANTH 1302 - World Cultures

Section

12185

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ANTH 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

26684

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOCI 3320 - Indig Cultures of North Amer

Section

26685

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

NAIS 4350 - NAIS Special Topics

Section

26683

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

23044

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ANTH 1302 - Intro-Cultural Anthropology

Section

12571

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

16057

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ANTH 4380 - Theory in Anthropology

Section

23360

Evaluation

Olga Lauter

Bio

Education

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Courses

Course Evaluations