Dr. Adam Johnson is set to join Sul Ross State University as the director of a research center. He currently works as an assistant professor of anthropology. Johnson has a background in environmental anthropology and experience with human-wildlife relationships, which will be valuable in his new role.

He will officially start in January 2027. The university is expanding opportunities for students to study anthropology, and the research center is building on its nearly four decades of work in a specific region. Further details about Johnson's appointment and the center's plans are available from the university.