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Past Achievements: Alumni of 2010s

2010s Ashley Sharpe (PhD ’16) has accepted a position at STRI, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute [posted 2016] Ellen Lofaro (PhD ’16) has accepted a position at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as Curator of Collections [posted 2016] Jessica-Jean Casler (PhD ’16) has accepted a two year Health Services Research and Design postdoctoral position with […]

Past Achievements: Alumni of 2000s

2000s Heather McIlvaine-Newsad (PhD ’00) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Western Illinois University. [posted 2004] Amanda Stronza (PhD ’00) is Assistant Professor with the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science at Texas A&M University. [posted 2004] Tara Boonstra (JD ’01) is the Assistant General Counsel at St. John’s […]

Past Achievements: Alumni of 1990s

1990s Kate Hoffman (PhD ’90) is Vice-President of Janus Research, Inc., a historic preservation and archaeology consulting firm based in St. Petersburg. [posted 2005] Elizabeth Higgs (PhD ’90) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Georgia. [updated 2011] Jonathan Dain (MA ’91) is the Student Development Coordinator and Instructor with […]

Past Achievements: Alumni of 1980s

1980s Nicholas Honerkamp (PhD ’80) is Chair of the Anthropology Department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. [posted 2005] Richard Pace (MA ’83, PhD ’87) is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at Middle Tennessee State University. [posted 2004] Charles Ewen (PhD ’87) was promoted to full professor in […]

Past Achievements: Alumni of 1970s

1970s Dr. Barbara Purdy, UF Professor Emerita (PhD ’71), was profiled in the May 2005 issue of The SAA Archaeological Record . [posted 2005] Richard W. Sapp (PhD 1976) is a freelance writer & photographer in Gainesville. [posted 2006] Mercio Pereira Gomes (PhD ’77) is now President of FUNAI, the Brazilian Indian Protection Service. [posted […]

2015-2016 Faculty Achievements

  Dr. Kathy Deagan, Professor Emerita FLMNH, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. https://www.amacad.org/content/members/newFellows.aspx?s=a Connie Mulligan was elected as VP/President-elect of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics at the AAPA meetings Dr. Dave Daegling has been named one of 34 University of Florida Research Foundation Professors for 2016-2019.  The recognition goes to […]

2012-2015 Undergraduate Student Achievements

University Scholars 2014-2015 Anthony Boucher Research Project: “Power and Wealth: Axe-shaped Iron Ingots in Viking-age Europe” Mentor: Dr. Florin Curta Austin Jacobs Research Project: “Uncovering Remnants of Western Civilization through Mass Spectrometry” Mentor: Dr. John Krigbaum Rachel Kalisher Research Project: “Evaluating Cultural Identity within Middle Bronze Age Burials in the Levant” Mentor: Dr. Andrew Nichols […]