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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 […]

Forensics Program Alumni–Updates!

Anthropology alumni Drs. Laurel Freas and Paul Emanovsky both passed the Board Examination for the American Board of Forensic Anthropology in February at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting. They join a list of 114 forensic anthropologists who have been awarded Diplomate status by the ABFA since 1978. Also, former C.A. Pound Lab Coordinators […]