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Elizabeth Boroski

Graduate Student Email:  e.boroski@ufl.edu Education M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, in progress. B.A. Anthropology, Colorado State University, 2022. Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. James Davidson Research Interests Historic African American Archaeology, Mortary Practices, Folk Practices, Creolization in the Archaeological Record Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, and Awards Elizabeth Eddy Grant Ruegammer Fellowship

Amanda Brock

Graduate Student Email:  Education Ph.D. Anthropology, In Progress M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2019 B.A. Archaeology, Cornell University, 2015 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Daniel Contreras Research Interests Peru, Andean archaeology, community archaeology, historical ecology, geoarchaeology, religion, gender Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, and Awards CLAS Tinker Award, 2018 Paul Doughty Award, 2018 Grinter Fellowship, 2017 Ruegamer […]

Christina Callicott

Alumni Email: c.callicott@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2014 B.A. Gender Studies, University of Colorado, 1995 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Pete Collings Research Interests Ethnobotany, ethnomusicology, shamanism, environmental anthropology, bio-cultural diversity, indigenous peoples, political ecology, gender, Western Amazon Selected Publications Peer Reviewed Callicott, Christina 2016 “Introduction to the […]

Maxine L. Margolis, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus Interests Transnational migration, Women’s roles in the United States, Gender roles cross-culturally, Anthropological theory, Anthropological ecology, Frontier agriculture, Brazil; United States; Paraguay Programs Cultural Anthropology Personal Statement My research specialties include Brazilian culture and society, international migration and gender roles cross-culturally. I have done field work in Brazil, Paraguay, and the United States. […]

Helen Safa, Ph.D.

Title : Professor Emerita Interests : Gender, labor, Caribbean and Latin America Programs : Cultural Anthropology Affiliated Department/Center : Center for Latin American Studies December 4th,  1930- November 4th, 2013 Personal Statement As her title implies, she specializes in Latin America, and more specifically the Caribbean, where she has worked for over 50 years. Her publications in this area include hundreds […]

Anita Spring, Ph.D.

            Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology Fellow, National Explorers Club Affiliate Professor, Center for the Arts, Migration, & Entrepreneurship  Affiliate Faculty, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, and Center for Women’s Studies & Gender Research UF Mailing Address: 1112 Turlington, PO Box 117305, Gainesville FL 32611-7305 Phone: (352) 376-4833 […]

Marianne Schmink, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology  Office: Phone:352-392-0375 Email: schmink@ufl.edu Grinter Hall, Room 301 Education Ph.D., University of Texas B.A., University of Michigan Research Interests Tropical conservation and development, gender and development Personal Statement She has authored (with Charles H. Wood) Contested Frontiers in Amazonia (Columbia University Press, 1992),in addition to four edited books, and dozens of […]

Chuan-kang Shih, PhD

Associate Professor Office: Turlington Hall, Room B125 Phone: (352) 294-7587 Email: ckshih@ufl.edu Website Education Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Research Interests Personal Statement My research interests have evolved around ethnography, historical anthropology, and anthropological demography. I have conducted extensive fieldwork among the Moso, Pumi, Naxi, and Han in Southwest China. I have published in forms of books, […]