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Marilyn Thomas-Houston, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor Interests: Visual Anthropology, Community studies, African American studies Programs: Cultural Anthropology Office Turlington Hall, Room B137 PO 117305 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7305 Lab Turlington Hall, Room B136 Office Phone Number: (352) 294-7594 Lab Phone Number: (352) 294-7567 Email: marilynm@ufl.edu Webpage: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/marilynm/

Michael Heckenberger, Ph.D.

Professor Office: Turlington Hall, Room B309 Phone: (352) 294-7586 Email: mheck@ufl.edu Google Scholar Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh, 1996 Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1995 B.A. Anthropology, University of Vermont, 1988 Research Interests Non-Western cultures of the humid tropics, especially Amazonia and Caribbean; pre-industrial complex societies; built environment, cultural memory […]

Brenda Chalfin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Anthropology and Center for African Studies Director, Center for African Studies Office: Grinter Hall, Room 427, Main Office Phone: 352-392-2183 Email: bchalfin@ufl.edu African Studies Faculty Profile Google Scholars Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 1998 B.A. Anthropology, Amherst College, 1986 Research Interests Waste, Cities, Infrastructure, Urban Environments, Sanitation, Materiality, Plastics, Ports, Off-shore […]

James Davidson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor  Office: Turlington Hall, Room B134 Phone: (352) 294-7592 Email: davidson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2004 M.A. Anthropology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1999 B.A. Archaeological Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1990 Research Interests Historical archaeology (19th/20th century), African diaspora, mortuary studies, folk beliefs Personal Statement   Positions […]

Allan Burns, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus Interests: Cultural, Visual, and Applied Anthropology; Latin America and the U.S. Programs: Cultural Anthropology Office: Grinter Hall, Room 339 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7305 Office Phone Number: 352-392-2290 Email: afburns@ufl.edu Webpage: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/afburns

Clarence Gravlee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Office: Turlington Hall, Room B370 Phone: (352) 294-7600 Lab: Turlington Hall, Room B103 Email: cgravlee@ufl.edu Website Google Scholar Education Ph.D. University of Florida M.A. University of Florida B.A. University of Florida Research Interests Medical anthropology; social inequalities in health; ethnicity, race, and racism; human biological variation; cultural dimensions of psychosocial stress; social network […]

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 […]

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. […]

Michael Warren, PhD

Associate Professor Email: mwarren@ufl.edu Pound Lab Education Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Research Interests Warren’s areas of interest include forensic identification and trauma analysis, human variation, and the relationship between the environment and body form. His current project is a collaborative effort with Dr. David Daegling, examining the mechanism of trauma in rib and mandibular fractures. Warren […]

John H. Moore, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus Interests : Kinship, Demography, Marxism, N. Amer Indians . Programs : Cultural Anthropology Personal Statement  He specializes in North American Indian ethnology, kinship, demography, and social evolution. He is particularly interested in the Great Plains, the Southeast, and the Canadian Sub-Arctic. Office Turlington Hall, Room B360 PO 117305 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7305 Lab Walker […]