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Spencer Seymour

NOTE: All remains and case studies photographed are artificial and solely used for simulation and educational purposes. This disclaimer must be displayed wherever these images are used.??UWF anthropology students conduct research in the Biocultural Research Lab on Feb. 9, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Student
Email: seymour.spencer@ufl.edu

Education

  • PhD., Anthropology at the University of Florida (Ongoing)
  • MA., Anthropology at the University of West Florida (2023)
  • BA., History at Pensacola Christian College (2016)

Subfield

Cultural Anthropology

Chair

Marit Østebø

Research Interests

Anthropology of Religion, Medical Anthropology, Postcolonial West Africa (Benin and Togo), Christianity in Africa, Role of Religion and Spirituality in Healing/Medicine, Western Chrisitan Medical Missions in Africa, Faith-Based Organizations and Global Health, and Neglected Tropical Diseases and Stigmatization

Selected Publications and Presentations

  •  Marten, Meredith G., Allysha P. Winburn, Benjamin R. Burgen, Spencer K. Seymour, and Taylor Walkup. “What makes a “good” forensic anthropologist?” American Anthropologist (2023). 
  • Seymour, Spencer K. “Power Through Compassion: An Ethnographic Study of Contemporary Western Christian Medical Missions” PhD diss., The University of West Florida, 2023. 

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards