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Certification into the PhD Program

Students do not automatically become candidates for a PhD degree. They must be certified into the PhD program by their supervisory committee. Certification upon Completion of the MA This process should occur during the semester the student earns the MA. Certification requires the submission of a letter from the committee chair to the Graduate Coordinator, […]

Master’s Degree Comprehensive Exams

Students choosing the non-thesis option must pass a final comprehensive examination after completing the coursework. Students choosing to write a thesis may be required by their committee to take a written comprehensive examination in addition to completing the thesis. The timing and format of the examination is agreed between the student and the committee. Questions […]

Choosing a Track

Each graduate student should specify a major field of study among the four fields of anthropology (Cultural, Biological, Linguistic, Archaeology). In addition, each must choose one of three tracks: Specialized track focusing on one subfield of anthropology Multifield track combining two subfields Interdisciplinary track adding study in a second discipline Multifield Track Students on the multifield track formally identify a […]

Charlie Waserstein

Graduate Student Mailbox: Turlington Hall Rm 1112, PO Box 117305, Gainesville, FL 32611-7305 Email:    cwman425@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair   Research Interests   Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, and Awards  

Samantha McCrane

Alumna Email: Education Ph.D. M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2023 B.A. Anthropology, University of Rhode Island, 2012 B.S. Biology, University of Rhode Island, 2012 Subfield Biological Anthropology Chair Dr. David Daegling Research Interests Genetics, Human Variation, Hominoid Taillessness, Skeletal Indicators of Infectious, Rheumatic, & Dental diseases, Cancer, Blunt & Sharp Force Trauma Selected Publications   […]

Michael Stoop

Graduate Student Email: mstoop@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A. Linguistics, University of Florida, 2015 Subfield Linguistic Anthropology Chair Dr. Aaron Broadwell Research Interests What features of language are important in marginalized cultures, and what can be done to preserve these features? Interests include linguistic anthropology, language revitalization, conceptual metaphor, and […]

Matthew Newton

Graduate Student Email: mnewton@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress M.A., Anthropology, University of West Florida, Anticipated 2017 B.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida, 2010 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Kenneth Sassaman Research Interests Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Southeastern Archaeology, Coastal Archaeology Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, and Awards Associate Scholar of The Aucilla […]