New Chair The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Dr. Chris McCarty will be serving as the next chair of our department beginning August 16th, 2016, with a term extending three years until August 2019. Dr. McCarty has an extensive background in cultural anthropology, collaborative research, and administrative processes through his various appointments […]
Summer Graduations Ph.D.’s were awarded to Ellen Lofaro and Abiyot Seifu. Congratulations to both of you! Job Placement Dr. Ellen Lofaro has accepted a position at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as Curator of Collections. Ashley Sharpe (who will graduate in Fall 2016) has accepted a position at STRI, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Allysha […]
Dr. John Moore was a professor of anthropology and also served as Chair of UF Anthropology from 1993-1998 and as the Graduate Coordinator from 2001-2003. His own research specialized in North American Indian ethnology, kinship, demography, and social evolution. His dedication to the department, our university, and the field of anthropology will be remembered.
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The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Dr. Chris McCarty will be serving as the next chair of our department beginning August 16th, 2016, with a term extending three years until August 2019. Dr. McCarty has an extensive background in cultural anthropology, collaborative research, and administrative processes through his various appointments on and […]
Alumni Email: mwylde@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2013 B.A., Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. deFrance Research Interests Zooarchaeology, Coastal Site Archaeology, Historic Site Archaeology, Domestication, Dogs, Southeastern US, Southwestern US, Mexico, Honduras, Peru Selected Publications Grants, Fellowships, and Awards This student has graduated from the program so the information on […]
Alumni Email: aip231@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Subfield Archaeology Biological Anthropology Chair Dr. Warren Research Interests Skeletal age estimation, error and uncertainty in forensic anthropological methods, theoretical frameworks for forensic anthropology, ritual use of human remains Selected Publications (in press) Michala K. Stock, Allysha P. Winburn, and George H. Burgess. Skeletal Indicators of Shark Feeding […]
Graduate Student Mailbox: Turlington Hall Rm 1112, PO Box 117305, Gainesville, FL 32611-7305 Email: rwayne86@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2018 B.A., Subfield Cultural Chair Dr. Stepp Research Interests Bullying, Anthropology of Violence, Media Anthropology, Folklore Studies, Visual Anthropology, Caribbean Studies, Ethnoecology Selected Publications Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
Alumni Email: kwalczesky@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida M.S. Illinois State University, 2013 B.A. University of South Carolina, 2011 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Susan deFrance Research Interests Historical Archaeology, Zooarchaeology, French and English Colonial Studies, Archaeology of the Great Lakes Region and Canada, Historic Preservation, Indigenous Archaeology, Post-Colonial theory and decolonization practices Selected Publications Michelle […]
Alumni Email: ilianagv@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress M.A., Cultural Anthropology, New Mexico State University, 2014 B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies with Minors in Anthropology, History, and Spanish, New Mexico State University, 2012 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Jusionyte Research Interests Legal and Political Anthropology, Humanitarian Aid, Migration, Transnationalism, Globalization, Trade Agreements, Human Rights, Human […]