AAA Honors Distinguished Members Including UF’s Russ Bernard, Paul Doughty, David C. Grove, Maxine Margolis, and Anita Spring
See the AAA Listing for more information. Thank you to all for your years of dedication to AAA and the discipline!
Friday Scrapbook January 18, 2019
Hi All, Some news and notes from around the department: Job Candidate Lectures We have two candidates for the Archaeology position in next week: Join us on Tuesday, January 22, at 3 pm, for a lecture by Dr. Gabriel Prieto, “Beyond Human and Camelid Sacrifices: The Archaeology of Huanchaco in the North Coast of Peru.” […]
Friday Bulletin January 11, 2019
Hi All, Some news and notes from around the department: Job Candidate Lectures Next Week Primatology Search Join us on Monday, January 14, at 3 pm, for a lecture by Dr. Dena Clink: “Eavesdropping on Southeast Asian primates – What bioacoustics can teach us about primate evolution, ecology and conservation.” The lecture will be in Room […]
Friday Scrapbook January 4, 2019
Hi All, Welcome back! I hope everyone had a relaxing break. Some news and notes around the Department: First Find of a Temple to the Flayed Lord Dr. Susan Gillespie was featured in an AP article discussing a recent find at the Popoloca Indian ruins in Puebla. Read about it here. Upcoming Job Talks We have two candidates […]
Course Feature: Bioethics in Daily Life
Bioethics in Daily Life is intended to introduce students to bioethical issues that are encountered in everyday life through the popular media. This course will provide students with an understanding of the scientific basis of these issues in order to develop informed opinions. 1) For instance, what are the issues with genetic testing and ‘designer […]
Congratulations to our Fall 2018 Graduates!
The close of the semester is a time for many of us to depart Gainesville for the holiday break, but it’s also a great time for recognizing all of the students who have made some significant achievements. The biggest of these are our students who depart UF with their Doctoral Degrees. At yesterday’s degree ceremony, […]
Friday Scrapbook December 14, 2018
Hi All, Some news as the semester winds down and we’re furiously completing final exams, grading them, or, for some of you, both! Graduations and other Milestones The close of the semester is a time for many of us to depart Gainesville for the holiday break, but it’s also a great time for recognizing all […]
Karen Leslie
Alumni Email: khcoutts@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress M.S. Educational Leadership, Radford University, 2018 M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2008 B.A. Anthropology, SUNY Stony Brook, 2003 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Chris McCarty Research Interests Education and Anthropology, cognitive anthropology, cultural consensus theory, violence and aggression Selected Publications Grants, Fellowships, and Awards […]
Course Feature: Human Sexuality and Culture
Looking for an honest discussion about sex and culture? Want to know the science behind all the rhetoric? Check out ANT2301 Human Sexuality & Culture. You’ve never had a class like this!
Not all final exams are on paper…
In courses like Visual Anthropology students produce their own visual ethnographies!