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Tu-Han Lin

Graduate Student Email: lintuhan@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress M.A., Graduate Program of Ethnicity and Culture, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2018 B.A., Humanities and Social Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2010 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. John Richard Stepp Research Interests Folk […]

Joseph Reader

Graduate Student Email: jreader1@ufl.edu Education PhD, Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress M.A., Rutgers University- Major: Religion (2022)  B.A., Rutgers University- Major: Religion, Minors: Philosophy/Psychology (2012) Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Christopher McCarty Research Interests Anthropology of religion, gender and sexuality, embodiment practices, devotional traditions, critical theory Selected Publications Reader, J. (2025). Conversations with Foucault on […]

Ruoyu Zhu

Graduate Student Email: zhuruoyu@ufl.edu CV Education M.A, Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A., Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Gabriel Prieto Research Interests Andean Archaeology, Zooarchaeology, Animal Husbandry and Pastoralism Selected Publications Zhu, Ruoyu, Kennedy, S., Rivera Infante, A. F., & Baitzel, S. I. (2025). First Phalanx Morphometrics Reveals […]

Vic Hayes

Graduate Student Email: v.hayes@ufl.edu Education M.A., B.A., Subfield Chair Research Interests Selected Publications   Grants, Fellowships, and Awards  

Brenna Hafling

Graduate Student Email: haflingb@ufl.edu Education M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A., Anthropology/Geology, University of Florida, 2020 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Kenneth Sassaman Research Interests North American Archaeology, Indigenous Studies, Biocultural Heritage, Public Archaeology, Paleoanthropology, Forensic Anthropology, Human Osteology, Isotope Analysis, Planetary Geology, Planetary Analogues, Geomorphology Selected Publications   Grants, Fellowships, and Awards  

Alisha Palmer

Graduate Student Email: alishapalmer@ufl.edu Education M.A, Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A., Anthropology, University of South Alabama, 2022 Subfield Cultural Anthropology/ Medical Anthropology Chair Dr. Adrienne Strong Research Interests Healthcare systems; Global Health; Biomedical Paradigm; Integrative Medicine; African American Studies; Inequity in Healthcare; Heath Disparities; Women’s Health Selected Publications Alisha Palmer. Past Healthcare as […]

Avirup Sinha

Graduate Student Email: avirupsinha@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.Sc and M.Sc, Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College, 2017 – 2022 Subfield Biological Anthropology  Chair Dr. Stephanie Bogart and Dr. Kim Valenta Research Interests My research focuses on the bio-acoustic repertoire and vocalization variation of the Central Himalayan Langurs across different contexts with a […]

Spring 2024 Graduates

We are so proud of our graduating seniors! It’s been a delight to watch them grow as anthropologists and human beings! While it is bittersweet to have to say goodbye, the department cannot wait to see where our students go next and who they continue to become.