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 […]
Connie Mulligan was elected as VP/President-elect of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics at the AAPA meetings Myrian Barboza was selected as the recipient of a Ruth McQuown Scholarship Supplementary Award for a graduate student at the University of Florida
Students, as you venture off into the field please take field selfies and send them to the department. Creative lab or writing selfies are also appreciated for those of you who are not traveling to exotic locales.
Congratulations to the following new Ph.D.s and MA students: Ph.D. Kristina Altes Carrie Brown Jessica-Jean Casler M.A. Megan Cogburn Ed Haning Jessica Jenkins Taylor Polvadore Riley Ravary Sydney Roberson
This week UF CLAS IT and UF Department of Anthropology teamed up to offer a faculty website workshop.
Dr. Dave Daegling has been named one of 34 University of Florida Research Foundation Professors for 2016-2019. The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. The three-year award includes a $5,000 annual salary supplement […]
Find out what great things are happening with our students! Updates for Serenela Pelier, Justin Hosbey, Lisa Duffy, Meggan Blessing, and Scott Macrae. Serenela Pelier has been awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! She plans to complete a preliminary study of the isotopes of Florida panthers and then conduct dissertation research on the provenance of […]
Two alums of the program, Ryan Williams and Donna Nash, recently recorded a radio interview on the Cerro Baúl excavations. Concocting Modern-Day Chicha De Molle
Read more "Alumni Spotlight: Radio Interview with Ryan Williams and Donna Nash"
Dr. Angela Stuesse, an alumni of the anthropology department just released her first book: Scratching Out A Living-Latinos, Race, and Work in the Deep South. You can view her website for the book here: http://www.angelastuesse.com/. Dr. Stuesse received her BA in Anthropology from UF in 1998 and is now a faculty member at University of South Florida.