Lisseth Rojas-Pelayo

Graduate Student Email: lrojaspelayo@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, in progress M.A., Andean Studies/ Archaeology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, In progress. B.A., Humanities/ Archaeology, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, 2010. Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Contreras Dr. Krigbaum Research Interests Peru, Andean archaeology, Formative, bioarchaeology, migration, biogeochemistry, human-environment interactions, one-health, funerary archaeology, biocultural heritage, community […]

Sumaiya Akter Mim

Graduate Student Email: Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, in progress MSS from Jahangirnagar University at Department of anthropology in 2024 BSS from Jahangirnagar University at Department of Anthropology in 2023 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Brenda Chalfin Dr. Mood Sudcharoen Research Interests In social and political anthropology with focus on linguistics and human rights […]

Sonja Schmer-Galunder

Graduate Student Email: s.schmergalunder@ufl.edu Google Scholar UF CISE Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, in progress M.A., Social Anthropology, Lunds University Subfield Past: Gender Studies Future: Ethics, Morality, Epistemology, Value Alignment, Value Plurality Chair Research Interests I am a professor or Ethics and AI (professor of practice) at the University of Florida (situated in […]

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Shima Pourmomeni

Graduate Student Email: shimapourmomeni@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, in progress M.Sc., Applied Sciences to Cultural Heritage Materials and Sites, Department of Geoscience, University of Padova, 2022-2024 M.Sc., Material Culture and Experimental Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of York, 2021-2022 M.A., Archaeology, University of Tehran, 2016-2018 B.A., Archaeology, University of Tehran, 2012-2016 Subfield […]

Kaia Lacey

Graduate Student Email: ka.lacey@ufl.edu Education M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A., Anthropology, University of North Florida, 2024 B.A., History, University of North Florida, 2024 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Ken Sassaman Research Interests Southeastern U.S. Archaeology; Public Archaeology; Collections Management; Community Outreach and Involvement Selected Publications Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Nyarko Lawrence Fletcher

Graduate Student Email: fletcherl@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress Msc., Sustainable Rural Transformation at the West African Centre for Sustainable Rural Transformation, Niger, and 2023 (Best graduating student) B.A., Integrated Community Development, University for Development Studies, Ghana, and 2016 (3rd best graduating student) Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Abdoulaye Kane […]

Barbara Herrera

Graduate Student Email: barbie345@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress M.A., Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies, University of South Florida, 2024 B.A., Environmental Studies and Agriculture Sciences, Florida International University, 2020 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. John Richard Stepp Research Interests Ethnobotany, Caribbean, Medicinal Plants, Afro-descendant Communities, Medical Anthropology, Human-Plant […]

Lilliana Diaz

Graduate Student Email: lillianadiaz@ufl.edu Education M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A. in Anthropology, University of Florida, 2021 Subfield Archaeology, Chair Dr. Whittaker Schroder Research Interests environmental anthropology; coastal archaeology; cultural heritage; funerary archaeology Selected Publications Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Alesha Robison

Graduate Student Email: robisonalesha@ufl.edu Education M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.S. in Anthropology, Kennesaw State University, 2016 Subfield Archaeology, Biological Anthropology Chair Dr. John Krigbaum Research Interests Bioarchaeology, NAGPRA, Public Archaeology, Osteology, DPAA Selected Publications Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

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