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Whittaker Schroder, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor  Dr. Whittaker Schroder Department of Anthropology Office: Turlington Hall, Room B129 Phone: (352) 294-6396 Email: wschroder@ufl.edu Office Hours: Fall 2023: Tuesdays 2-3:30 pm Thursdays 1-2:30 pm Education Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania B.A. Brown University Research Interests Landscape archaeology, historical and political ecology, sociopolitical organization, resilience and sustainability, household archaeology, remote sensing, cultural heritage, […]

Kyle Fahey

Kyle Fahey Email: faheykyle@ufl.edu Education · Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress · M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2020 · B.A. Anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Marit Østebø Research Interests Within Ethiopia, Christians and Muslims do not commonly consume each other’s meat or food that contains it. My research […]

Karla Ganley

      Karla Ganley Email:karla.ganley@ufl.edu Education · M.D.-Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress · M.S. Narrative Medicine, Columbia University, 2021 · M.P.A. Economic & Political Development, Columbia University, 2019 · M.P.H. Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, 2019 · B.A. Biology & German Studies, Brown University, 2016 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Adrienne Strong Research […]

Belay Alem

          Graduate Student Email: belayalem@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress L.L.M. Business and Corporate Law, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2014 L.L.B. Law, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2012 B.A. Management, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 2014 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Brenda Chalfin Research Interests My project aims to understand the interface between […]

Ryan Cousins

            Graduate Student Email:  ryancousins@ufl.edu Education M.A. Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A. History and Archaeology, Department of History and Archaeology, University of the West Indies Mona, 2019 Subfield Biological Anthropology Archaeology Chair Dr. John Krigbaum Research Interests Osteology, bioarchaeology, isotopes, diet, pre-colonial, Caribbean Selected Publications […]

 Brenna Fennessey

              Brenna Fennessey Email: brennafennessey@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M. A., In Progress, University of Florida S., Anthropological Science, Penn State University, 2022 A., Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Penn State University, 2022 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Kate Grillo Research Interests Southern and eastern African archaeology, archaeobotany, human-environment interactions, food insecurity, […]

Maria Sellers

                    Graduate Student Email:mlocke.sellers@ufl.edu Education Ph.D.  University of Florida, in progress M.A., in Anthropology from George Mason University, class of 2023 B.A., in Anthropology and Biology from Vanderbilt University, class of 2021 Subfield Bioarchaeology Chair Dr. Prieto and Dr. Krigbaum Research Interests Stress, Peru, bioarchaeology, osteology, […]

Siddharth Satishchandran

                Graduate Student Email: satishc.siddhart@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress M.S., Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Roehampton, 2021 M.A., History of Science, Oregon State University, 2018 B.A., Anthropology/History, Florida Atlantic University, 2016 Subfield Biological Anthropology Chair Dr. Kim Valenta Research Interests My overall research interests are […]

Morgan Sampson

                Graduate Student Email: m.sampson@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress B.A., Anthropology, Southern New Hampshire University, 2022 Subfield Archaeology Chair Dr. Kenneth Sassaman Research Interests Public archaeology, applied archaeology, applied anthropology, environmental archaeology, climate change, GIS, waterways, oceans, sea level rise, cultural resource management, […]