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Michael Heckenberger, Ph.D.

Professor Office: Turlington Hall, Room B309 Phone: (352) 294-7586 Email: mheck@ufl.edu Google Scholar Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh, 1996 Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1995 B.A. Anthropology, University of Vermont, 1988 Research Interests Non-Western cultures of the humid tropics, especially Amazonia and Caribbean; pre-industrial complex societies; built environment, cultural memory […]

Marilyn Thomas-Houston, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor Interests: Visual Anthropology, Community studies, African American studies Programs: Cultural Anthropology Office Turlington Hall, Room B137 PO 117305 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7305 Lab Turlington Hall, Room B136 Office Phone Number: (352) 294-7594 Lab Phone Number: (352) 294-7567 Email: marilynm@ufl.edu Webpage: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/marilynm/

Brenda Chalfin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Anthropology and Center for African Studies Office: Grinter Hall, Room 427, Main Office Phone: 352-392-2183 Email: bchalfin@ufl.edu African Studies Faculty Profile Google Scholars Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 1998 B.A. Anthropology, Amherst College, 1986 Research Interests Waste, Cities, Infrastructure, Urban Environments, Sanitation, Materiality, Plastics, Ports, Off-shore Oil, Maritime Frontiers, Bureaucracy, International […]

James Davidson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor  Office: Turlington Hall, Room B134 Phone: (352) 294-7592 Email: davidson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2004 M.A. Anthropology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1999 B.A. Archaeological Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1990 Research Interests Historical archaeology (19th/20th century), African diaspora, mortuary studies, folk beliefs Personal Statement   Positions […]

Clarence Gravlee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Office: Turlington Hall, Room B370 Phone: (352) 294-7600 Lab: Turlington Hall, Room B103 Email: cgravlee@ufl.edu Website Google Scholar Education Ph.D. University of Florida M.A. University of Florida B.A. University of Florida Research Interests Medical anthropology; social inequalities in health; ethnicity, race, and racism; human biological variation; cultural dimensions of psychosocial stress; social network […]

Michael Warren, PhD

Associate Professor Email: mwarren@ufl.edu Pound Lab Education Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Research Interests Warren’s areas of interest include forensic identification and trauma analysis, human variation, and the relationship between the environment and body form. His current project is a collaborative effort with Dr. David Daegling, examining the mechanism of trauma in rib and mandibular fractures. Warren […]

H. Russell Bernard, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus Interests Anthropological methods, literacy Programs Cultural Anthropology Personal Statement My view is that cultural differences are exactly what we want to record faithfully. I am dedicated to teaching students about research design and about the systematic methods available for collecting and analyzing field data. Over the years, my course on research design has […]

Maxine L. Margolis, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus Interests Transnational migration, Women’s roles in the United States, Gender roles cross-culturally, Anthropological theory, Anthropological ecology, Frontier agriculture, Brazil; United States; Paraguay Programs Cultural Anthropology Personal Statement My research specialties include Brazilian culture and society, international migration and gender roles cross-culturally. I have done field work in Brazil, Paraguay, and the United States. […]

Gerald Murray, Ph.D.

Gerald Murray, Ph.D. Title : Professor Emeritus Interests : Applied anthropology, anthropology of religion, linguistics, agroforestry, Caribbean and Latin America, Israel and Palestine Programs : Cultural Anthropology Personal Statement I have done extended fieldwork in Haiti and the Dominican Republic , and have done applied contract assignments in 15 countries for 27 public and private agencies. I designed and […]