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Ruoyu Zhu

Graduate Student Email: zhuruoyu@ufl.edu 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   Grants, Fellowships, and Awards  

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 […]

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 […]