Karen Jones’ service to the University of Florida’s Anthropology Department has been immeasurable. Her well-deserved award demonstrates how critical she is and has been to the department and the larger university as a whole. We could not be more excited and happy for her.
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As one of the top research institutions in the country, UF prides itself in supporting the efforts of undergraduate research initiatives. You should too by attending the Anthropology Honors Thesis Slam!
Anthropology undergraduates Jana Ambre and Gabriella Garcia were recently elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Congratulations to both!
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Congratulations to Michala Stock who won the 2017 J. Lawrence Angel Award, a Forensic Anthropology Student Paper Award, for her paper titled Growth and Development of Secondary Sex Characteristics in the Human Skull. Michala was presented with the award last week at the AAFS meetings.
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Dr. Ruth Thompson-Miller has had a productive career in academia, winning many awards and honors, while publishing and presenting her work in many forums. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in 2004, as a McNair Scholar and University of Florida Scholar. She later when on to receive her doctorate in Sociology from Texas […]
2010s Ashley Sharpe (PhD ’16) has accepted a position at STRI, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute [posted 2016] Ellen Lofaro (PhD ’16) has accepted a position at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as Curator of Collections [posted 2016] Jessica-Jean Casler (PhD ’16) has accepted a two year Health Services Research and Design postdoctoral position with […]
2000s Heather McIlvaine-Newsad (PhD ’00) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Western Illinois University. [posted 2004] Amanda Stronza (PhD ’00) is Assistant Professor with the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Science at Texas A&M University. [posted 2004] Tara Boonstra (JD ’01) is the Assistant General Counsel at St. John’s […]
1990s Kate Hoffman (PhD ’90) is Vice-President of Janus Research, Inc., a historic preservation and archaeology consulting firm based in St. Petersburg. [posted 2005] Elizabeth Higgs (PhD ’90) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Georgia. [updated 2011] Jonathan Dain (MA ’91) is the Student Development Coordinator and Instructor with […]
1980s Nicholas Honerkamp (PhD ’80) is Chair of the Anthropology Department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. [posted 2005] Richard Pace (MA ’83, PhD ’87) is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work at Middle Tennessee State University. [posted 2004] Charles Ewen (PhD ’87) was promoted to full professor in […]
1970s Dr. Barbara Purdy, UF Professor Emerita (PhD ’71), was profiled in the May 2005 issue of The SAA Archaeological Record . [posted 2005] Richard W. Sapp (PhD 1976) is a freelance writer & photographer in Gainesville. [posted 2006] Mercio Pereira Gomes (PhD ’77) is now President of FUNAI, the Brazilian Indian Protection Service. [posted […]