Anthropology

Dr. Dave Daegling has been named one of 34 University of Florida Research Foundation Professors for 2016-2019.  The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead ...

Find out what great things are happening with our students! Updates for Serenela Pelier, Justin Hosbey, Lisa Duffy, Meggan Blessing, and Scott Macrae. Serenela Pelier has been awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!  She plans to complete a preliminary study of ...

Two alums of the program, Ryan Williams and Donna Nash, recently recorded a radio interview on the Cerro Baúl  excavations. http://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/concocting-modern-day-cicha-de-molle/ Read more "Alumni Spotlight: Radio Interview with Ryan Williams and Donna Nash"

Justin Hosbey was selected to attend the NEH ODH Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, “Space and Place in Africana/Black Studies: An Institute on Spatial Humanities Theories, Methods and Practice for Africana Studies at Purdue University (Summer 2016).   Ayllsha ...

Anthropology alumni Drs. Laurel Freas and Paul Emanovsky both passed the Board Examination for the American Board of Forensic Anthropology in February at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting. They join a list of 114 forensic anthropologists who have ...

Dr. Angela Stuesse, an alumni of the anthropology department just released her first book: Scratching Out A Living-Latinos, Race, and Work in the Deep South. You can view her website for the book here: http://www.angelastuesse.com/. Dr. Stuesse received her BA in Anthropology from ...

2014 Graduate Student non-UF awards  The CLAS Dean’s Office asked for a list of all our graduate student non-UF awards over the last year.  It is a very impressive list of funding for education and field work as well as research ...

2013-2014 Accomplishments of UF Anthropology Faculty and Research Associates Dr. Maxine Margolis, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Florida was awarded the Lifetime Contribution Award by the Brazilian Studies Association, at a ceremony that took place at BRASA XII in ...

Read more "Barbara Purdy, Professor Emerita, and Bob Austin, UF Alum, have published How to Do Archaeology the Right Way, 2016, University of Florida Press."

Dr. Ieva Jusionyte was awarded the 2015 Junior Faculty Teaching Award by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). You can read more about the award at the CLASP website. Visit Dr. Jusionyte’s faculty page to learn more about ...

Jamie Lee Marks has been awarded a Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowship or her dissertation research on urban transit reform in Lima. Chris Clukay has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.  Reviewers were very impressed with his ...

Congratulations to Allysha Winburn, who was chosen for a 2015 Graduate Student Teaching Award!  Allysha was selected for her excellence in teaching Human Osteology. Read more "Anthro Graduate Wins UF Student Teaching Award"

Dr. Peter Schmidt has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by the PGIAR Board of Managers at their 243rd meeting. This is a lifetime appointment. Congratulations to Dr. Schmidt! Read ...

Michael Edward Moseley, distinguished professor of anthropology, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: One of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, the Academy is also a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to Academy publications ...

Dr. Susan Gillespie has been appointed as an Elizabeth Wood Dunlevie Honors Term Professor for a new course, Consumer Culture. The professorships are made possible by a generous endowment gift from Elizabeth Wood Dunlevie, a UF graduate. The goal of the ...

Dr. Anthony Oliver-Smith became the second UF-Anthro faculty member to receive the prestigious Malinowski Award from the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA). The award was presented to Oliver-Smith at the annual SfAA meetings held in Denver between March 19 and ...