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Deborah Andrews

Alumni Email: djandrews@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2012 B.A., Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Schmink Dr. McCarty Research Interests Environmental Anthropology, Political and Historical Ecology, Ethnobiology, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Cognition, Memory, Law, Policy and Human Rights, Latin America, Caribbean, Southeast US Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, and Awards   This student […]

Jeffrey C. Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology Office: Turlington Hall , Room B129 / UF Ayers Technology Plaza, 720 SW 2nd Ave., Suite 150 Phone: (352) 392-1020 / (352) 392-0171 Email: johnsonje@ufl.edu Google Scholar Education Ph.D. Social Science, University of California, Irvine, 1981 B.A. Anthropology, University of California, Irvine, 1975 Research Interests   Personal Statement Johnson been active in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Helen Safa, Ph.D.

Title : Professor Emerita Interests : Gender, labor, Caribbean and Latin America Programs : Cultural Anthropology Affiliated Department/Center : Center for Latin American Studies December 4th,  1930- November 4th, 2013 Personal Statement As her title implies, she specializes in Latin America, and more specifically the Caribbean, where she has worked for over 50 years. Her publications in this area include hundreds […]

Marianne Schmink, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology  Office: Phone:352-392-0375 Email: schmink@ufl.edu Grinter Hall, Room 301 Education Ph.D., University of Texas B.A., University of Michigan Research Interests Tropical conservation and development, gender and development Personal Statement She has authored (with Charles H. Wood) Contested Frontiers in Amazonia (Columbia University Press, 1992),in addition to four edited books, and dozens of […]