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Jack Kugelmass, PhD

Professor, Department of Anthropology Melton Legislative Professor and Director, Center for Jewish Studies Office: Walker Hall, Room 201 Phone: (352) 392-9247 Email: jkugelma@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. New School for Social Research M.A. New School for Social Research B.A. McGill University Research Interests   Personal Statement I am a cultural anthropologist with a background and continuing interest […]

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 […]

Chuan-kang Shih, PhD

Associate Professor Office: Turlington Hall, Room B125 Phone: (352) 294-7587 Email: ckshih@ufl.edu Website Education Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Research Interests Personal Statement My research interests have evolved around ethnography, historical anthropology, and anthropological demography. I have conducted extensive fieldwork among the Moso, Pumi, Naxi, and Han in Southwest China. I have published in forms of books, […]