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Macarena Moraga Agurto

Alumna Email: macarenamoraga@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2023 M.A. Latin American Studies, University of Florida, 2016 B.A. Anthropology, University of North Florida, 2013 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Richard Kernaghan  Research Interests Macarena Moraga is a Fulbright Scholar and PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology and Center for Latin American Studies at the […]

Carola Salazar

Alumni Email: csalazar@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2014 B.A., Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Pete Collings Research Interests Medical Anthropology, Public Health, Cultural Constructs of Aging, Latin America, North America Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, and Awards   This student has graduated from the program so the information on this page […]

Eshe Lewis

Alumni Email: eshe.lewis@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Harrison Research Interests African Diaspora in the Americas, Latin America, Peru, Women’s Issues, Structural Violence, Race and Gender Inequality Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, and Awards   This student has graduated from the program so the information on this page may not […]

Jandy Gu

Alumni Email: jandyagu@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida M.A. Anthropology, University of Florida, 2014 B.A. Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Jusionyte Research Interests Graffiti and Street Art, Symbolic Boundaries and Transgression, Space and Place, Legitimacy and the State, Symbolic Anthropology and Aesthetics, Urban Anthropology, Legal Anthropology, Latin America, Brazil Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, […]

Choeeta Chakrabarti

Alumni Email: choeeta@ufl.edu Education Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Florida, 2018 M.A., B.A., Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Schmidt Research Interests Human Rights Practice and Violation in India, Latin America, and Africa; Human Rights Practice and Violation in Religions; Human Rights Violation in the Sri Lankan war; Islamic studies; Biological Anthropology/Forensic anthropology Selected Publications     […]

Aja Cacan

Graduate Student Email: ajacacan@ufl.edu Education Ph.D. University of Florida, In Progress M.A. University of Florida, 2017 B.A. Butler University, 2012 Subfield Cultural Anthropology Chair Dr. Richard Kernaghan Research Interests Anthropology of the city, gentrification, urban development, legal anthropology, sensory ethnography, aesthetics, value, city branding, United States, Latin America, Miami, Florida Selected Publications     Grants, Fellowships, […]

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 […]

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 […]