Dr. Victor Thompson, Anthropology alum, Dr. Brandon Ritchison, and PhD candidate, Isabelle Holland Lulewicz have a new article Dr. Victor Thompson, Dr. Brandon Ritchison (PhD '19), and PhD candidate, Isabelle Holland Lulewicz, along with Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Bryan Tucker and US National Park Service's John A Turck recently had their article, "Climate change, resilience, and the Native American Fisher-hunter-gatherers of the late holocene on the Georgia coast, USA" published. Read more about Dr. Victor Thompson, Anthropology alum, Dr. Brandon Ritchison, and PhD candidate, Isabelle Holland Lulewicz have a new article
Louisiana Lightsey featured for her Willson Center Shelter Project PhD student, Louisiana Lightsey was recently featured in Flagpole magazine for her Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Shelter Project. Read more about Louisiana Lightsey featured for her Willson Center Shelter Project
Saving the World's Most Peaceful Primates Karen B. Strier is Vilas Research Professor and Irven DeVore Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduating from Swarthmore College, she received her MA and her PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University. She is an international authority on the endangered northern muriqui monkey, which she has been studying in the Brazilian Atlantic forest since 1982. Read more about Saving the World's Most Peaceful Primates
Kat Napora and her dendrochronology research featured in UGA Research article UGA Research article, "A million little rings: Using dendrochronology to explore the ancient environment" features PhD student, Kat Napora. The article takes a deeper look into Kat's dendrochronology research and what inspired her to study trees. Read more about Kat Napora and her dendrochronology research featured in UGA Research article
Anthropology Faculty and Students featured in UGA Research article, "Pivoting during a pandemic: Fieldwork in the time of COVID" UGA Research article, "Pivoting during a pandemic: Fieldwork in the time of COVID" written by PhD student, Linda Kosen, features Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk and PhD student, David Hecht. The article discusses the obstacles and changes researchers have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more about Anthropology Faculty and Students featured in UGA Research article, "Pivoting during a pandemic: Fieldwork in the time of COVID"
Amanda Roberts Thompson earns her Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Roberts Thompson on earning her Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology from the University of York! Amanda recently successfully defended her dissertation titled, "People, Place, and Taskscapes of Enslavement: African American Life on the South End Plantation, Ossabaw Island, Georgia, 1849-1861." Amanda currently serves as the Operations Director at the Laboratory of Archaeology. Read more about Amanda Roberts Thompson earns her Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology
Suneel Kumar receives Dissertation Fieldwork Grant Congratulations to PhD student, Suneel Kumar, on being awarded a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant by The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research! Read more about Suneel Kumar receives Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
Christina Lee receives Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board awarded PhD student, Christina Lee, a 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Ecuador. Christina will conduct her research at the Universidad del Azuay where she will take part in a project to understand the impact of globalization on adolescent physical activity preferences and behaviors in rural Ecuador. Read more about Christina's Fulbright Award here. Congratulations Christina! Read more about Christina Lee receives Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award
Attila Gyucha Photo: First Name: Attila Last Name: Gyucha Office: Baldwin Hall 253A Read more about Attila Gyucha My multi-scalar and multi-disciplinary research explores long-term social, cultural, and ecological dynamics during prehistory, with a specific focus on the transformative role of population aggregation and disintegration in early farming societies of Southeast Europe.