I obtained my BA in Anthropology and Classics (with emphasis in Classical Culture and Greek) from the University of Georgia in 2018. In my undergraduate studies, I specialized in archaeology with a focus in bioarchaeology. Through UGA I earned a Certificate in the Archaeological Sciences and I had the opportunity to attend a NSF-REU program based in Sicily where I studied human remains from the Greek colony of Himera. My research project there was focused on assessing locality status of 24 individuals, who were buried in two distinct traditions, using strontium isotope analysis.

I am originally from a rural town in South Dakota where the vast nature surrounding our home instilled within me a fascination with wildlife and the role that humans play in a natural landscape. Later, I sought a change of scenery and moved to California where I received my B.A. in Biological Anthropology in 2014 from the University of California, San Diego. As an undergrad I studied abroad in Kenya for a summer with the Rutger’s University Primate Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Field School.

I received my M.A. in anthropology from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2012, with a focus on bioarchaeology.  My husband and I moved to Athens in 2015, and we have two daughters and many animals. I have been working with The UGA Laboratory of Archaeology since early 2019, primarily conducting NAGPRA-related research. 

With Fall semester right around the corner, we would like to extend a special congratulations to our Spring and Summer 2020 PhD graduates!

Dr. Justin Cramb successfully defended his dissertation,“Manihiki and Rakahanga: The Historical Ecology of a Dual-Atoll Cluster” this past spring. He is currently working with UGA's Center for Applied Isotope Studies, providing primary logistical design support, web design/management, outreach, and data management.

Congratulations to PhD candidate, Katie Foster, on her 2021 Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertations Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship! The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research. The program is also designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. 

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Dr. Ervan Garrison a Standard Grant for his research project titled, "A Method for Assessing Scour Nuclei in US Inner-to-Mid Continental Shelf." 

The Classic Journal began in 2016 and is published by The Franklin College Writing Intensive Program. Two Anthropology students are featured in their most recent issue.

Department Head and Professor, Dr. Ted Gragson, along with UGA Department of Geography's David Leigh, and University of Oregon's Michael Coughlan had a paper published in MDPI's Sustainability journal. The paper is titled, "Contingency and Agency in the Mountain Landscapes of the Western Pyrenees: A Place-Based Approach to the Long Anthropocene." 

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board awarded PhD candidate, Anya Bonanno, a 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Sierra Leone. During Anya's Fulbright Year, she will act as a cultural ambassador in order to enhance the mutual understanding between Americans and the people of Sierra Leone as well as conduct field research for her dissertation project entitled, "Re-examining Property through Women's Claims to Gardens in Sierra Leone." Learn more about the Fulbright U.S.