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This Week: Recent Anthropology PhD Graduates start as new Assistant Professors!

Katharine Napora, PhD is an environmental archaeologist at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Napora specializes in coastal societies to better understand how people interacted with the Atlantic coastlines of North America and Europe. Her passions include developing collaborative, interdisciplinary projects, advancing heritage science methodologies, and using information about the ancient past to improve resilience, sustainability, and social…

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Congratulations to our Fall 2021 Graduates!

Congratulations to the Class of 2021! We wish all of our Fall 2021 graduates success in their future endeavors! This fall, we have six graduate students earning their PhD's. Congratulations to Russell Cutts, Walker Depuy, Jonathan Hallemeier, Sammantha Holder, Aaron Lenihan, and Jacob Weger! Russell Cutts, Doctor of Philosophy, Anthropology Dissertation: Campfire or Wildfire? Advancing Techniques Determining Anthropogenic Fire in the…

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New article from faculty & alumni published in "The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology"

UGA Anthropology alumni, Dr. Brandon Ritchison (PhD ‘19), current postdoc, Dr. Carey Garland (PhD ‘19), and Professor & Lab of Archaeology Director, Dr. Victor Thompson, along with Dr. Bryan Tucker from New South Associates, recently had their article, "A preliminary consideration of craft production and settlement expansion on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, USA" published in The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology on Taylor…

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Dr. Carla Hadden appointed as new director for CAIS

Department of Anthropology alumna, Carla Hadden (PhD '15), was recently appointed as the director for UGA's Center for Applied Isotope Studies. The CAIS is the largest isotope geochemistry lab in the United States. Learn more about Dr. Hadden and CAIS by reading the full UGA Research article. Congratulations to Dr. Hadden on this exciting new position!

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New article from Jacob Holland-Lulewicz (PhD '18) & Brandon Ritchison (PhD '19) published in Advances in Archaeological Practices

"How Many Dates Do I Need?: Using Simulations to Determine Robust Age Estimations of Archaeological Contexts" by Jacob Holland-Lulewicz (PhD '18) and Brandon Ritchison (PhD '19) was recently published in Advances in Archaeological Practice. Advances in Archaeological Practice is a journal published on behalf of the Society for American Archaeology focused on sharing creative solutions to challenges in the practice of…

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Dr. Asher Rosinger (PhD '15) featured on the cover of Scientific American

UGA Anthropology alumnus, Dr. Asher Rosinger (PhD '15) is featured on the cover of the July issue of Scientific American. Dr. Rosinger's article is titled, "Human Evolution Led to an Extreme Thirst for Water" and discusses humans' dependence on water and the strategies used to obtain it. Dr. Rosinger is currently an Assistant Professor and Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor in Global Health at Pennsylvania State…

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Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

From all of us at UGA Anthropology, congratulations to the class of 2021! We are so proud of you and all of your hard work. Throughout the challenges and changes of the past year, you did it! We look forward to seeing what you accomplish next. This year, we had three graduate students earn their PhD in Anthropology. Congratulations to Dr. Isabelle Holland Lulewicz, Dr. April Smith, and Dr. Katharine Napora! Isabelle Holland…

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Dr. Jacob Holland-Lulewicz's discovery featured in Archaeology Magazine

Research conducted by UGA Department of Anthropology alumnus, Dr. Jacob Holland-Lulewicz (PhD '18), is featured in Archaeology Magazine's "Top 10 Discoveries of 2020." Dr. Holland-Lulewicz is currently a lecturer in archaeology within the Department of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. Congratulations to Dr. Jacob Holland-Lulewicz on the research feature! Holland-Lulewicz discovery named Top 10 in 2020 | The Source |…

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Congratulations to Justin Cramb and Emily Horton!

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…

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Two UGA PhD alumna win NSF for creating safer field schools

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $300,000 in support of research aimed at preventing sexual harassment from occurring during undergraduate field-based courses. Emily Beahm (PhD, The University of Georgia, 2013) and Carol Colannino (PhD, The University of Georgia, 2010) along with two other researchers within the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) are principal…
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