PhD Candidate Receives American Society of Primatologists' Primate Welfare Award Rhiannon Schultz, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, recently presented some of her dissertation research at the annual meeting of the American Society of Primatologists. Her talk, titled Developmental and Health-related Variation in Activity and Energy Expenditure in Male Western Lowland Gorillas, reflects over six years of research with gorillas living in zoological institutions. For her work, Rhiannon was awarded the prestigious American Society of Primatologists' Primate Welfare Award. Read more about PhD Candidate Receives American Society of Primatologists' Primate Welfare Award
Anthro Social Media Group Join us for our inaugural meeting. We will discuss in further detail what to expect from this program, including our goals, topics of interest, and how you can contribute to our vision! No social media experience is needed; social media lovers, creative thinkers, and anyone who is just curious are invited! Read more about Anthro Social Media Group
2025 Photo Contest Exhibition See the world through our anthropologists’ eyes! Stop by Baldwin Hall Room 250 on October 17 from 1:00–3:00 p.m. for the Fall 2025 Photo Contest Exhibition. Check out the photos, vote for your favorite, and grab some refreshments while you’re there! Photo submissions will be accepted starting September 27th through the October 10th. No photography experience needed! Share moments from your fieldwork, lab, or anything that captures your anthropological journey—whether it's from across the globe or close to home. Read more about 2025 Photo Contest Exhibition
2025 Anthropology Student Photo Contest Submit Your Photos Here Read more about 2025 Anthropology Student Photo Contest
Film Screening & Director Q&A Helena from Sarayaku In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025, the Department of Anthropology is hosting a public screening of the film Helena from Sarayaku, followed by a Q&A with the director Eriberto Gualinga, an internationally recognized Indigenous filmmaker from the Kichwa community of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Watch the Film Trailer Here Read more about Film Screening & Director Q&A
The Living Forest: A Proposal for Indigenous-Led Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025, the Department of Anthropology is hosting an invited talk with Tulio Viteri, the Director of International Relations for the Indigenous Kichwa community of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Mr. Viteri will give a presentation on the Living Forest Proposal, a grassroots initiative for Indigenous-led conservation and climate change mitigation. Read more about The Living Forest: A Proposal for Indigenous-Led Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation
International Student Town Hall Dr. Don Nelson will be hosting a townhall for Anthropology International Students. Come prepared with questions and to discuss the issues important to you. Read more about International Student Town Hall
Hannah Simpson Photo: First Name: Hannah Last Name: Simpson Phone Number: 706-542-3922 Office: Baldwin Hall, 250A Read more about Hannah Simpson
Tabitha Dentice Photo: First Name: Tabitha Last Name: Dentice Read more about Tabitha Dentice I graduated with my B.A. in Anthropology with minors in Biological & Medical Anthropology and Italian from UGA in 2025, and through the Double Dawgs program will complete my M.A. in Anthropology here as well. My master’s research is based in the ancient Greek colony of Himera in Sicily. With the guidance of Dr. Laurie Reitsema, I will examine the colony’s weaning practices via stable isotope analysis of dentinal collagen from permanent teeth that form during infancy, focusing on survivorship and mortality.
Cassie Hausdorf Photo: First Name: Cassie Last Name: Hausdorf Read more about Cassie Hausdorf As an entering Ph.D. student in anthropology at UGA, I will be working under Dr. Danielle Riebe to broadly study past human-animal relationships in the Great Hungarian Plain. I received my B.A. at the University of Central Florida, where I studied in the Zavodny Isotope Geochemistry and ZooArchaeology Group Lab. My past research has utilized zooarchaeological methods throughout Cape Canaveral to analyze Native American inhabitation sites, along with identifying faunal bone and teeth from Croatia and processing faunal bones from Hungary for isotopic analysis.
