I am interested in the ways that gendered experience shapes environmental knowledge, expertise, and interactions with conservation and development practitioners, particularly in regions that are subject to intense international conservation interest.

I am currently a Fulbright Student Researcher in southwestern Madagascar. 

Congratulations to Dr. German on becoming the new director for the Center for Integrative Conservation Research! The CICR was founded in 2007 and supports innovative conservation and sustainability research and training through its interdisciplinary collaborations. The CICR also coordinates the Integrative Conservation (ICON) PhD program, which is offered through five UGA departments (anthropology, ecology, forestry and natural resources, geography, and marine sciences). Learn more about Dr.

UGA Research spotlights the Lab of Archaeology in their recent article titled, "Keepers of history: UGA’s Archaeology Lab preserves relics of Georgia’s past." This feature highlights the lab's vast array of artifacts, their ability to transition during the pandemic, and their work with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Read the full UGA Research feature here.

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!

"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 archaeology.

Hello! I am Gabrielle Langhorn, a PhD Candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) anthropology program. I have completed my field research studying how agricultural communities in Ceará, Northeast Brazil use soils to create cultural, social, and ecological connections. 

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.