As a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Conservation and Anthropology, I specialize in primates, community perspectives, and participation in conservation. My academic focus is at the intersection of animal behavior, conservation biology, strategic communication, bioacoustics, social assessments, and science communication. I am committed to extending the impact of conservation efforts, as evidenced by my proficiency in science communication and stakeholder engagement. I aim to foster tangible and sustainable conservation outcomes. 

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) and part of the Human and Environment Change Lab (https://www.heclab.org) advised by Dr. Don Nelson. I am in the final stages of dissertation writing and am currently in the job market looking to start in August 2026.  I have teaching experience as an instructor of record at the Oxford College of Emory and as a Teaching Assistant for Introductory and upper-level courses at UGA. 

Doctoral student Isabelle Holland Lulewicz is an avid horsewoman who enjoys the sport of endurance riding. She is also a scientist and anthropologist keeping to a much longer course: to earn her third UGA degree in the fall of 2019. She completed undergraduate degrees in anthropology and geology in 2015 and entered graduate studies.

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Associate Professor Julie Velásquez Runk is a 2018-2019 National Humanities Center Fellow (selected for their National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship).

The study abroad classes are underway, and the UGA archaeology field schools begin soon.

Professor Brosius' "Bali and Beyond" Maymester program is in full swing and we look forward to catching up with their new experiences any day.

Suzanne Pilaar Birch, a faculty member with a dual appointment in the geology department, is the subject of an in-depth feature in the Spring issue of the University of Georgia Research Magazine.

The Office of Research recognizes Laurie Reitsema’s work with the 2018 Charles B. Knapp Early Career Scholar Award. Named in honor of the University of Georgia’s 20th president, this award recognizes outstanding accomplishment and evidence of potential future success in scholarship, creative work or research by an early career faculty member in the social and behavioral sciences.

Zooarchaeologist Elizabeth Reitz retires to join our emeritus faculty. She is a major figure in anthropological zooarchaeology: Her interdisciplinary research continues to guide and inspire scholars across disciplines.

Reitz has attained recognition through both prestigious awards and her work, as follows.

This annual event honors our 2017 and 2018 graduates and celebrates our anthropology students’ and faculty’s academic and research success.

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