- UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space. - UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space. - UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space. - UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space. - UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space. - UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space. - UConn anthropologists
study the diversity
of human experience
across time and space.
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We offer general education and specialized training in the field of anthropology. Learn more about our programs below.
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Anthropology Major
Our major covers relevant, insightful topics and pairs well with many fields of study.
Research Strength. Global Impact.
Our faculty members have research strengths in several areas of study. They are also actively involved in research projects at field sites around the world.
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News and Events
Department News
- Eleanor Ouimet Receives 2023 CETL Teaching Innovation AwardThe anthropology professor was named a 2023-2024 recipient of the University Teaching Innovation Award by the UConn Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
- Giving Day Runs March 8th and 9thMark your calendars; Giving Day, brought to you by UConn Gives, will be running this week on March 8th and 9th! It is a great opportunity to support the Anthropology Department. Any donations, no matter how much, would be greatly appreciated. To give, visit our fundraising page here.
- New Study Shows Archery Appeared in Europe Thousands of Years Earlier than Previously ThoughtA new study published in Science Advances contextualizes the traditions and technological knowledge of early, pioneering Homo sapiens. The study demonstrates the mastery of archery by modern populations and extends the evidence of archery in Europe back by about 40,000 years.
Upcoming Events
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Oct
12
InCHIP Lecture Series: Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, Boston College School of Social Work 12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture Series: Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, Boston College School of Social Work
Thursday, October 12th, 2023
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Hybrid Lecture - InCHIP, J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204 (top floor)
In Recognition of World Mental Health Day
Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, Boston College School of Social Work
“The Mental Health of Children Affected by Armed Conflict: A Call to Action”
October 12, 2023 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Theresa S. Betancourt is the inaugural Salem Professor in Global Practice at the Boston College School of Social Work and Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA). Her primary research interest is to understand the protective processes that contribute to risk and resilience in the mental health and development of children and adolescents facing adversity in a variety of cultures and settings. Dr. Betancourt has led initiatives to adapt and test evidence-based behavioral and parenting interventions for children and families facing adversity; she additionally focuses on strategies for scaling out these interventions using implementation science approaches. She is Principal Investigator of an intergenerational study of war/prospective longitudinal study of war-affected youth in Sierra Leone, a scale-up Family-Strengthening Intervention for children and families in Rwanda, and community-based participatory research on prevention of emotional and behavioral problems in refugee children and adolescents resettled in the U.S.
Join In-Person: J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204
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Nov
30
InCHIP Lecture Series: Leigh E. Szucs, Ph.D., CHES, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture Series: Leigh E. Szucs, Ph.D., CHES, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Hybrid Lecture: InCHIP, J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204 (top floor)
In Recognition of World AIDS Day
Leigh E. Szucs, Ph.D., CHES, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
November 30, 2023 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Topic: School-Based HIV Prevention Programs for Adolescents
Leigh Szucs, Ph.D., CHES is a Health Scientist in the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) at the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her research focuses on implementation and evaluation of school-based health education programs, specifically sexuality education to prevent STIs, including HIV, and unintended pregnancy among adolescents. Through this portfolio of work, Leigh also provides technical and capability building assistance to local education agencies (LEAs), using evidence-informed strategies that address adolescent sexual health outcomes, but also protective factors to support the social, emotional, and learning needs of young people. Leigh earned a Master of Education in Health Education at Texas State University and PhD in Health Education at Texas A&M University.
Join In-Person: J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204
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Jan
25
InCHIP Lecture Series: Jim Downs, Ph.D., Gettysburg College 12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture Series: Jim Downs, Ph.D., Gettysburg College
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Hybrid Lecture - InCHIP, J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204 (top floor)
Jim Downs, Ph.D., Gettysburg College
Topic: Effects of Colonialism, Slavery, and War on Medicine
January 25, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Jim Downs is the Gilder Lehrman-National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Civil War Era Studies and History. He is the author of Sick From Freedom: African American Sickness and Suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction (Oxford UP, 2012), Stand By Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation (Basic Books, 2016) and Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine (Harvard UP, 2021) which has been translated into Chinese, French, Korean, Japanese, and Russian.
Join In-Person: J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204
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Feb
29
InCHIP Lecture Series: Andrea Spaeth, Ph.D., Rutgers University 12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture Series: Andrea Spaeth, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Virtual
In Recognition of Heart Health Month
Andrea Spaeth, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Topic: Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease
February 29, 2024 | 12:30 -1:30 PM
Trained as an experimental psychologist, Dr. Spaeth has dedicated herself to a career in sleep research aimed at advancing our understanding of how changes in sleep behaviors affect health outcomes, with a focus on weight management and metabolic health. Dr. Spaeth developed her own independent line of research in this area as a graduate student by assessing the impact of sleep on weight, caloric intake and energy expenditure in healthy adults participating in an ongoing in-laboratory sleep restriction protocol. As a postdoctoral researcher, she gained experience in the implementation of sleep and meal timing interventions outside of the laboratory and examined the impact of these interventions on cardiometabolic outcomes. The ultimate goal of Dr Spaeth’s research will be to develop and implement effective lifestyle modification interventions related to sleep in diverse at-risk populations to promote health and wellness.
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Apr
18
InCHIP Lecture Series: Chelsea Singleton, Ph.D., Tulane University 12:30pm
InCHIP Lecture Series: Chelsea Singleton, Ph.D., Tulane University
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Hybrid Lecture: InCHIP, J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204 (top floor)
Chelsea Singleton, Ph.D., Tulane University
Topic: Impact of Healthy Food Access on Dietary Intake and Chronic Disease
April 18, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Dr. Chelsea Singleton is a nutritional epidemiologist whose research examines the impact healthy food access has on food purchasing behavior, dietary intake, and chronic disease risk. The overarching goal of her research is to document and dismantle nutritional inequities affecting low-income populations and people of color in the U.S. Her recent work has primarily focused on describing the mechanisms by which structural racism and structural violence impede healthy eating in underserved communities. She has extensive experience working with nutrition assistance program participants (e.g., SNAP, WIC), and she primarily uses epidemiological, geo-spatial, and community-based participatory research methods to accomplish her research goals. Prior to joining the SBPS faculty, she was an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed a USDA-funded post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2018. In 2020, the National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIH/NIMHD) awarded her a five-year K01 grant. Her K01 research aims to study the effects of community violence on food retail and food purchasing behavior in low-income African American communities. She is a proud Tulane and Xavier graduate!
Join In-Person: InCHIP, J. Ray Ryan Bldg., Room 204
Anthropology in the News
Nearly 40 new tenure-track faculty members will teach and conduct research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The UConn Department of Anthropology studies the diversity of human experience across time and space.
Our faculty share an interest in the holistic study of humans and a curiosity about the varieties of human experience. Together we offer students valuable insights into the past, contemporary, and future world and the challenges we face today.