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Our faculty share an interest in the holistic study of humans and a curiosity about the varieties of human experience. We believe that such an understanding forms an integral part of an undergraduate liberal education, and that the application of insights gained from such an understanding will contribute critical elements to the solution of contemporary medical, social, economic, and political problems. Our Department works across several broad areas of concentration, including Cultural Anthropology; Experimental Anthropology; Human Rights; Medical Anthropology; New World Archaeology; and Old World Archaeology. Our area strengths include Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Southwest Asia. Our faculty has also worked in Europe, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania. We offer extensive expertise in many research methods in ethnology and archaeology. Our Department is part of The Higher Education Opportunities Act. If you would like to support the Anthropology Department, please visit College of Liberal arts and Sciences.

Anthropology Summer Courses – Our Offerings

March 15, 2019

We offer several courses over Summer Sessions 1 & 2. Including W-courses. For a list of the full schedule have a look here. Our W-courses fulfill multiple requirements, and are listed right here. Sign-up begins March 25th. We strongly advice you to sign up early as we have limited seats.

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New Publication on Neanderthal Diet By Alumna Dr. Jacquelin Meier

March 7, 2019

Reccent UConn Anthro alumna Dr. Jacquelin Meier is part of a research project investigating the expanded diet of Neanderthals.

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5 Questions With Professor Eleanor Ouimet

March 6, 2019

Prof. Elle Ouimet is co-editor of the excellent ‘Handbook of Environmental Anthropology’, which just came out in paperback. To celebrate, we made her answer some tough questions for those who may not be entirely sure what an environmental anthropologist does!

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Cognitive Science Colloquium – February

February 7, 2019

In this month’s Cognitive Science Colloquium, we are happy to host our very own Professor Richard Wilson.

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Alumni Spotlight
Mandy Ranslow is a Federal Highway Administration Liaison at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
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Timothy Ives is the State Archaeologist of Rhode Island
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John Shaver is a lecturer in Religion, University of Otago
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Madelynn von Baeyer is a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University Herbaria.
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Shan-Estelle Brown is a Post-doctoral Research Associate at Yale University School of Medicine
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Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough Canada
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Sarah Sportman is a Senior Archaeologist and Faunal Analyst at the Archaeological and Historical Services, Inc.
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David Leslie is a Senior Archaeologist at the Archaeological and Historical Services Inc., and a Research Scientist at UCONN
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Austin Hill is a Research Associate at Dartmouth College, Department of Anthropology
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Nathan Wales is a lecturer with the Department of Archaeology, at the University of York (BioArCH)
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Marie Brault is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute
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Post-doctoral Fellow at Harvard University Department of Anthropology, Post-doctoral Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute
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Ann Cheney is Associate Professor in Residence at School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside
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Jordan Kiper is a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA, working on the Geography of Philosophy Project.
Gabriel Hrynick is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of New Brunswick
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Bayla Ostrach is an Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine Master's Program in Medical Anthropology & Cross-Cultural Practice