Anthropology Department

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.

Congratulations to UConn Anthropology Alumni Nathan Wales

October 5, 2018

2012 UConn Anthropology alumni, Dr. Nathan Wales, was recently announced as a new lecturer at the University of York Archeology Department. Nathan, who works with ancient DNA material, will be leading the ancient genetics group at BioArCH. Read more about Nathan here.

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Guest Lecture by Nicholas J. Conard – Thursday October 11, 4 pm

October 4, 2018

Nicholas J. Conard is a professor of Anthropology, currently the director of the Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, at the University of Tübingen, Germany. This lecture will detail recent archaeological finding on the evolution of art and music. The location is the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Konover Auditorium (UConn, Storrs). The time […]

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Interview with New Faculty Deborah Bolnick

October 3, 2018

New UConn Anthropology professor Deborah Bolnick was recently interviewed for Science Magazine. Focus was on the Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics project (SING). SING works to connect anthropologists with indigenous people, to help with co-operation and understanding. Read the article here or here.

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New Book From Nick Bellantoni

September 18, 2018

Emeritus State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni recently had his book, “The Long Journeys Home -The Repatriations of Henry ʻŌpūkahaʻia and Albert Afraid of Hawk”, released. Congratulations to Nick! You can read more about the book here.

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