The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Urvi Kaul Program Entrance: 2021 What are your research interests? Genetics, Epigenetics, Decolonial […]
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Graduate Student Spotlight: Brady Kelsey
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Brady Kelsey Entry into program: 2020 Where are you/will you be conducting your […]
Coming Soon! New Department Merchandise
Coming soon! The UConn Anthropology Department is excited to announce that we will have new merchandise available to purchase on Marketplace soon. More updates will be available in the following weeks, including sneak peaks of our other new products. The baseball cap is inspired by previous department merchandise, and is perfect for long days in […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Geoffrey Hedges-Knyrim
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Geoffrey Hedges-Knyrim Entry into program: 2015 What sparked your interest in Anthropology/Archaeology? Growing […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Quinlan Harper
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Quinlan Harper Program Entrance 2023 17th and 18th century New England, the American […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Nicholas Gonzalez
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Nicholas Gonzalez Program Entrance 2022 Where are you/will you be conducting your research/fieldwork? […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Harshani Fernando
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Harshani Fernando Entry into program: 2024 What sparked your interest in Anthropology? Growing […]
Spring 2025 Class: Race, Racialization & Health
Looking for an interesting, upper-level course to take this spring? Check out ANTH 5395: Race, Racialization, and Health taught by Dr. Sarah Williams. This seminar takes a transdisciplinary approach to understanding racialization as a process and tool that is inextricable from the formation and continuation of medicine and public health. Through a critical medical anthropology […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Sevgi Demiroglu
The UConn Department of Anthropology is home to a diverse community of graduate students studying a variety of subfields. Continue reading to learn more about their favorite parts of their research, why they became interested in anthropology, and fun facts about them! Sevgi Demiroglu Program Entrance 2022 Pain, Rituals of Death and Grief, Social Networks, […]
Day in the Life of a Field School Student: Hollister Site
Join the Summer 2024 field students for a day in the life at the Hollister Site! For more information on the department’s research and field training, check out our upcoming field schools.