Graduate Students

Graduate Student Spotlight: Julie Knoepfler

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! Julie Knoepfler Entry into program: 2024 What are your research interests? Archaeobotany, Southwest […]

Graduate Student Spotlight: Urvi Kaul

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 […]

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 […]

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: Sarah Giusti

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! Sarah Giusti Entry into program: 2024 What sparked your interest in Anthropology/Archaeology? I’ve […]

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 […]

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, […]

Graduate Student Spotlight: Audra Darcy

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! Audra Darcy Program Entrance 2021 Paleoecology, stable isotopes, palynology, arctic and subarctic environments, […]