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! Peyton Carroll Entry into program: 2022 I am an archaeologist interested in […]
Graduate Students
Graduate Student Spotlight: Braeden Burke
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! Braeden M Burke Program Entrance 2024 Underwater Archaeology, Historical Archaeology of New […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Mary Bugbee
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! Mary Bugbee What sparked your interest in Anthropology? When I took my […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Abigail Beckham
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! Abigail Beckham Program Entrance 2023 Environmental anthropology and religion, the Caribbean, climate […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Madeline Baird
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! Madeline Baird Medical anthropology, health inequity, human rights, healing, power, decolonizing methods, people-centered […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Peter Atitson
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! Peter Atitson Entry into program: 2023 What sparked your interest in Anthropology? Anthropology […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Catalina Alvarado-Cañuta
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! Catalina Alvarado-Cañuta Catalina Alvarado-Cañuta belongs to the Mapuche people of Chile. She […]
Graduate Student Spotlight: Sara Ailshire
Research Interests: Anthropology of reproduction, human rights, childbirth, human rights law, feminist anthropology, and India.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Megan Alexander
Research Interests: Death and dying, end-of-life, care and caregiving, biomedicine, and alternative forms of care.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Samantha Archer
Research Interests: Anthropological genetics and epigenetics, feminist and queer science studies, ancient DNA, feminist materialisms, critical disability studies, archive and ephemera, affect theory.