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Apr. 19, 2021Congratulations to UNLV Anthropology PhD student Joseph Curran. Joseph received the prestigious Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies (NCAIS) Graduate Student Fellowship for his project, “Maintaining Lifeways at the Edge Colonialism: Indigenous Practices of Conflict Negotiation in the Lower Colorado River Basin.” The fellowship is a summer research residency at the... -
Kristen Herlosky: she can climb mountains, really high mountains, in her PhD research quest.Apr. 12, 2021Congratulations to UNLV Anthropology PhD student, Kristen Herlosky, for receiving a Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropology Research Grant. Here, Ms. Herlosky shares some background and what this external funding will help her pursue in her continuing PhD work. I am a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology. I completed my undergraduate and master’s degree here at UNLV where I... -
Mar. 25, 2021Congratulations to UNLV Anthropology PhD student Kara Jones! Kara received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Award. This is a prestigious and impactful award that will help support Kara during her continued graduate research and training. Kara shares further background on her interests and the award: I received my undergraduate degree from CSU...
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Mar. 25, 2021Could you please tell us about yourself? What are some of your interests? I was born and raised in Las Vegas and have been interested in archaeology and anthropology since I was in elementary school. I was introduced to atlatls in fourth grade and have been somewhat obsessed with them ever since, sparking an interest in the subdiscipline of experimental archaeology. Outside of...
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Dec. 11, 2020The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce the Dr. C. Todd White Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology. The scholarship, established by a generous gift from the family, will help support outstanding UNLV anthropology majors in the final year of their baccalaureate studies. The first recipient of the scholarship will be selected from the pool of applicants in Spring, 2021. The...
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Nov. 28, 2020In this Anthropology Announcement, we introduce you to UNLV undergraduate student Rachael Bell. Rachael is earning her degree as part of the MGM Resorts International College Opportunity Program. You can find information about the MGM/NSHE College Opportunity Program here: https://www.unlv.edu/mgmemployees Could you please tell us about yourself? Where are you from? What are...
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May. 18, 2020While UNLV and UNLV Anthropology had already been offering an array of online undergraduate coursework, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for flexible forms of instruction. Undergraduate students can find an array of fall 2020 online UNLV Anthropology courses in which to enroll. Students can also earn an undergraduate degree online in Anthropology at UNLV! The undergraduate...
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May. 5, 2020Ph.D. student Maryann Calleja defended her dissertation as the culmination of her doctoral experience! Her dissertation investigates the impact of migration on health, violence and identity in Point of Pines Pueblo. Title: An Integrative Assessment of Post-Migratory Health and Violence at Point of Pines Pueblo (A.D. 1265-1450) Abstract: Previous researchers have established the...
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Apr. 30, 2020Ph.D. student Mark Toussaint defended his dissertation as the culmination of her doctoral experience! His dissertation focuses on gender and lived experience in Early Bronze Age populations of southeastern Poland. Title: Excavating Gender: The Embodiment and (Re)presentation of Social Relations in Mierzanowice Communities of the Early Bronze Age Abstract: The construction of gender in a society...
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Apr. 29, 2020Ph.D. student Sarah MacIntosh defended her dissertation as the culmination of her doctoral experience! Her dissertation project investigated the bone, antler, and ivory technologies in central Anatolia (present-day Turkey) during the Bronze and Iron Ages (ca. 3000-100 BCE). This dissertation established a baseline dataset to fill the spatial and temporal lacuna in the region...
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Apr. 28, 2020PhD Graduate student Alex Nelson recently defended his dissertation as the culmination of his doctoral education experience! His dissertation research explores shifting experiences and expectations of romantic love, marriage and gender roles in contemporary South Korea. Title: Love in South Korea: Transformations of Intimacy and Gender Relations in Korean Romantic Relationships...
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Jan. 14, 2020PhD Graduate student Alecia Schrenk recently defended her dissertation as the culmination of his doctoral education experience! Her dissertation project explores healthcare in the prehistoric hunter-gatherer community of Carrier Mills, Illinois. Details of her project are below. Title: A Community of Care: Patterns of pathology and trauma with a focus on the Bioarchaeology of...
