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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... -
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...
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Apr. 10, 2019PhD Graduate student Rogelio Arenas recently defended his dissertation as the culmination of his doctoral education experience! His dissertation project focused on the application of virtual ethnography to understand health-seeking behavior among U.S. transgender adults. Details of his project are below. Title: Virtually Healthy: Using Virtual...
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Mar. 28, 2019The Anthropology Department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for a continuing non-tenure-track Faculty-in-Residence Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Archaeology beginning fall semester 2019. Applicants must have proven expertise and training in both archaeology and teaching. The ideal applicant demonstrates excellent teaching in Anthropology with strong specialties...
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Feb. 26, 2019The Department of Anthropology is now taking applications for the 2019 Field School! The 6-credit, five-week field school (June 2-July 6, 2019) will focus on several Pueblo II (A.D. 1000-1150) habitation sites associated with the Virgin Anasazi culture. Students will learn the fundaments of archaeological excavation and survey techniques, mapping, record-keeping, and material...
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Feb. 21, 2019UNLV Anthropology professors and students attended and presented at the Society of Cross-Cultural Research Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Alyssa Crittenden gave a presentation titled “Co-sleeping Practices among Hadza Hunter-Gatherers: Towards a Cross-Cultural Understanding of Maternal Sleep Quality among Habitually Co-sleeping Mothers” in addition to her Presidential...
