Former Students

Education: 2018 – 2024: PhD Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 2018 – 2020: M.A Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 2016 – 2018: M.A Anthropology, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2012 – 2016: B.S Molecular Biology, Minor in Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL. Research Interests: genetics, embodiment, health disparities, epigenetics, inflammation, social determinants […]

Dr. Johnson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. Education: PhD, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2024.Major: Anthropology MA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2017.Major: Anthropology BA, East Carolina University, 2015.Major: Anthropology/Philosophy Research Interests: Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on human-environment relations, sustainable conservation, and biophilic design. He explores […]

Name: Abigail Bythell Advisor: Dr. Sara Juengst Education: B.A. Archaeology and Biology, The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2017 Research Interests: Paleopathology, social bioarchaeology, lifestyle embodiment, archaeology Current Research: My thesis research focuses on the paleopathology of skeletal remains from a prehistoric (100 BCE) ritual site on the southern coast of Ecuador.

Name: Logan Clark Advisor: Dr. Sara Juengst Education: Early entry, pursuing a B.A. in anthropology Research Interests: Funerary practices in bioarchaeology Current Research: Funerary practices and hierarchy within the Guancavilca culture in Ecuador

Advisor: Dr. Sara Juengst Education: BS Anthropology with a minor in Criminal Justice, Appalachian State University Research Interests: Paleopathology, bioarchaeology, human osteology, the Andes, identity in bioarchaeology Current Research: My current research involves the bioarchaeology of Valdivia culture tombs in Ecuador

Name: Jeri M. Colbert Advisor: Dr. Nicole Peterson Education: BA Anthropology with a minor in Urban Studies, University of North Carolina Charlotte Research Interests: Housing and community, urban development and public policy, applied anthropology Current Research: Habitat for Humanity’s Sweat Equity Program and the Development of an Identity of Homeownership

Advisor: Dr. Lydia Light Education: BA Anthropology, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Spring 2019 Research Interests: Primate behavior and conservation, zoonotic disease, nocturnality Current Research: Zoonotic disease within urban non-human primates

Name: Sarah Dameron Advisor: Dr. Lydia Light Education: BA in Biological Anthropology, William Peace University, 2013 Research Interests: primate conservation and vocalizations Current Research: I am currently working on my Master’s thesis, titled “The effects of meteorological variables on the great calls of white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) in Western Thailand.”

Advisor: Dr. Nicole Peterson Education: B.A. Anthropology with a minor in Earth Science, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018 Research Interests: Applied anthropology, cultural anthropology, environmental science, environmental education Current Research: My thesis research in collaboration with Carolina Raptor Center (CRC) investigates the efficiency of the center’s visitor experience in promoting environmental values […]

Name: Daniel Fogal Advisor: Dr. Elise Berman Education: B.A. English Language and Literature, Queens University of Charlotte, 2013 Research Interests: Language and identity; Family language policy in multinational households; Human-computer interaction Current Research: My thesis is centered around how family language policy differs in planning and in praxis amongst Taiwanese-American families in the United States […]