Graduate Students

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

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

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 […]

Advisor: Dr. Nicole Peterson Education: Early Entry Student at UNCC enrolled in 2018 – concurrently working on my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree Research Interests: Environmental anthropology concerning waste Current research: My specific area of study is regarding how societies can be constructed by waste and about the boundaries created in the process.

Advisor: Dr. Andrea Freidus Education: B.A. Organizational Management, Ashford University , 2010 Research Interests: Gender roles, applied anthropology, medical anthropology, and Mapping healthcare availability within the brown and black communities. Current Research: The effect ethnicity has in the maternal and neonatal mortality rate in western medicine.

Advisor: Dr. Sara Juengst Education: B.A. Applied Anthropology and Criminal Justice, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021 Research Interests: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Current Research: My thesis research focuses on the skeletal pathology and trends that are common amongst domestic violence and sexual assault victims. I focus heavily on violence against women in […]

Advisor: Dr. Nicole Peterson Education: B.A. in Criminal Justice, UMUC, Maryland Research Interests: Applied Anthropology

Advisor: Dr. Nicole Peterson Education: B.A. Anthropology and Classical Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2020 Research Interests: Applied anthropology, food insecurity, accessibility, political economy Current Research: My thesis research focuses on food insecurity at UNC Charlotte.

Advisor: Dr. Lydia Light Education: B.A. Biology, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021 Research Interests: Primate behavioral ecology and conservation. Current Research: My intended thesis research will focus on the ranging behavior of ring-tailed lemurs in a semi-free ranging setting in the US.