Graduate Students

Name: Mackenzie Sweitzer Advisor: Dr. Dennis Ogburn Education: B.A. in Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018 Research Interests: Archaeology and bioarchaeology; Iron Age Eurasia, Sarmatians/Scythians, embodied gender; the Andes, Ecuador, the Inca, ceramics, agency, politics, pXRF analysis Current Research: My thesis proposal is dealing with sherds from Ecuador, dating to around the Late […]

Advisor: Dr. Dennis Ogburn Education: B.A. Anthropology, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 2020 Research Interests: Paleopathology, bioarchaeology, osteology, archaeology Current Research: My thesis research focuses on the analysis of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia on individuals from Peru to compare Northern and Southern coastal living 300 years ago.

Advisor: Dr. Sara Juengst Education: BS in Law Enforcement Technology from SUNY Farmingdale; MA in Anthropology from UNC Charlotte 2022 Research Interests: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Current Research: My thesis focuses on how osteoarthritis in the pelvis, femur, and vertebral column can affect age determination. Specifically, the methods used to determine age and the accuracy […]

Name: Christin R. Wolf Advisor: Dr. Andrea Freidus Education: BA Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Currently pursuing MA/MPH with concentration in medical anthropology Research Interests: Medical anthropology, applied anthropology, indigenous health, food and nutrition in relation to health Current Research: Food insecurity on the UNCC campus, developing research project regarding healthcare needs and […]