The Department of Anthropology Celebrates a Cluster of Faculty and Graduate Student Accomplishments

The Department of Anthropology led by dr. Melissa Remis has reached a new level of academic excellence with a cluster of academic accomplishments. The College of Liberal Arts is proud of them and strongly supports the work of our faculty and graduate students striving to push the boundaries of excellence in the discipline, across intellectual boundaries, nationally and internationally.

• Anthropology PhD Candidate Jose Becerra spoke with Environmental Health News about citizen science and his research tracking air pollution and toxic exposures in California’s logistics industry. https://www.ehn.org/air-pollution-in-inland-empire-2668366375.html
• Anthropology PhD candidate Emily Fletcher published an article in The Conversation about her research curating archaeological data and writing AI software to digitize handwritten reports and preserve this heritage https://theconversation.com/digital-public-archaeology-excavating-data-from-digs-done-decades-ago-and-connecting-with-todays-communities-225270
• Anthropology PhD student Juan Manuel Arevalos Viveros is working with the Misak Indigenous community in Colombia to coordinate community development and education programs (https://www.gnosisos.com/), resulting in a peer-reviewed publication on economic changes in the region (https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/empresa/article/view/13938)
• Dr. Andrew Flachs was awarded the 2024 Society of Ethnobiology Student Mentor award.The Mentor Award was created in 2015 by student members of the Society of Ethnobiology to celebrate the Society’s strong tradition of supporting and mentoring students and new members. The award is given annually and is elected by the student members through nominations and voting. (https://ethnobiology.org/awards/mentor-award)
• Anthropology PhD student Patricia Mathu’s co-edited book Playing in the Dirt (https://combospress.com/products/playing-in-the-dirt) is available for preorder. This book gathers writing, interviews, and art from queer farmers, growers, and land stewards in the midwest region of the United States.

Many congratulations to the Anthropology team!