Dr. Courtney Helfrecht and the Brain Health team, PI Dr. Jessica Wallace (Athletic Training), Co-I Dr. Tiffany Marcantonio (Public Health), and Co-I Dr. Heather Gunn (Psychology) have been awarded the
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CHECK THIS OUT! Dr. Flavio Silva has a new publication in Ancient Mesoamerica
“Traces of daily life: household archaeology and chemical residue analysis at classic maya chinikihá.” Find the early edition here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ancient-mesoamerica/article/traces-of-daily-life-household-archaeology-and-chemical-residue-analysis-at-classic-maya-chinikiha/F4BB18B63C2BE04452CA5C16171F982C
We’re excited to share a new publication by Bama Anthro PhD student Fanicy Sears!
Big congrats to Bama Anthro PhD student Fanicy Sears on another publication! 👏✨ Check out her review of Black Psychedelic Revolution in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies. 🎉 https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/aop/article-10.1556-2054.2025.00500/article-10.1556-2054.2025.00500.xml
Dr. Elliot Blair New Publication!
Check out “Nueva Cadiz Glass Beads at James Fort in Virginia: Addressing Questions of Origin through Compositional Analysis” in the International Journal of Historical Archaeology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10761-025-00806-5 🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Blair!🎉
Archaeology in Action: UA Highlights BamaAnthro’s Campus Dig
We’re excited to share that the University of Alabama has featured our recent Gorgas House excavation in a new article: “Digging Deep: UA Students Unearth Campus History.”Dive into the story
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Lisa Brazelton on Her Recognition for Outstanding Work at Moundville!
.Lisa has been selected for a Council for Museum Anthropology Student Travel Award! If you’re attending the AAA Meeting in New Orleans, don’t miss her presentation on the “Learning from
Please join us in congratulating PhD student Morenike Samuel on her receipt of a Smithsonian Institute ten-week Graduate Student Fellowship!
Morenike will be conducting research at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, investigating depictions of illness. Congratulations on this exciting opportunity, Morenike!
Please join us in offering a warm welcome to Dr. Shane Miller, who will join Anthropology this Fall!
Dr. Miller is a prehistoric archaeologist, with major areas of research focus that include the peopling of the Americas and the origins of agriculture in North America, among other topics.
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Dr. Ian Brown on his newest book!
Wandering: Ascending the Nile and the Rhine with a Little of Jordan in Between. If you’re interested in it or know anyone who might be, it’s available at: https://www.borgopublishing.com/ian-brown-books
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Marysia Galbraith!
Dr. Galbraith was awarded a grant from the Alabama Holocaust Commission to help subsidize the travel expenses of student volunteers. They will travel to Poland in July to help restore