Department of Anthropology UCF

The Future of Academic Anthropology

Anthropology Faculty 2019 Group Shot The UCF Department of Anthropology represents the future of academic anthropology. The department has an interdisciplinary approach in archaeological, cultural, biological, linguistic, and applied/public anthropology. Through its combination of face-to-face and online teaching and field and laboratory research, the department seeks to advance anthropological concepts by actively investigating questions of relevance to the world.

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Psychedelic Study Inspires Undergrad’s Future Research

An independent study examining the role of psilocybin is opening new lines of thought and fulfilling a student’s interest into understanding the effects of naturally…

Anthropology

Alumna Builds Career Around Studying Bones

Fingerprints get a lot of credit in the forensics world, but Brittany Walter, ’12MA, knows bones tell a story, too. Inspired from a young age…

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Zoo Internship Prepares Student for Anthropology Career

Senior Savannah Compton left her fall internship at ZooTampa with a newfound love for the study of animal behavior. Working in both the primate and…

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Uncovering History Through Undergraduate Research

UCF senior Alexandra Kulenguski headed to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to spend her break working as an Archaeology and Digital Heritage Technician…

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Mar 3 3:00 pm

SPSIA Workshop Series: Foreign Service

Presented by the Office of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives.A special event with a current Foreign Service Office (FSO) for the United States Department of State. Join us for a informal conversation with current FSO, Janet Kennedy. Currently stationed in…