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Current Staff and Students
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Lydia Kiernicki
MA Student / Lab Manager
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Angelinne Moreno
MA Student
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Jennifer Moreno
MA Student
![Jacob Woodard](https://sciences.ucf.edu/anthropology/peal/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/04/Jacob-Woodard-768x1024.jpg)
Jacob Woodard
BA Student
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Otis Fields
BA Student
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Hanna Park, MA
Chaos Manager
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Alaina Waldo
BA Student