{"id":384,"date":"2012-07-26T12:32:14","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T16:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.171.92.38\/~anthropo\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:55:51","slug":"graduate-program-contacts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/graduate-program-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program Contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scrollspy623324\" class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n<div class=\"container\"><button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"sections-menu\" class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\">\n<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/graduate-anthropology\/#grad-explore-your-path\">EXPLORE YOUR PATH<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/graduate-anthropology\/#grad-what-is-the-anthropology-apprenticeship-model\">Apprenticeship Model<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/graduate-anthropology\/#grad-faq\">Graduate Program FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/graduate-anthropology\/#grad-graduate-community-alumni\">Graduate Community &amp; Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pt-5 pb-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 mb-4\">\n<div class=\"card h-100\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6665 img-fluid lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Scott-Branting-2x-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"A man with short brown hair, glasses, and wearing a dark suit, blue shirt, and red tie, poses in front of a neutral brown background.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Scott-Branting-2x-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Scott-Branting-2x-200x233.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Scott-Branting-2x.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 257px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 257\/300;\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/person\/scott-branting\/\">Dr. Scott Branting<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor &amp; Graduate Program Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<i class=\"fa fa-envelope \" ><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:anthroGPD@ucf.edu\">anthroGPD@ucf.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-phone \" ><\/i>\u00a0407-823-2227<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Dr. Branting manages the Integrative Anthropological Sciences Ph.D. and Anthropology M.A. programs. He counsels students considering or pursuing the department\u2019s graduate programs. He can assist with graduate policies and procedures at the department, college, and university level. Dr. Branting also approves registrations, graduate plans of study, GTA assignments, and addresses issues that faculty or students have regarding the programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 mb-4\">\n<div class=\"card h-100\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6395 img-fluid lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Giovanna-Scheraldi-headshot-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"Woman with long dark hair wearing a bright green jacket poses with her chin resting on her hand against a plain gray background.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Giovanna-Scheraldi-headshot-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Giovanna-Scheraldi-headshot-300x350.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Giovanna-Scheraldi-headshot-200x233.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Giovanna-Scheraldi-headshot.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 257px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 257\/300;\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/person\/giovanna-scheraldi\/\">Giovanna Scheraldi<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Graduate Admissions Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n<i class=\"fa fa-envelope \" ><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Anthrograduate@ucf.edu\">Anthrograduate@ucf.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-phone \" ><\/i>407-823-5822<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\">Giovanna works with the Integrative Anthropological Sciences Ph.D. and Anthropology M.A. programs. She works closely with the Graduate Program Director in the management of graduate programs. She supervises student registration, coordinates admissions for the Ph.D. and M.A. programs, and proactively works with graduate students to meet deadlines and address concerns. Giovanna serves as a liaison between students and other university offices, serves as a student advocate, and advises on graduate policies and procedures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Skip to Section EXPLORE YOUR PATH Apprenticeship Model Graduate Program FAQs Graduate Community &amp; Alumni","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullscreen.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_wds_title":"","_wds_metadesc":"","_wds_focus-keywords":"","_wds_meta-robots-adv":"","_wds_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_wds_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_wds_meta-robots-index":false,"_wds_meta-robots-follow":false,"_wds_autolinks-exclude":false,"_wds_canonical":"","_wds_opengraph":[],"_wds_twitter":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-384","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7540,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/384\/revisions\/7540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}