Research Highlights
Cultural Anthropology Course Explores Diverse Global Experiences
Students in Dr. Storey’s Introduction to Cultural Anthropology course lead discussion in the Teaching Innovation Learning Lab.
Tracking Early Human Migration and Settlement along the East African Coast
Dr. Beyin began an archaeological investigation of the Tanzanian coast to search for Stone Age sites.
Studying the Evolution of Inflammatory Responses using Bioarchaeology, Human History, and Immunology
Dr. Crespo’s research agenda is focused on human evolutionary immunology, where he is trying to understand how different factors such as infectious diseases and stress shaped inflammation and immune responses in human populations.
Ethnographic Research Explores Social Justice and Community Organizing in South Africa
Dr. Storey’s on-going ethnographic research in Cape Town, South Africa, explores how residents of informal settlements—shack communities in the periphery of the city—organize and work for improved access to water, sanitation, and electricity services.
Forensic Archaeological Investigation Uncovers Mystery at Local Cemeteries
Assisting the Kentucky Attorney General's investigation of abuses in three urban cemeteries (Eastern, Greenwood, and Schardein), DiBlasi has conducted forensic archaeological investigations on hundreds of graves in an effort to acquire information to assist in the prosecution of the case.
Excavation in Portugal Illuminates Neanderthal Extinction and Modern Human Colonization of Western Europe
Dr. Haws leads an interdisciplinary project studying Neanderthal extinction and modern human colonization of Western Europe.
Evolutionary Anthropology Reveals the History of Population Health
Why are some diseases more commonly found in some populations than others, while other diseases are common to all populations?
Baths (Hammamat) of the Mediterranean Region from the Bronze Age to the Early 20th Century
Dr. Peteet’s research project explores the history of the baths, their contemporary revival, and their meaning in a neoliberal age.