Dr. Graciela S. Cabana
See Also: Dr. Cabana's website | Molecular Anthropology Lab
Education
- Ph.D. 2002, Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- M.A. 1996, Anthropology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- B.A. 1990, Political Science (French minor), University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests
Molecular anthropology, bioarchaeology, migration theory, genetics and identity formation, population genetics, skeletal biology, archaeological theory and human evolution.
Selected Publications
Cabana G (in review) The problematic relationship between migration and culture change. In: Rethinking Anthropological Perspectives on Migration, edited by GS Cabana and JJ Clark. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Cabana G, Clark JJ (in review) Migration in Anthropology: where we stand. In: Rethinking Anthropological Perspectives on Migration, edited by GS Cabana and JJ Clark. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Smith SE, Hayes MG, Cabana GS, Huff C, Coltrain JB, O’Rourke DH (accepted) Inferring population continuity versus replacement with aDNA: A cautionary tale from the Aleutian Islands. Human Biology.
Cabana G, Hunley K, Kaestle F. 2008. Population continuity or replacement? A test of the Numic Expansion (western Great Basin, USA) using a novel computer simulation approach. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, forthcoming.
Hunley K, Cabana G, Merriwether DA, Long JC. 2007. A formal test of linguistic and genetic coevolution in Native Central and South America. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132:622-631.
Cabana G, Merriwether DA, Hunley K, Demarchi DA. 2006. Is the genetic structure of Gran Chaco populations unique? An interregional perspective on Native South American mitochondrial DNA variation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 131:108-119.
Books
Cabana G, Clark JJ (editors) Rethinking Anthropological Perspectives on Migration, edited by GS Cabana and JJ Clark. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. In Review.
Contact Information
Dr. Graciela S. Cabana
Assistant Professor
250 South Stadium Hall
Knoxville, Tennessee
37996-0720
Phone: 865-974-4408
Email: gcabana@utk.edu