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  Names Research Interests Email
Bridget Algee-Hewitt Algee-Hewitt, Bridget Biostatistics and morphometrics, population genetics, demographic structure of past and present populations, age-estimation methods, forensic anthropology, osteoarchaeology in Denmark balgeehe@utk.edu
  Altizer, Valerie Archaeology valtizer@utk.edu
Jonathan Baker Baker, Jonathan Archaeology jbaker18@utk.edu
  Barry, Clayton Archaeology captnclay@yahoo.com
  Barton, Amanda   abarton@utk.edu
Jonathan Bethard Bethard, Jonathan Bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, stable isotopes,geometric morphometrics, Peruvian Andes.  jbethard@utk.edu
Thaddeus Bissett Bissett, Thaddeus Climatic and ecological change on hunter-gatherer populations in southeastern North America during the the late Pleistocene and Holocene periods, the social dimensions of middle and late Mississippian mortuary practices in East Tennessee, and prehistoric lithic analysis and replicative studies. tbisset1@utk.edu
Sarah Blankenship Blankenship, Sarah Southeastern archaeology, cave archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands, prehistoric rock art, archaeometry, historical archaeology, dendroarchaeology. sblanken@utk.edu
  Bow, Sierra Archaeology swentw101@utk.edu
Bobby Braly Braly, Bobby Ray Mississippian period (A.D. 800-1650) socio-political development and change in the southeastern United States. bbraly@utk.edu
Eleanor Breen Breen, Eleanor Historical Archaeology with a focus on material culture, plantation, and African American archaeology. ebreen@utk.edu
Daniel Brock Brock, Daniel  Historical archaeology and geoscience. dbrock4@utk.edu
  Broyles, Erin Archaeology ebroyle1@utk.edu
  Cahill, Elizabeth P. Archaeology ecahill1@utk.edu
  Cales, Angela Forensic Anthropology acales@utk.edu
  Carmody, Stephen Archaeology scarmody@utk.edu
  Cirulis, Arinn Archaeology acirulis@utk.edu
Kiley Compton Compton, Kiley    kileycompton@hotmail.com
  Cridlin, Sandra   scridlin@utk.edu
Jessica Dalton-Carringer Dalton-Carringer, Jessica Southeastern Archaeology, Mississippian Period, Prehistoric Ceramics, East Tennessee Archaeology, Organizational problems in Prehistoric site construction, Social Memory Models, Social interactions between Prehistoric populations. jdalto10@utk.edu
  Dautartas, Angela Forensic Anthropology adautart@utk.edu
  Dietz, Ali Archaeology alidietz@gmail.com
Lydia Dorsey Dorsey, Lydia Zooarchaeology, North American archaeology, Mississippian societies, complex societies. ldorsey1@utk.edu
  Dove, Robert Cultural Anthropology rdove2@utk.edu
Kathryn Driscoll Driscoll, Kathryn Osteometrics and secular change (specifically the pelvis), human variation, forensic anthropology, paleoanthropology, Mennonite History and genealogies.  kdrisco2@utk.edu
Erin Eldrige Eldridge, Erin Political ecology, disasters, development, environmental anthropology, and social justice. eeldridg@utk.edu
Courtney Eleazer Eleazer, Courtney Skeletal biology, physical anthropology, mineralized tissue histology, dental anthropology, and subadult remains. celeazer@utk.edu
  Ferland, Sara   sferland@utk.edu
Barbara Forman Forman, Barbara Forensic Anthropology, Skeletal Biology, osteometrics.and secular change, development, stable isotopes, Human Rights, disasters. bforman@utk.edu
Emily Frank Frank, Emilie Forensic Anthropology, Skeletal Biology, Zooarcheology, Human Evolution. efrank@utk.edu
  Freid, Donna Lee   dfreid@utk.edu
Matthew Gage Gage, Matthew  Eastern prehistory, Southeastern prehistory, human environmental interaction, early populations of the New World, cultural evolution, prehistoric landscape modifications and site development, shell middens, cave archaeology, and remote sensing. mgage1@utk.edu
  Gee, Robin  Biological Anthropology & Archaeology rgee@utk.edu
Elizabeth Guyol-Meinrath Guyol-Meinrath, Elizabeth Human rights, genocide studies. eguyolme@utk.edu
Stephanie Hargraves Hargraves, Stephanie Cultural Anthropology ssherrell@utk.edu
Michaelyn Harle Harle, Michaelyn Bioarchaeology, biological distance, paleodemography, mortuary analysis, gender, Mississippian culture. mharle@utk.edu
D. Brad Hatch Hatch, D. Brad Historical Archaeology, Slavery in the Upper South, Consumerism, Identity, Agency, Public Archaeology, Subfloor Pits. dhatch@utk.edu
Megan Hoak Hoak, Megan North American archaeology, peopling of the Americas and a possible preClovis occupation in the New World, paleoindian subsistence and how pre-clovis economies would have differed from Clovis. mhoak@utk.edu
Kevin Hufnagl Hufnagl, Kevin  Forensic Anthropology khufnagl@utk.edu
Brannon Jones Hulsey Hulsey, Brannon I. Jones Skeletal biology, anthropological genetics, forensic anthropology, bone histology, paleodemography. bjones32@utk.edu
Yangseung Jeong Jeong, Yangseung Forensic Anthropology yjeong4@utk.edu
Erik Johanson Johanson, Erik North American Archaeology, specifically the Southeast. Hunter-gatherer societies and the Peopling of the Americas. Spatial analysis, lithic technology, geoarchaeology. johanson@utk.edu
  Johnson, Suzanne R. Biological Anthropology sjohnson0313@hotmail.com
Rebecca Kelso Kelso, Rebecca Bioarchaeology of children, nutritional stress markers and dental anthropology rkelso2@utk.edu
Adrianne Kembel Kembel, Adrianne S. Human rights, bioarchaeology, genocide studies, osteology. akembel@utk.edu
Jaymelee Kim Kim, Jaymelee Forensic Anthropology, Skeletal Biology, Human Rights, Geometric Morphometrics.  jaymelee.kim@gmail.com
  Knapp, Erin Forensic Anthropology. eknapp@utk.edu
Shannon Koerner Koerner, Shannon Prehistoric Southeastern archaeology, ceramic technology, settlement patterning, and dendroarchaeology. My dissertation research involves a study of the origins of complex social organization in the upper Tennessee Valley. skoerner@utk.edu
Alicja Kutyla Kutyla, Alicja  Skeletal biology, secular change, human variation, forensic anthropology, aging techniques (in particular the auricular surface), trauma identification (including GSR), taphonomy as well as applications of GIS and SEM-EDXA to archaeology, zooarchaeology and forensics. akutyla@utk.edu
Jessica Larkins Larkins, Jessica Archaeology jlarkins@utk.edu
Robert Lassen Lassen, Robert Prehistoric lithic technology, Peopling of the Americas, Hunter/Gatherer archaeology, Dissertation research concerns Folsom social organization at the Gault site in Texas and how it relates to other Paleoindian sites in the Great Plains. rlassen@utk.edu
Emily Loucks Loucks, Emily J.   eloucks1@utk.edu
Elizabeth Lovett Lovett, Elizabeth Zooarchaeology BudBrandi@gmail.com
Heli Maijanen Maijanen, Heli Forensic anthropology and archaeology,  skeletal biology, personal identification, taphonomy mmaijane@utk.edu
Shannon May May, Shannon  Forensic identification, mortuary and bioarcheology, skeletal biology, and anthropological genetics.  smay5@utk.edu
Donna McCarthy McCarthy, Donna M. Paleopathology, Growth and Development (especially abnormal growth), forensic anthropology, skeletal trauma. dmccarth@utk.edu
  Mcmillan, Katherine Eastern North American archaeology, hunter gatherers, Pleistocene-Holocene transition, lithic analysis, organization of technology, and microscopic use wear analysis. kmcmill3@utk.edu
  McNulty, Shauna Biological Anthropology flora637@hotmail.com
  Meeks, Scott Archaeology smeeks1@utk.edu
Abby Naunheimer Naunheimer, Abby Historical archaeology, Colonial American archaeology, and Caribbean studies. anaunhei@utk.edu
  Nobel-Dial, Jacqueline   jnobledi@utk.edu
Frankie Pack Pack, Frankie Anthropological genetics, biological anthropology, the peopling of the Americas, migration theory, forensic anthropology fpack@utk.edu
Hillary Parsons Parsons, Hillary Forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, forensic archaeology, anthropological genetics, and issues of biological race hparson3@utk.edu
  Philis, George Cultural Anthropology george@utk.edu
  Pike, Meta Archaeology mpike@utk.edu
Christine Pink Pink, Christine M. Population genetics, prehistoric migration, paleodemography, Andean archaeology, skeletal biology, bioarchaeology. cpink@utk.edu
  Price, Sarah Archaeology sprice14@utk.edu
  Purcel, Gabrielle Archaeology gpurcell@utk.edu
Kimberly Pyszka Pyszka, Kimberly Historical archaeology, focusing on landscape and plantation archaeology in the South Carolina Lowcountry. kpyszka@utk.edu
  Ramsey, Ann Marie Archaeology aramsey@utk.edu
  Ranney, Linsey Cultural Anthropology lranney@utk.edu
Nicole Reeves Reeves, Nicole Forensic anthropology, skeletal biology, taphonomy, estimation of post mortem interval, bone pathology nreeves@utk.edu
  Reid, Michael Cultural Anthropology mreid@utk.edu
Phyllis Rigney Rigney, Phyllis North American archaeology, specifically prehistoric lithic technologies in the Eastern United States. prigney@utk.edu
  Robinson, Daniel Cultural Anthropology drobin14@utk.edu
Adam Russell Russell, Adam Daniel Paleoamerican studies, Middle and Late Archaic, development of complex societies, hunter-gatherer societies, human behavior ecology, lithic technology. arusse11@utk.edu
Anne Victoria Sadlauer, Lorena Identification and management of border deaths, immigration, human rights, and forensic anthropology. lvillao@utk.edu
Kari Saylor Smith Saylor Smith, Kari Political ecology/economy, climate change and relationship with environmental refugees, environmental human rights- particularly issues surrounding cultural definitions of water (need vs. right, communal good vs. economic good) and how those rights are debated in various legal and political arenas. ksaylor@utk.edu
Amy Scanzillo Scanzillo, Amy Medical anthropology, environmental health, women's reproductive health. ascanzil@utk.edu
  Schendel, Josh Cultural Anthropology jydforever@comcast.net
Miriam Soto Soto, Miriam E Forensic Anthropology and craniometrics on admixed populations. msoto@utk.edu
Karmen Stephenson Stephenson, Karmen M. Cultural Anthropology kstephe8@utk.edu
  Stevens, Phoebe Archaeology phoebelstevens@gmail.com
  Stewart, Kinsey Forensic Anthropology kstewa18@utk.edu
Jennifer Synstelien Synstelien, Jennifer Forensic taphonomy, skeletal variation and bone histology jsynstel@utk.edu
Kathleen Thompson-Alsup Thompson-Alsup, Kathleen Craniometrics, Peopling of the New World, Paleodemography and Dental Anthropology bthomps4@utk.edu
  Townsend, Russell Archaeology rtownse1@utk.edu
Lindsay Trammel Trammell, Lindsay Bone histology, bone biochemistry, forensic anthropology.  1trammel@utk.edu
Tony vanWinkle Vanwinkle, Tony Political economy/ecology, human rights & the environment, globalization, development, social movements, sustainable agriculture, agro-biodiversity, labor history. tvanwin1@utk.edu
Jessica Vavrasek Vavrasek, Jessica St. Lawrence Iroquoian archaeology, experimental archaeology and biological anthropology. jvavrase@utk.edu
Anne Victoria Victoria, Anne Aging & Mobility. avictori@utk.edu
  Vitek, Corrine    cvitek@utk.edu
Rachel Vykukal Vykukal, Rachel Mediterranean Archaeology rvykukal@utk.edu
  Welborn, Heather Archaeology hwelborn@utk.edu
Andrew Wilkins Wilkins, Andrew Historical Archaeology of the Mid-Atlantic U.S., Historic Preservation, soil chemistry, spatial and statistical analysis. awilkin8@utk.edu
Rebecca Wilson Wilson, Rebecca Forensic taphonomy and human decomposition, paleodemography, and paleopathology rwilson8@utk.edu
Jessica Winslow Winslow, Jessica Muslim women's rights, identities, and experiences in both Western contexts-such as the U.S. and Britain-and Middle Eastern contexts, especially Saudi Arabia and the other Arab Gulf countries. jwinslow@utk.edu
Kimberly Wren Wren, Kimberly Bioarchaeology, dental anthropology, Tennessee archaeology, and Mesoamerican archaeology. kwren@utk.edu
Tricia Yanek Yanek, Tricia Cultural Anthropology, Museum studies, food and foodways, medical anthropology, and environmental anthropology tyanek@utk.edu
Shelly Yankoskyy Yankovskyy, Shelly A. Critical medical anthropology; social suffering and trauma; ethnopsychiatry and psychological anthropology; mental health, political anthropology; authoritarian regimes and secrecy; political economy, applied anthropology, Ukraine, Eastern Europe jupiterin@hotmail.com
Yerka, Stephen J. Yerka, Stephen J. North American prehistoric archaeology; GIS and spatial analysis; near surface geophysics; database development, design and systems analysis; archaeological method and theory; ritual and folklore. syerka@utk.edu