Arizona Anthropologist Board Members UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Editor in Chief: Katie MacFarland
Katie is a doctoral candidate specializing in Archaeology with a minor in Geographic Information Systems. She is currently pursuing research focused on Iron Age (ca. 1,000-100 BCE) Scythians, Saka, and Xiongnu; people who lived throughout Central Eurasia, spanning from modern-day Ukraine to Mongolia, at various points in time. She is specifically interested in the complex and dynamic role of religion in the development of an early state-like society in Central Eurasia. Katie was the Layout Editor for Arizona Anthropologist for four years and is now Editor-in-Chief.
Katie MacFarland
Layout Design Editor: Angela Storey
Angela Storey, Assistant Layout Design Editor, is a PhD student in SocioCultural Anthropology, with a minor in Applied Anthropology. Her research focuses on social movements, including dissertation fieldwork with local groups working to improve basic service delivery to informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa.
Angela Storey
Secretary: Gabriella Soto
Gabriella Soto is the Secretary for the Arizona Anthropologist
Gabriella Soto
Events Planner: Sydney Tuller
Sydney Tuller is an undergraduate student and serves as a reviewer and the events planner for the Arizona Anthropologist. She is pursuing a BSc degree in anthropology with a focus on human biology, and is president of the Undergraduate Anthropology Club. Sydney has also been involved in archaeological excavations, in the US and abroad, as well as genetic research concerning early human migration.
Sydney Tuller
Editorial Board: Emilio Rodríguez-Álvarez
Emilio Rodríguez-Álvarez is member of the editorial board for the Arizona Anthropologist. He is a PhD student in Mediterranean Archaeology (School of Anthropology) and Classical Archaeology (Department of Classics). Ancient Greece is Emilio's main field of study, and his research interests include ceramic analysis, GIS and landscape archaeology, rural settlements, numismatics, ancient languages, and the application in the field of the principles of archaeological theory. Emilio Rodriguez-Alvarez
Treasurer: Jonna Knappenberger
I study cultural anthropology in the MA/PhD program in the UA School of Anthropology. My region of interest is the Caribbean, in particular the French Caribbean. I have previously spent time in Haiti and look forward to studying Haitians in French Guiana. Topically, I study history, political economy, religion, and discourse. I am from Charlottesville, Virginia.
Jonna Knappenberger
Webmaster: Dana Osborne
Dana is a doctoral student of Linguistic Anthropology minoring in Cognitive Science and Cultural Anthropology. Recent research has addressed the intersection between experience of space and patterns of cognition within a cultural milieu. Dana has extensive web design skills which hopefully will make your experience of the Arizona Anthropologist website more enjoyable. Dana Osborne (Webmaster) Check out Dana's academic website for additional information: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~dosborne/
Faculty Advisor: David Raichlen
David Raichlen is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. More information on Dr. Raichlen and his research can be found at his faculty webpage: http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~raichlen