Students showcase research in annual poster competition

Students presenting research to faculty judges.

Anthropology students present thier research posters to the faculty judges.

On May 1, undergraduate and graduate students from the Department of Anthropology showcased their research projects in the Student Union to faculty and the university community at the Annual Student Poster Competition.

Frederick Klaits, Vasiliki Neofotistos and Douglas Perrelli judged this year's competition.

Undergraduate Competition

1st Place
Kenneth Starr
"She Charmed them with Spells" - Seior, A Shamanic Practice [Nordic Shamanism in the Viking Age]

2nd Place
Bailey Quinn
Cultural Translation of the Somali-Bantu Refugees

Honorable Mention
Deana Defranco
Ashes to Ashes We All Fell Down: Paleodemography and the Identification of Plague Cemeteries

Graduate Competition

1st Place
Rebecca Biermann Gurbuz
An Experimental Investigation of Asymmetrical Paleolithic Wooden Spears: Expediency or Design?

2nd Place   
Erin Pinkston
Estimating Body Mass for Subadults: A Radiographic Study of the Femur

The department congratulates all participants on their accomplishments!