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(BA Anthropology, 2010 University of North Texas). Allen has conducted research on the federal acknowledgement process of the Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian Tribe, Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe in southern New Mexico.  Her continuing focus will be how Indian identity is shaped due to the presence or lack of acknowledgement.  Her advisor is Jennifer Shannon.

(BS Life Sciences, 2008 National University of Singapore; MS Biology, 2010 National University of Singapore).  Andie's research interests are in the social behavior and feeding ecology of Asian colobine primates, in particular the threatened and untended species. She has worked on the banded leaf monkeys in Singapore and Malaysia, and the white-handed gibbons in Thailand. Through her research, Andie hopes to contribute to a greater understanding of these charismatic primates and help in their conservation. Some of her work can be found here: http://mystory.sq/publication/bemuse/project_bemuse_2010_09/index.html?pageNumber=48.  Her advisor is Bert Covert.

(BA Anthropology, 2004, The College of William and Mary; MA Cultural Anthropology, 2009, CU-Boulder). Bourie's dissertation research focuses on the interrelationships between the religious beliefs of rural communities of Niger and the development programs of international aid agencies. Specifically within these dynamics he is interested in how the landscape becomes a site of social meaning that is appropriated, contested, or negotiated. His advisor is Dr.Terry McCabe.

(BS Anthropology, 2009 University of New Mexico). Damp focuses primarily on the archaeology of the American Southwest. His research centers upon the protohistoric and early contact periods, focusing specifically on how Puebloan groups faced, resisted, and emerged from the colonial experience. His advisor is Cathy Cameron.

(BA Latin American Studies, 2003 Carleton College; MA Anthropology, 2008 University of Colorado). Fischer's research examines socioeconomic change among coffee farming families in Costa Rica's Orosi Valley. She is particularly interested in what Orosians' changing relationship with the state may reveal about the increasing inequality between Costa Rica and the United States. Her advisor is Donna Goldstein.

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(BA Anthropology, 2011 University of Cincinnati). Alexandria has worked at the Archaeological site of Cerén in the Zapotitán Valley in El Salvador. She is interested in studying the political relationships between the Zapotitán Valley Archaeological sites. Her advisor is Payson Sheets.  

(BSocSci Social Anthropology and French Language and Literature, 2008 University of Cape Town; MA Social Anthropology 2009 University of Cape Town). Ben has conducted fieldwork around issues of belief and ritual practice in contemporary occultism, magic(k) and Neo-Paganism in South Africa. Working with the very few Tibetans living in South Africa, his MA dissertation explored questions surrounding Tibetan identities in exile. Currently, his doctoral research focuses on the dynamics of grassroots spirit mediumship and possession in the South Asian Tibetan diaspora context. His advisor is Carole McGranahan.

(BA Interdisciplinary Studies, 2007 Miami University; MA Cultural Anthropology, 2010 University of Denver).  Willi has worked with Goolarri Media in Australia and the Denver Indigenous Film and Arts Festival.  He is interested in indigenous media and collaborative filmmaking.  His advisor is Jennifer Shannon.

(BA Sociology/Anthropology and Studio Art, 2009 Cornell College ; MA Anthropology, 2011 University of Colorado). Dani’s research currently focuses on the development of community museums or ecomuseums in Latin America, specifically Costa Rica.  Through the lens of the community museum, she seeks to address decolonization processes, cultural tourism, indigenous and national identities and rural development.  Her advisor is Kaifa Roland.

(BA Anthropology, 2005 Columbia University; MA Anthropology, 2010 University of Colorado). Meryleen's research is in cultural anthropology and explores masculinist state violence as carried out by the military regimes of 1964-1985 in Brazil. She is interested in how hyper-masculine state strategies such as torture affected female citizens, particularly those involved in anti-government activities. Her advisor is L. Kaifa Roland.

(BA Germanic Studies and Anthropology, 2001 University of Colorado; MA Anthropology, 2007 University of Colorado). Chris's research concerns pharmaceutical bioprospecting, medicine and bioangst, indigeneity, NGOs and traditional governance in Eastern Cape, South Africa and Germany. His advisor is Donna Goldstein.

(BA Anthropology, 2000 University of Florida; MA Anthropology, 2006 University of Colorado at Boulder). O'Brien studies the feeding and sensory ecology of South East Asian colobines. Specifically, he is looking at habitat variation within black shanked doucs (Pygathrix nigripes) and the status of silvered langurs (Trachypithecus margarita) in Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam. His work focuses on the conservation of primates within Vietnam. His advisor is Bert Covert.

(BA Individualized Study, 2008 NYU; Permaculture Design Certification, 2009 The Center for Bioregional Living). Lindsay studies Cultural Anthropology with a focus on Social Ecology. Her advisor is Donna Goldstein.

(BA Anthropology 1996, Pomona College ; MA Anthropology, 2011 University of Colorado). Paine is interested in the dispersal and speciation patterns of the australopithecines, focusing on the broad ecological and biogeographical context in which they occurred. His advisor is Matt Sponheimer.

(BA Anthropology, 2001 University of Maryland; MS Museum and Field Studies, 2008 University of Colorado). Putsavage's research interests are in museums and archaeology of the Southwest US. Her master's thesis research focused on Mesa Verde ceramic mugs.  Katy's dissertation research is focusing on the social changes which occurred in the southern Southwest after AD 1130.  She is working at the Black Mountain Site (LA 49) near Deming, NM.  Her advisor is Steve Lekson.

(BA English, BS Biology, 2000 Hope College; BS Anthropology, 2006 Grand Valley State University; MA Anthropology, 2009 Western Michigan University). Erin’s research has focused on environmental, developmental, and biological influences on the behavior patterns of captive spider monkeys. She is currently interested in investigating the various correlates of growth and development and how they relate to life history in captive primates. Her advisor is Bert Covert.

(BS, Ecology, Evolutionary, and Population Biology, 2004 Purdue; BA, French 2004, Purdue; MA Anthropology 2010 San Diego State University).  Jenna is interested in understanding how Verreaux's sifakas respond to anthropogenic change with the ultimate goal of creating more successful conservation strategies for the species.  Jenna is also interested in ethnoprimatology.  Her advisor is Michelle Sauther.

(BA Anthropology, 2007 University of South Dakota).  Williams studies the obsidian assemblages from sites throughout the Lower Río Verde Valley in Oaxaca, Mexico.  By examining the changing uses, technologies, and utilized sources of obsidian through time, Williams hopes to gain a better understanding of social, political, and economic activities occurring in the region.  His advisor is Arthur Joyce.