Hale Herald - Autumnal Equinox 2022

Chair Note
Greetings from Hale!
Welcome
Welcome Fall 2022 Graduate Program Students
Announcing our incoming Fall 2022 graduate students: Adi, Andrea, Camden, Conor, Courtney, Emily, Gabi, Lucas, Patrick and Sarah. Welcome to the Hale family!
Welcome Bioarchaeologist Lauren Hosek
Congratulations to our newest professor bioarchaeologist Lauren Hosek on this wonderful CU Boulder Today coverage of her ongoing research in Denver. Lauren Hosek cradles a human jawbone in the palm of her gloved hand—it’s brown and covered in flecks of dirt. Behind her, a team of archaeologists...
Christian Hammons (Associate Teaching Professor)
Department Spotlights
Graduate Student News
Anna Wynfield's Article Published in the Anthropology and Humanism Journal
Anna Wynfield's (PhD Cultural Anthropology in Progress) peer-reviewed article has been published in the Anthropology and Humanism journal. "The Space of Hope: Experiences of Pregnancy and Vaccination During a Pandemic" is a flash ethnography essay first drafted as part of Professor Carole McGranahan...
Paige Edmiston's Ethical Anthropology Series Featured on American Ethnologist Online
Congratulations to Graduate student Paige Edmiston (PhD Cultural Anthropology in Progress) and her U Pitt colleague Alexandra Dantzer's for the online American Ethnologist publication of their ethical anthropology series, "Yours Sincerely, an Uncertain Anthropologis." The opening line introduces th...
Kevin Darcy Featured in A&S Magazine
Kevin Darcy (PhD Cultural Anthropology in Progress) featured in A&S Magazine. The article, "Students Opening Doors" showcases Kevin's work to improve communication about disabilities and to strengthen training for faculty, students and staff to support students with disabilities. Read the articl...
Georgia Butcher Featured on A Life In Ruins Podcast
Georgia Butcher (PhD Cultural Anthropology in Progress) featured on A Life In Ruins Podcast. On the podcast, Georgia discusses the anthropology of the summer blockbuster movie Top Gun. Listen in here; Life in Ruins Podcast
Kelsey Hoppes Awarded a Dana Deger Memorial Scholarship
Kelsey Hoppes (PhD Archaeology in Progress) awarded a Dana Deger Memorial Scholarship from the Nebraska Archeological Soceity. Congratulations, Kelsey!
Faculty News
Fernando Villanea's Research Featured on The Economist Podcast
Professor Fernando Villanea's research on Denisovan genes in modern populations featured on the The Economist podcast. Listen Here
Kate Goldfarb's Collaborative Marshall Fire Narratives Featured in CU Magazine
In the article, Professor Kate Goldfarb discusses the collaboration between CU Boulder and the Louisville Historical Museum and their efforts to preserve narratives from the devastating Marshall Fire. Around 11 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2021, a wildfire ignited in dry grass near Marshall Road and Colo. 93 i...
Akira Ichikawa Awarded 2022 Outstanding Postdoc of the Year
Professor Akira Ichikawa Awarded 2022 Outstanding Postdoc of the Year. This award honors postdocs excelling in research productivity, innovation, communication, leadership and who advocate for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Ichikawa, a Mesoamerican archaeologist, was nominated by Profes...
Donna Goldstein and Kristen Drybread Publish "Corruption and Illiberal Politics in the Trump Era"
Professors Donna Goldstein and Kristen Drybread Publish, Corruption and Illiberal Politics in the Trump Era. The book explores the nexus of corruption, late capitalism, and illiberal politics in the Trump era. Through deep, contextualized analysis and careful critique, it offers valuable perspecti...
Scott Ortman Receives NSF Human Networks and Data Science-Research Program Grant
Professor Scott Ortman receives NSF Human Networks and Data Science-Research Program Grant to study Human Networks, Sustainable Development, and Lived Experience in a Nonindustrial Society.. The Human Networks and Data Science program (HNDS) supports research that enhances understanding of human b...
Jerry Jacka Publishes Cultural Anthropology Article, "Place, Time and Affect: Changing Landscapes around a New Guinea Mining Area"
Professor Jerry Jacka Publishes Cultural Anthropology Article, "Place, Time and Affect: Changing Landscapes around a New Guinea Mining Area." ABSTRACT In this article, Professor Jacka examines the interconnections about place, time, and affect and how these have changed due to transformations in th...
Global Seminars
Global Seminar Summer 2023 - Mexico
Highlights Visit archaeological sites including the ancient mountaintop city of Monte Albán, the tombs of Mitla, the hilltop fortress at Yagul, and the Queen’s palace of Teposcolula. Experience an ongoing archaeological field project and get to see the excavations of a 1200-year old city and h...
Global Seminar Summer 2023 - Primates of Vietnam
Highlights Experience the biodiversity of Vietnam by exploring the floral and fauna of national parks, biosphere reserves, nature reserves, zoos, and animal rescue centers across the south of Vietnam. Visit historical sites including museums, palaces, and preserved seaports to better understand the...