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Graduate Students

The anthropology department has a vibrant graduate student community. Graduate students regularly host brown-bag talks and colloquia, as well as engaging in research and teaching undergraduate courses.

Name Contact
Kaila Akina
Archaeology PhD		 akina001@umn.edu
Karen Bauer
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 bauer870@umn.edu
Emily Briggs
Archaeology PhD		 brigg184@umn.edu
Nathan Buckley
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD

buckl317@umn.edu
Berkant Caglar
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD

cagla004@umn.edu
Matt Carlson
Cultural Anthropology PhD		 carl1207@umn.edu
Rachel Cartwright
Archaeology PhD		 cartw054@umn.edu
Tessa Cicak
Biological Anthropology PhD		 cicak001@umn.edu
Deniz Coral
Sociocultural Anthroplogy PhD		 coral006@umn.edu
Kristin Crouse
Biological Anthropology PhD		 crou0048@umn.edu
Erin Crowley
Archaeology PhD		 crowl191@umn.edu
Merle Davis Matthews
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 davi3726@umn.edu
Nisarg Desai
Biological Anthropology PhD		 desai054@umn.edu
Sean Devlin
Archaeology PhD		 devli026@umn.edu
Caroline Doenmez
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 doenm001@umn.edu
Kadir Yavuz Emiroglu
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 emiro001@umn.edu
Matthew Fanuka
Archaeology PhD		 fanuk001@umn.edu
Yun Feng
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD

feng0154@umn.edu
Beverly Fok
Sociocultural PhD		 fokxx008@umn.edu
Samantha Gogol
Biological Anthropology PhD		 gogol006@umn.edu
Abigail Hall
Biological Anthropology PhD		 hallx827@umn.edu
Eric Harkleroad
Archaeology PhD		 hark0084@umn.edu
Jennifer Hughes
Cultural Anthropology PhD		 hughe453@umn.edu
Muhammad Osama Imran
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD

imran025@umn.edu
Rutger Jansma
Biological Anthropology PhD		 jansm014@umn.edu
Peter Johnson
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 joh13533@umn.edu
Somaye Khaksar
Archaeology PhD		 khaks002@umn.edu
Risa Luther
Biological Anthropology PhD		 luthe067@umn.edu
Damon Lynch
Cultural Anthropology PhD		 lynch355@umn.edu
Annie Melton
Archaeology PhD		 melto041@umn.edu
Milica Milic-Kolarevic 
Cultural Anthropology PhD		 mili0020@umn.edu
Carrie Miller
Biological Anthropology PhD		 mill6545@umn.edu
Sophie Minor
Archaeology PhD		 minor109@umn.edu
Megan Moore
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 moor1496@umn.edu
Maud Mouginot
Biological Anthropology PhD		 mougi002@umn.edu
Samuel Muteti
Biological Anthropology PhD		 mutet002@umn.edu
Arif Hayat Nairang
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 naira001@umn.edu
Thanzeel Nazer 
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 venga007@umn.edu
Kelly Plevniak
Archeology PhD		 plevn001@umn.edu
Elan Pochedley
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 poche006@umn.edu
Samantha Porter
Archaeology PhD		 port0228@umn.edu
Caroline Rowe
Biological Anthropology PhD		 rowe0101@umn.edu
Stephen Savignano
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 savig008@umn.edu
Rebecca Slepkov Nockerts
Biological Anthropology PhD		 slepk002@umn.edu
MaryGrace Trifilio
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 trifi005@umn.edu
Britt Van Paepegham
Cultural Anthropology PhD		 vanpa012@umn.edu
Daniel Rodriguez Osorio
Archaeology PhD		 rodr0541@umn.edu
Wei Ye
Sociocultural Anthropology PhD		 yexxx378@umn.edu
Katrina Yezzi-Woodley
Biological Anthropology PhD		 yezz0003@umn.edu