| Rachael Bible | |
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| rbible@tamu.edu | |
| Biological Anthropology | |
| Fall 2006 | |
| Rachael is a PhD student in the Biological Anthropology program. She completed her BA at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville in 2006. Her interests include Neanderthals, Early Modern Humans, Middle Pleistocene Homo, and population dynamics in the Middle and Late Pleistocene. Rachael has also worked as an archaeologist at historic and prehistoric sites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Big South Fork River and Recreation Area in Tennessee. She has also excavated at the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age site of Mitrou in Tragana, Greece. |
| Jenny Biggs |  |
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| arania@neo.tamu.edu | |
| Cultural Anthropology | |
| Fall 2004 | |
| I'm a MS student in Cultural Anthropology with Dr. Green as my committee chair. My research has a focus on folklore and folk narrative . I'm working on the final stages of my thesis, which deals with rumormongering in the the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. |
| Juliet Brophy |  |
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| jbrophy1@tamu.edu | |
| Biological Anthropology | |
| Fall 2005 | |
| Juliet is pursuing her doctorate in Biological Anthropology with a specialization in Paleoanthropology. Her particular research interests involve documenting the paleoenvironments associated with the South African hominins and how changes in these environments might have influenced hominin evolution. She has been involved in excavations at several fossil localities in South Africa including Plover’s Lake, Coopers, and Gladysvale Cave, and has recently expanded her work into Botswana. At present Juliet is senior research assistant in charge of field operations at the early Pliocene site of Meloding (formerly the Virginia Railway Cutting) in the Free State of South Africa. In addition to her excavation experience, Juliet is also interested in the taphonomic effects of hominin and carnivore activities on patterns of bone fragmentation. |
| Lauren Butaric |  |
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| Biological Anthropology | |
| Fall 2006 | |
| I received my BA from University of Central Florida in 2003 and my Masters from Florida Atlantic University in 2006. My Master’s thesis was entitled Correlations between maxillary since and nasal cavity volume: an exploratory study into environmental influences on the human maxillary sinus. In general, I am interested in craniofacial growth and development in modern humans, as well other hominins. Specifically I am concerned with how factors such as morphological integration, ontogenetic growth, environment and masticatory behavior affect craniofacial morphology. While I certainly love working hands on with osteological material, I also enjoy utilizing virtual reconstruction methods, such as those involved with computed tomography (CT) scans. For my dissertation I plan on expanding upon my master’s thesis by employing shape analyses, such as geometric morphometrics, in order to better determine whether climate has any influence on the internal structures of the modern human face. |
| Alexis Catsambis |  |
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| alexiscatsambis@tamu.edu | |
| Nautical Archaeology | |
| Fall 2003 | |
| Alexis Catsambis is pursuing a doctorate degree in the Nautical Archaeology Program of Texas A&M University. He received a Joint Honours Bachelors Degree in Ancient History and Archaeology & Modern Greek Studies from the University of Birmingham (U.K.). In the field, he has participated in underwater and terrestrial surveys and excavations throughout the Mediterranean. His practical experience in underwater archaeology ranges from conventional visual surveys in Lagos (Portugal) and Kas (Turkey) to a number of deep-water surveys in Calabria (Italy) and the Aegean (Greece), and from the excavation of a Roman navis lapidaria off the coast of Kizilburun (Turkey) and the Mardi Gras deep-water excavation (Gulf of Mexico), to directing the mapping of part of the submerged port of Alexandria (Egypt). At the same time, Alexis has authored a number of articles and presentations regarding laws, historical reports, ship reconstructions and the latest technology as they apply to the field. He has also been involved with the conservation and digital reconstruction of sites and artifacts and has served as an intern with the Warren Lasch Conservation Center (USA) and the NATO Undersea Research Centre (Italy). Finally, Alexis has acted as a consultant to museums and state authorities and has received a number of scholarships and fellowships in support of his studies from institutions including the Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology. |