Theses from 2024
Bridging Spaces: An Ethnographic Study of Transnational African Art in Atlanta, Bukunmi Kehinde Bifarin
American Essentialism, Weirdo Habitus, and the Tensions of Queer Performativity, Michael-Anthony Claytor
More Than Words: An In-Depth Examination of Materiality in MS Junius 11 and Manuscript Digitization, Allie M. Hayes
The Impact of Obesity in Estimating Age-At-Death: An Analysis of Senescence of Features on the Auricular Surface, Dawson W. Lamb
An Analysis of Pottery from Western North Carolina Using pXRF, Mark Pifer
Langaj Pale, Langaj Konprann: The Role of Langaj in Haitian Ritual Life, Alexandra St Tellien
Trans* in the Neoliberal University: Students’ Relationship with Georgia State University and its LGBTQ+ Support Structures, Elizabeth Townsend
Theses from 2023
Applied Anthropological Perspectives on the Use of Art Therapy and Creative Expression for Adults in Georgia, Juel Ables
Paleoindian and Early Archaic Hunter-Gatherer Landscape Use: A Case Study from the Brier Creek Drainage in Burke County, Georgia, Quinn Connally
A Space for Grace: Avenues to Ameliorate Obstacles Faced by Human Trafficking Survivors and Resource Providers, Cassandra L. Eng
Postmortem Interval Estimation Within the Context of Adipocere Formation, Emily Fields
Gendered Division of Labor among the Late Woodland Iroquois: Lithic Scrapers and Hide Production at the Simmons Site, New York, Brittany G. Hart
Teaching Truth: Grassroots Reactions to Classroom Censorship Legislation in Georgia, Emma Hugonnet
The Image Bank: Reflections on an Incomplete Archive, Anuolapo Boluwatife Oluleye
Sexual Dimorphism of the Second Cervical Vertebra in Humans, Morgan Paskins
The Debt I Owe: Consequences of Criminal-Legal Debt in Metro Atlanta, Daniel A. Pizarro
Community Recovery in Eastern Kentucky after the July 2022 Flooding, Margaret L. Smith
No Easy Path: A Ground-Penetrating Radar Investigation of the Historic Penfield Cemetery., Robert Paul Theberge
Theses from 2022
Pre-Hispanic Frailty and Mortality in the Lambayeque Valley: Wilson Bands as Evidence of Early Life Stress, Chelsea B. Batchelder
Representations of Southern Tourism Imaginaries and Negotiations of Difficult History in Plantation Site Interpretation, Elizabeth C. Johnson
Increasing the Accessibility of Archaeological Education: Exploring the Possibilities of Inquiry-Based Pedagogy Through Collections Research, Aspen Kemmerlin
Finding Lost Voices: An Archaeological Study of Historic, African American Burial Sites in North Georgia, Ayesha Khan
Filling in the Gap: A quantitative analysis of dental restoration types among body donors of Asian descent at the Mann-Labrash Osteological Collection, Melissa Bernadette Romero McCarthy
Barriers to Abortion Access: An Ethnography of the Clinic, Amelia Phan
An Art Museum at the Intersection of Science and Technology: An Anthropological Approach, Birney L. Robert
Theses from 2021
Maternal Inheritance in Colonial Lambayeque, Peru, Lateefa Abel
“We’re Still Learning and Growing”: An Ethnographic Program Evaluation of an After-School Program for Refugee Youth, Shelby M. Anderson-Badbade
Artifact Discard Eligibility: A Potential Alleviation to the Growing Curation Crisis, Andrew Jerome Blank
Role of Civil Society Under Autocratic Regime: Evaluating Activists' Role in a Nondemocratic Setting to Promote Sociopolitical Awareness, Yanet E. Fundora
Archaeological Analysis of Built Environments at Coastal Ancient Maya Port Sites, Lindsey A. Goff
Coyote- A Wily, New Emblem for the Anthropocene? Why One of the Most Reviled Predators in North America Could Change Conservation Forever., Kimberly Myers
Chen Mul Modeled Type Effigy Censers, Maya Caves, and Their Relationship with Ritual Practices: Emerging Evidence in Quintana Roo, Mexico, Joy A. Przybyla
Enhancing the Safety of People Who Inject Drugs: A Program Evaluation of a Syringe Services Program in Atlanta, Megan A. Sarmento
Theses from 2020
Sacred History, Sacred Time: A comparative cultural study of the commemoration of Independence Wars in Modern Greece and the USA, Emmanouil Androulakis
Osteoarthritis of the Thoracic Spine: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Sex Differences and Degeneration of the Thoracic Spine During the Life Course, Kelsey Lauren Bagwell*
Elliptical Fourier Analysis of Maxillary Molars in the Belgian Neolithic, Brandon Cory Bryan
The Representation of the Archaic Record at Traversant, Troup County, Georgia, Ethan Gilbert
Urban Spaces, Places, and Identity in Early Medieval Britain, David Grogan
Oral Health in the Inka Heartland During the Late Horizon: A Tale of Two Sites, Macie Orrand
Theses from 2019
Exploring Intersections of Art, Labor, and Identity in Urban Atlanta, Samantha Camirand
Residential Mobility in the Late Pre-hispanic Osmore Drainage: Isotopic Analyses of Hair from the Estuquiña, Danielle E. Carmody
Necrotic Machines/Zombie Genders: Transfeminine Disruptions of Feminist Progress, Alexandra Chace
The Georgia IUD Project: An Ethnography of Birth Control and Biopolitics, Nicole Elliott
Analysis of Experimental Bone Tools from Swartkrans Cave, South Africa, Sara Gardner
Elemental Analysis of Pre-Contact and Contact Period Ceramics From Northeastern Florida, Jeanie R. Jackson*
Childhood Trauma in Refugee Children: Caretakers’ Perspectives, Ghazal Khaksari
A Comparison of Molar Morphology from Extant Cercopithecid Monkeys and Pliocene Parapapio from Makapansgat, South Africa Using Elliptical Fourier Analysis, Alexander Chil Kim*
Military Members: Body, Identity, and The Transformations of Military Service, Valerie Masutier
Healthcare Providers´ Experience With Wellness Seeking Refugees In Clarkston, Georgia, Litza Pabon Malave
Diversity, Culture, and Islam in Higher Education: An Anthropological Approach, Laila Panjwani
Feminist Music in Brazil and its Effects on Women's Identity: Feminism, Sexuality, and Blackness, Alexis Lynn Powers
From the Past to the Present: Collaborating on the Production of a Community Museum in Chiquilá, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Mikaela Razo
Lion Dance in the United States: Exploring Panethnicity and Identity Through Performance Arts, Rachel Watford
Theses from 2018
Bridging Loves: How Korean-American Mothers and Daughters Trouble "Tradition and Modernity" through Love, Su C. Choe
Orfean Harmony: An Ensemble's Creation Of Ancient Greek Music As Ode To The Resilience Of Modern Greece, Aikaterini Grigoriadou
The Educational Experience of Virtual Reality: An Archaeological Case Study of the Maya Site, Vista Alegre, Jessica M. Moss
Unintentional Secrets of a Museum: Exploring Possibilities of an Underutilized Museum Collection, Theresa LJ Nosacek
Investigating Paleodiet and Mobility throughout Stable Isotope Analysis at the Site of Tumilaca La Chimba, Moquegua, Peru, Breidy Ivan Quispe Vilcahuaman
Dental Morphology and Diet Use-wear of the Belgian Neolithic: A Study of Mass Cave Burials in the Meuse River Basin, Katherine E. Sherrill Ms
Theses from 2017
Sexual Education Among Indigenous Ngöbe Costa Ricans: A Tale of Two Schools, Maria G. Alvarado
Cultural Competence in Theory and Practice, Britni Ashkinazy
Diet and the Dietary Niches of the Malagasy Subfossil Lemurs: An Analysis of Dental Microwear, Dental Proportions, and Grit Accumulation, Cristel Bender
Needle Exchange: Social Value for Outreach Workers, Elise D'Alessandro
Dietary Study of The Postclassic Sites of El Rey and San Miguelito, Isla Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Emily Duke
Psychosocial Stress, Race, and Social Support among Breastfeeding Mothers in the American South, Brandice Evans
Craft Production and Exchange in the Pre-Hispanic Andes: LA-ICP-MS and pXRF Analyses of Tiwanaku Ceramics, Colette V. Gabler
Exploring Settlement Patterns at the Ancient Maya Port Site of Conil, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Verna Gentil
Albinism: Cultural and Ethnographic Perspectives in a Southern City, Tabitha C. Green
Embodying Cosplay: Fandom Communities in the USA, NATASHA L. HILL
Watering Fruits: How the State "Develops Culture" in Korea, Sunhyeong Kwon
“… Next Time”: Gulf Coast Residents’ Relationship with Hurricanes, Robert Lloyd
A Bioarchaeological Approach to Social Transition in the Pre-Hispanic Andes: A Diachronic Study of Health at Tumilaca la Chimba, Peru, Shannon A. Lowman
A Morphometric Study of Maxillary Post Canine Dentition in Australopithecus Africanus from Sterkfontein, South Africa: One Species or Two?, Lesley K. Mackie
Watching for Wolves: Perspectives on Policing Among Experienced Officers in Atlanta, William G B Odum
Sacrifice Reconsidered: Interpreting Stress From Archaeological Hair At Huaca De Los Sacrificios, Benjamin J. Schaefer
Theses from 2016
Dental Microwear and Stable Isotope Analyses as Indicators of Changes in Subsistence Practices During the Spanish Colonial Period in the Lambayeque Valley Region of Northern Peru, Keegan Trace Brooks
Transnational Health Seeking Behavior of Bangladeshi People Living in Atlanta, Md Tanveer Hassan
Brushing Off the Dust: Transitionary Diet at the site of Cerro del Oro, Brittany Hundman
Functional Morphology of the Distal Forelimb and the Evolution of Tool Use in Humans, Sarah Love
Does tooth size matter?: A dental measurement analysis on StW 252 from Sterkfontein, South Africa, Caitlin Mayer
Remaking Resistance: Cultural Meaning and Activism in the SOA Watch Movement, Kevin McGuire
The MARTA Collection: An Investigation of an Archaeological Legacy and Cache of History, Lori C. Thompson
Elemental Analysis of Colonial Period Ceramics from Moquegua, Peru, Joshua Wackett
Theses from 2015
Eating at the Desk: Human Encounters with Workplace Food, Chinelo Arinze
Arte Clandestino: Rebellion, Graphic Art and Youth Culture in Oaxaca, Mexico, Elizabeth Barnett
Isla Palenque Revisited: An Archaeological Community Study, Johnny Bogle
The Atlanta Phoenix Project: Applications of Gamification for Online Civic Engagement, Robert Bryant
Extrinsic Effects of Cranial Modification: A Case Study of Cranial Porosity and Cranial Modification Intensity in Late Intermediate Period (AD 1000 - AD 1400) Andahuaylas, Peru, Davette N. Gadison
Both Ends of the Leash: Pit Bull Ownership and Activism in Atlanta, Georgia, Sarah Goss
Bioarchaeological Analysis of Isolated Crania from the Elizabeth Site in the Lower Illinois River Valley, Daniel Jones
Medical Music: Anthropological Perspectives on Music Therapy, Stephen McMasters
The Mobile Phone and You: Human Interaction and Integration with Mobile Technology, Ryan C. Miller
Come To The Cypress Pond: The Archaeological Survey of an Antebellum Plantation, Lindsey Renaud
The Others: Self-Perception And Social Stratification Amongst Incarcerated United States Citizens, Hannah Spadafora
Space, Settlement, and Environment: Detecting Undocumented Maya Archaeological Sites with Remotely Sensed Data, Andrew Vaughan
Holy Bass: Spirituality in Electronic Dance Music Culture, Malone H. Walker