Graduate Students

Christopher Bodine
ANTH PhD, Archaeology
Advisor: Ben Vining
cbodine@uark.edu 

Hershel Burgh
ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: Amelia Villaseñor
hjburgh@uark.edu 

Jadyn Cearnal

Jadyn Cearnal
ANTH MA, Cultural
Advisor: Milad Odabaei
jmcearna@uark.edu 
Narrative, Gaming, Ideology, Materiality

Catherine Clayton

ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: J. Michael Plavcan
clc065@uark.edu 

Paramita Choudhury

Paramita Choudhury
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
pchoudh@uark.edu 
Postclassic Maya, bioarchaeology, dental wear

Valerie Contreras

Valerie Contreras
ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: Claire Terhune
vnc001@uark.edu
Geometric morphometrics, ontogeny, hard palate

Heidi Davis
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Jerome Rose
hsd002@uark.edu 

Les Eason
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: J. Michael Plavcan
lheason@uark.edu 

Leah Fehringer

Leah Fehringer
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
lmyerhol@uark.edu 
Dental microwear, diet, paleoecology

Tim Fry

Timothy Fry
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: J. Michael Plavcan 
tpfry@uark.edu  Paleoanthropology, primate locomotion, axial skeleton

Meutia Hanafiah

Meutia Hanafiah
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Kathleen Paul
mhhanafi@uark.edu 
Palatal rugae, forensic odontology, clinical dentistry

Taylor Hubbard
ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: Amelia Villaseñor
tah037@uark.edu 

Garrett Kirkpatrick

Andrew Garrett Kirkpatrick
ENDY PhD, Biological
Advisor: Amelia Villaseñor
agkirkpa@uark.edu  
Invasive species, reintroduction, paleoecology, paleoclimatology

Maria Lopez Rojas

Maria Lopez Rojas
ENDY PhD, Archaeology
Advisor: Ben Vining
ml072@uark.edu 
Phytoliths, archaeobotany, anthropogenic forests
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Samuel Martin
ENDY PhD, Archaeology
Advisor: Ben Vining
sam050@uark.edu 

Erika Matthews

Erika Matthews
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: J. Michael Plavcan
emm008@uark.edu 
Canine morphology, sexual dimorphism, Miocene apes

Alexandria Peterson
ENDY PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
aspeters@uark.edu

Oliver Phillips
ANTH MA, Cultural
Advisor: JoAnn D'Alisera
onphilli@uark.edu 

Josh Porter
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Amelia Villaseñor
jjp014@uark.edu 

Putu Pujiantari

Putu Pujiantari
ENDY PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
pmpujian@uark.edu 
Remote sensing, forest dynamics, primatology

Cindy Rauth
CLSC PhD, Cultural
Advisor: Kirstin Erickson
crauth@uark.edu 

Daniel Rosenberg
ENDY PhD, Archaeology
Advisor: Ben Vining
djr016@uark.edu  

James Scanlan

James Scanlan
ANTH PhD, Cultural
Advisor: JoAnn D'Alisera
jscanlan@uark.edu  
Visual anthropology, cosplay, mass media/popular culture, performance

Cristina Stan

Cristina Stan
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Claire Terhune
amstan@uark.edu  
Primate cranial morphology, dental morphology, primate variation

Parker Taylor

Parker Taylor
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Claire Terhune
pmtaylor@uark.edu  
Primate anatomy, morphometrics, biomechanics

Chelsea Thompson

Chelsea Thompson
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: J. Michael Plavcan
chelseat@uark.edu  
Remote sensing, forest dynamics, primatology

Sidney Thompson
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
sidneyt@uark.edu  

Putu Pujiantari

Sophie Vogle
ANTH MA, Archaeology
Advisor: Jessica Kowalski
svogle@uark.edu  
Museum studies, collections management

Carl Williford
ANTH MA, Archaeology
Advisor: Jessica Kowalski
cw025@uark.edu