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
ANTH MA, Cultural
Advisor: Milad Odabaei
jmcearna@uark.edu 
Narrative, Gaming, Ideology, Materiality
 
Valerie Contreras
ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: Claire Terhune
vnc001@uark.edu
Geometric morphometrics, ontogeny, hard palate
 
Emma Davolt
ANTH MA, Archaeology
Advisor: Taylor Hermes
ekdavolt@uark.edu
 
Leah Fehringer
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
lmyerhol@uark.edu 
Dental microwear, diet, paleoecology
 
Rhiannon Fields
ANTH MA, Archaeology
Advisor: Taylor Hermes
Rf054@uark.edu
 
Timothy Fry
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: J. Michael Plavcan 
tpfry@uark.edu  Paleoanthropology, primate locomotion, axial skeleton
 
Meutia Hanafiah
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Kathleen Paul
mhhanafi@uark.edu 
Palatal rugae, forensic odontology, clinical dentistry
 
Taylor Hubbard
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Amelia Villaseñor
tah037@uark.edu 
 
Andrew Garrett Kirkpatrick
ENDY PhD, Biological
Advisor: Amelia Villaseñor
agkirkpa@uark.edu  
Invasive species, reintroduction, paleoecology, paleoclimatology
 
Rachael Kooistra
ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: Kathleen Paul
kooistra@uark.edu
 
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
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: J. Michael Plavcan
emm008@uark.edu 
Canine morphology, sexual dimorphism, Miocene apes
 
Konrad Nowak
ENDY PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
konradn@uark.edu
 
Adams Nzuki
ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: Mike Plavcan
anzuki@uark.edu
Paleoanthropology, human evolution, functional anatomy
 
Joanna Perera
ANTH MA, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
jkperera@uark.edu
Dental microwear, diet, Miocene primates
 
Alexandria Peterson
ENDY PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
aspeters@uark.edu
 
Josh Porter
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Amelia Villaseñor
jjp014@uark.edu 
 
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 
 
Arann Raven
ANTH MA, Archaeology
Advisor: Taylor Hermes
araven@uark.edu
 
Daniel Rosenberg
ENDY PhD, Archaeology
Advisor: Ben Vining
djr016@uark.edu  
 
Cristina Stan
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Claire Terhune
amstan@uark.edu  
Primate cranial morphology, dental morphology, primate variation
 
Parker Taylor
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Claire Terhune
pmtaylor@uark.edu  
Primate anatomy, morphometrics, biomechanics
 
Sidney Thompson
ANTH PhD, Biological
Advisor: Peter Ungar
sidneyt@uark.edu  
Dental development, early life stress, endocrine biochemistry
 
Carl Williford
ANTH MA, Archaeology
Advisor: Jessica Kowalski
cw025@uark.edu