Graduate Students

• AGOLLI, ESMERALDA - alda.esmer@gmail.com, alda.agolli@ucla.edu
  (PhD Candidate - Dissertation Title: The Shaping of Social Complexity, Networks and Cultural Transmissions: Pottery from the Bronze and Iron Age Communities of Southern Illyria (2500 ? 500 BC) Masters Thesis: The Evolution of Household Pottery Production in the Iron Age Pottery of the Kamenicë Tumulus in Southeast Albania: Toward New Principles, Theories and Methodologies in Pottery Studies.) Subfield: Economic Anthropology, Social Organization and Small World Interactions and Networks, Cultural Transmissions and Boundaries, Models of Evolution.
  Research Interest: Pottery Technologies and Distribution in the Late Prehistoric Communities of the Balkan Region. Special focus on Albania. Comparative analysis on Kosovo, Macedonia, Epirus, Greece and Southern Italy.
• AUSTIN, ANNE ELIESE - aeaustin@ucla.edu
  (2007-2009 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA M.A., Interdepartmental Program of Archaeology 2002-2006 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA B.A. Cum Laude, Anthropology) Subfield: Bioarchaeology, Phaoronic Egypt, Gender Construction, Embodiment, Identity Construction, Disability Studies
  Research Interest: From 2008-2010, I have lead the Karanis Cemetery Survey Project. This mission is focused around properly documenting the surface skeletal material and architecture for the cemetery of Karanis, a Greco-Roman town in Egypt's Fayum region. During this time, I have also done research combining bioarchaeological data with art historical in order to understand patterns of gender construction in different periods of pharaonic Egypt, specifically the 5th and 6th dynasties and Amarna Period. For my dissertation, I will use similar theoretical constructs surrounding the interrelationship between identity and the body in order to better understand the role of disability in ancient Egypt.
• BONGERS, JACOB - jacob.bongers.89@gmail.com
  
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• CAMPBELL, ROSELYN - roselyncampbell@gmail.com
  
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• CARLSON, EVAN ANDERS - eacarlsn@ucla.edu
  (MA in Anthropology, Columbia University (2010) BA in Classical and Near Eastern Civilizations, Greek, and Computer Science, Creighton University (2008)) Subfield: Near Eastern Archaeology
  Research Interest: Ancient urbanism, power relations, mobility, phenomenology, temporality, spatial theory
• CHANDLEE, SARAH - schandlee@gmail.com
  Subfield: IDP
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• CHEW, KATHRYN - chewk@ucla.edu
  Subfield: Egyptology
  Research Interest: Landscape Archaeology, Phenomenology, Memory, 3D Digital Modeling, Photogrammetric Modeling, Digital Humanities, Archaeological Media Presence & Interactivity
• CHYKERDA, CHRISTOPHER MYLES - mchykerda@shaw.ca
  Subfield: IDP
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• DAVEY, JACK - daveyja@gmail.com
  (MA-Archaeology, 2008, University of California, Los Angeles Thesis Title: Mortuary Variation at Yean-ni, an Iron Age cemetery in Kimhae, South Korea. BA-Anthropology, Archaeology emphasis, 2003, Whitman College) Subfield: IDP
  Research Interest: East Asian archaeology especially Bronze and Iron Age Korea, mortuary archaeology, paleopathology and paleodemography, state formation, culture contact (migration, conquest, and transmission of technology), synthesizing archaeological data with historical texts, nationalism and archaeology in East Asia.
• DOLPH, BRITTANY HELEN - brittany.dolph@gmail.com
  (BA Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2006) Subfield: Conservation
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• EHRICH, RICHARD - might.be.richard@gmail.com
  
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• FLEMING, CHELSEY QUINNE - cqf201@gmail.com
  
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• FONG, KELLY - kelfong@ucla.edu
  Subfield: IDP
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• FUENTES, AYESHA - ayesha.fuentes@gmail.com
  (2014 MA in Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials, UCLA/Getty Conservation Training Program 2011 MA in Art History, Tufts University 2003 BA in Art/Religion, Williams College) Subfield: Conservation
  Research Interest: Human remains; Arts and monuments of South and Central Asia; Social history of conservation; Cultural heritage management in post-conflict regions
• GRIFFIN, LAURA - lgriff5@gmail.com
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• GRISWOLD, GENEVA J - geneva.griswold@gmail.com
  (BA Art History and Hispanic Studies, Scripps College MA Art History, Courtauld Institute of Art MA Program in the Conservation of Ethnographic and Archaeological Material, UCLA-Getty)
  Research Interest: Research interests include the treatment of painted or decorative surfaces, architectural elements, and preventive conservation methods.
• GUPTA-AGARWAL, SONALI - sonaliga@ucla.edu
  (Archaeology Program, UCLA, M.A. Archaeology, 2009 Thesis: "Learning from learning: Cultural transmission and the impetus behind consumer demand using ceramics-Karanis: a case study" Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India LL.B., 2001 Department of History, University of Delhi, India M.A. History, 1998 Ancient Indian History & Archaeology. Hansraj College, University of Delhi, India B.A. History (Hons), 1996 National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation & Museum studies. New Delhi, India Course:India: Art & Culture, 1997 & Art Appreciation, 1995 ) Subfield: Egyptian Archaeology, Cultural Transmission, Anthropology, Greco-Roman period
  Research Interest: Egyptian Archaeology: Greco Roman period Indian Archaeology: Early Historic period Encyclopedia of Egyptology: Editorial assistant, 2008-2010 Courses Taught: Winter 2009, TA: Classics: Roman Art & Archaeology Spring 2009, TA: Anthropology: Introduction to archaeology Spring 2011, TA: Classics: Greek Art & Archaeology Fall 2011, TA: Art History: Ancient Art Winter 2012, TA: Medieval Art Spring 2012, TA: South Asian & South East Asian Art Spring 2012, TA: NELC: Egyptian Religion Reader: UCLA, Los Angeles: Anthro 114P, Mesoamerican Archaeology, Winter, 2012 Anthro 116A, Archaeology of South Asia, Spring 2011 Anthro 116A, Archaeology of South Asia, Spring 2010 Anthro 8, Introduction to Archaeology, Summer 2009
• HEIN, ANKE MARION - ankehein@ucla.edu
  (expected 2013 Ph.D. in Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Dissertation Title: Prehistoric Cultures of the Liangshan Area: Cultural Contacts and Local Preconditions in a Multiregional Interaction Sphere 2006 M.A. in Classical Sinology, East Asian Art and European Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Heidelberg, Germany Thesis Title: (Re-)Establishing Texts? The Question of the Authenticity of the Chinese Textual Heritage as seen from Excavated and Received Material on the Guicang; Adviser: Rudolph G. Wagner, Second Corrector: Ulrich Lau 2004 Intermediary Exam (Equivalent to B.A.) in Classical Sinology, East Asian Art, and European Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Heidelberg) Subfield: Chinese Archaeology
  Research Interest: Regional Scope: Archaeology and material culture of East and Central Asia, focusing on the the Chinese border regions, especially Western China Topical Focus: Cultural contact, borders, identification of cultural groups in the archaeological record, identity, ethnicity, human-environment interaction Methods: Spatial analysis, contextual archaeology, ethnoarchaeology
• HILL, KEVIN BASSETT - kbhill@ucla.edu
  
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• HSIEH, ELLEN - ellenhsieh9999@gmail.com
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• JOHNSTON, CHRISTINE LEIGH - cljohnston@ucla.edu
  
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• JONES, TERRAH - temjones@ucla.edu
  
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• KALRA, KANIKA - kanikak@ucla.edu
  (MA Archaeology, UCLA Spring 2011; MA History, University of Delhi 2006 ) Subfield: South Asia
  Research Interest: Archaeology of Medieval South Asia; surface surveys; ceramic analysis; landscape archaeology; texts and archaeology.
• KAUFMAN, BRETT - bkaufman@ucla.edu
  
  Research Interest: For a fuller description of my professional interests, research, CV, and PDFs of my publications, please visit ucla.academia.edu/BrettKaufman Cultural Evolution; Archaeology; Anthropology; Archaeometallurgy; Archaeometry; Near Eastern Archaeology; Levantine Archaeology; Cultural Ecology; Phoenician Studies; Carthage; Empire Formation
• LA FAVRE, KARL JEFFREY - klafavre@ucla.edu
  (BA University of Chicago 2007, MA UCLA 2011)
  Research Interest: Archaic and Formative Lake Titicaca, relationships between Andes and Amazonia/eastern slopes, leadership and politics in intermediate societies, landscapes and settlement patterns, architecture, publication of archaeological data on the Internet
• LAM, SUSANNA - susannalam@ucla.edu
  (MA (2008) in Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles. Thesis title: A Geoarchaeological Investigation of Shang and Zhou Jades: Their Possible Sources BA (1997) in Anthropology and Broadcast/Cable, The Pennsylvania State University) Subfield: IDP
  Research Interest: Central Asia, the Sogdians, trade and exchange between medieval China and Sasanian Persia, the Silk Routes
• LAU, HANNAH KWAI-YUNG - hannah.lau@ucla.edu
  (MA 2011 Archaeology, University of California-Los Angeles BA 2009 Anthropology and History, University of Pennsylvania ) Subfield: Zooarchaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology
  Research Interest: Near East, Anatolia and the Southern Caucasus, Zooarchaeology and its implications for reconstructing political economy and historical ecology, Economic Anthropology, Emergent Political Complexity
• LEE, HSIU-PING - leehsiuping@ucla.edu
  
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• LEHNER, JOSEPH (SEPPI) W. - jwlehner@ucla.edu
  (C.Phil 2011 Archaeology, University of California-Los Angeles MA 2009 Archaeology, University of California-Los Angeles BS 2006 Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Subfield: Archaeology
  Research Interest: Near East, Anatolia and Central Asia, economic anthropology, social history of technology and economy, network structure, large political systems, archaeological sciences
• LIN, KUEI-CHEN - kueichen@ucla.edu
  (C. Phil. in Archaeology, 2010, University of California, Los Angeles. Ph.D. Topic: Social complexity and inter/regional interactions, exemplified by the Sichuan Basin, China of the Bronze Age. MA, 2006, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Thesis Title: Rejoining Anyang oracle bones by using computer science methods. MS-Computer Sciences, 2002, University of Southern California. ) Subfield: Chinese Archaeology; Computational Archaeology
  Research Interest: Computer applications in archaeology; Modeling and simulation; Archaeometry, Exchange networks; Complexity theory; History of science and technology; Southwestern China; Taiwan; Southeast Asia.
• MAHONY, CAITLIN CAROL - caitlinmahony@gmail.com
  
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• MALLINCKRODT, CATHERINE SCOTT - cmallinckrodt@mac.com
  
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• MOY, RACHEL - rachelmmoy@gmail.com
  
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• NEIMAN, MADELEINE KEGELMAN - madeleineneiman@yahoo.com
  
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• NIGRA, BENJAMIN T. - bennigra@gmail.com
  (B.A. University of Chicago, 2009) Subfield: IDP
  Research Interest: Archaeology of the south-central Andes, Middle Horizon state expansion, borderlands, 'bottom-up' core/periphery interaction, economic anthropology, landscape and structural patterning, residue analysis, modern social and economic consequences of archaeological research.
• NORTH, ALEXIS E - alexisnorth@ucla.edu
  (B.A. New York University, Double Major: Anthropology and Classics (2006)) Subfield: Conservation of archaeological and ethnographic materials
  Research Interest: Conservation and storage of human remains, Greek/Roman/Late Antique archaeology, mortuary traditions, imaging and documentation techniques. Thesis: The Use of Hydroxyapatite as an Inorganic Consolidant for Archaeological Bone and Calcified Tissue
• OLSHANSKY, KRISTINE - kristineolsh@yahoo.com
  
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• PIETRICOLA, HILLARY - hpietric@ucla.edu
  
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• PRATT, CATHERINE ELIZABETH - cepratt@ucla.edu
  (C.Phil, Archaeology, UCLA 2012; M.A. Archaeology, UCLA 2011; B.A. Classical Archaeology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2008.) Subfield: Archaeology
  Research Interest: Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age interaction between Near Eastern and Aegean cultures, focusing on post-colonial theoretical models and their application to prehistory.
• SALWEN, STEPHANIE ANNE - ssalwen@ucla.edu
  (MA 2010, Archaeology, University of California, LA. BA 2007, Anthropology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. ) Subfield: IDP
  Research Interest: North American archaeology, California, Great Lakes Region, hunter-gatherers and foundations of complex society, economic anthropology, exchange systems, waterways and landscape archaeology.
• SIMPSON, BETHANY - simpsonb@ucla.edu
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• STAPLETON, LYSSA - lstapleton@ucla.edu
  (MA, 2008 University of California, Los Angeles Thesis Title: "Married to death: grave goods and social status at the Lofkënd tumulus".) Subfield: Eastern European Prehistory
  Research Interest: Cultural heritage law, ancient textiles, museum studies, mortuary ritual and material culture, gender and archaeology.
• TZADIK, CARINNE CHAVA - ctzadik@ucla.edu
  
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• VAN DAMME, TREVOR MATTHEW - trevvd@ucla.edu
  (M.A. 2012, Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria. Thesis title: "Remembering the Mycenaeans: How the Ancient Greeks Repurposed their Prehistoric Past"; B.A. 2010, Greek and Roman Studies, University of Victoria.) Subfield: IDP
  Research Interest: Bronze Age Aegean archaeology; Archaeological ceramics; Archaeology of memory; Boeotian studies.
• WOOD, CHRISTOPHER - christopherwood@ucla.edu
  (M.A., Anthropology (Archaeology), University of California Santa Barbara;
  B.A., Classics, San Francisco State University) Subfield: IDP/Classical Archaeology
  Research Interest: Roman art and archaeology, ancient urbanism, GIS and 3D modeling, mortuary traditions, Imperial portraiture, Roman Egypt, and the marble and stone trade in antiquity.