ANTHROPOLOGY Q
uestion the status quo. Examine social norms. Resist injustice. As an anthropology major at Rollins, you’ll learn what it means to be human. Our program helps you understand our past and present as you examine crucial global issues, including immigration, racism, gender discrimination, access to health care, and the environment. A springboard for careers in education, health care, law, medicine, media, public advocacy, marketing, civil service, and business, the study of anthropology is meant to stoke your curiosity about the world and hone your cultural agility— skills that are invaluable in our increasingly global society. You’ll learn practical problem-solving skills, field methods, and communications techniques to help you navigate the world—and a sense of empathy and understanding to help you appreciate it more deeply.
Why Study Anthropology at Rollins Hands-On Learning Our extensive collection of archaeological artifacts—plus a nearby pre-Columbian Native American site—allow you to conduct fieldwork using the methods and skills learned in class.
Community Engagement You will make local-to-global connections in your studies, working closely with community organizations and activist groups as you study culture and human experiences.
Faculty Mentorship With a friendly, open-door policy, faculty members embrace collaborations with students and encourage in-depth, interactive learning.
“Rollins goes beyond telling you to ‘do good in the world’ or ‘be a leader’—it shows you how to self-examine and look at how you can use the tools you learn to create meaningful change. The quality of the faculty and the personalized attention allowed me to form deep relationships, and I’m so thankful to the anthropology program for its focus on creating good people who study systemic issues and not just cultures.”
SJ Renfroe ’18
MA Candidate, Columbia University
Rollins Anthropology Careers Rollins anthropology grads are making tomorrow happen at some of the world’s most innovative organizations.
Konrad Antczak ’11
Guest Researcher, University of Amsterdam
Theresa Chu-Bermudez ’11
Owner, Get Out! Custom Travels
Morgan Gill ’14
Judicial Law Clerk, Montgomery County Circuit Court
Rachael Kangas ’11
Public Archaeology Coordinator, Florida Public Archaeology Network
Alexandria Mickler ’16
Research Program Coordinator, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jennifer Sherwood ’11
Policy Associate, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Real World Experience From community-engagement courses to research, anthropology students hone their skills in the real world.
Popular Courses Our courses probe the biological basis of human society, societal norms and behavior, social change, and crosscultural similarities and differences in areas such as kinship, politics, economics, religion, youth culture, globalization, and gender. • ANT 210 Human Evolution • ANT 202 Foundations of Latin American and Caribbean Culture and Society • ANT 255 Middle East Culture • ANT 360 Anthropology and the Environment • ANT 227 Curating Archaeological Collections • ANT 305 Activism and Social Change
Beyond the Classroom Student Leaders on Campus In addition to Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honor Society for Anthropology, our students play leadership roles in many clubs across campus, including EcoRollins, The Democracy Project, Medical Ethics Club, Rollins Improv Players, and Voices for Women.
Study Abroad You’ll have the opportunity to apply anthropological skills you’ve learned in the classroom to real-world settings by participating in semester-long programs in countries such as Japan, Ireland, and Brazil as well as short-term field studies in Guatemala, Morocco, and Mexico, and a summer internship in Uganda.
Community Engagement We work with numerous community partners, giving our students the chance to engage in important social issues, like farmworkers’ rights, voting rights, undocumented immigrants, LGBTQ youth, and health inequities.
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Expert Faculty Our faculty members work in close partnership with our students and the area’s premier institutions. They foster deep, meaningful, insightful class discussions to provide context for various social issues. With a broad range of specializations, our faculty enhance learning through close mentorship.
Shan-Estelle Brown, PhD | Assistant Professor of Anthropology Research interests: Medical anthropology, patient-provider relationship, health disparities, chronic illness, self-treatment, global health
Zack Gilmore, PhD | Assistant Professor of Anthropology Research interests: Anthropological archaeology, ethnohistory of preColumbian Florida and American Southeast, early pottery technology, community organization, and long-distance exchange
Ashley Kistler, PhD | Associate Professor of Anthropology Research interests: Cultural, linguistic, and public anthropology, Mesoamerica, Maya culture, gender, cultural revitalization, identity, and immigration
Nolan Kline, PhD | Assistant Professor of Anthropology Research interests: Medical and applied anthropology, public health, Latino immigrant and migrant health, biopolitics, and political economy of health
Rachel Newcomb, PhD | Professor of Anthropology Research interests: Cultural and applied/public anthropology, Middle East and North Africa, gender, Islam, globalization, immigration, and food studies
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