Editorial Team

Co-Executive Editor: Morgan Sampson

Email: m.sampson@ufl.edu

Morgan is an archaeologist focused on the intersection of technology and archaeology, mainly in how archaeologists can use technology to better understand the sites they excavate. She uses a variety of these technologies to piece together life histories of archaeological sites through the intersection of these digital spheres, such as: GIS, Surveying, LiDAR, and and coding languages. Morgan's current projects include a survey of the town of Newnansville, FL under the direction of Dr. Ken Sassaman, and LiDAR data analysis of Ocmulgee Mound National Historical Park, GA under the direction of Dr. Whit Schroder.

Co-Executive Editor: Spencer Seymour

Email: seymour.spencer@ufl.edu 

Spencer is a medical anthropologist with research interests that center on the intersection of religion and medicine. Spencer's previous work has focused on medical pluralism in West Africa, Christian Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) and medical missions in Global Health, and the role of religion, conversion, and spirituality in healing. His recent work focuses on the role of conversion in shaping religious identity in East Africa. He received a MA in Anthropology from the University of West Florida in 2023.

Archaeology Editor: Sydney Sills

Email: s.sills@ufl.edu

Sydney is a first-year graduate student in the terminal Anthropology MA program, focusing on Public Archaeology. She is interested in cultural resource management (CRM) archaeology, public outreach and education, Eastern North American Pre-contact cultures, and environmental archaeology. She currently works with Dr. Ken Sassaman.

Linguistic Anthropology Editor: Maha Bouhnin

Email: Mahabouhnin@ufl.edu

Maha Bouhnin is a PhD student in anthropology at the University of Florida. She received her BA in linguistics and MA in Teaching from Mohammed V University. Her research interests mainly lie in the intersection of linguistics, migration, and climate change, with a focus on language policies, identity formation, and the experiences of marginalized groups in North Africa.

Biological Anthropology Editor: Maria Sellers

Email: mlocke.sellers@ufl.edu

Maria is a second-year PhD student at the University of Florida working with Dr. Gabriel Prieto and Dr. John Krigbaum. She received a B.A. in Anthropology and Biology from Vanderbilt University (2021) and an M.A. in Anthropology from the George Mason University (2023). Her research focuses on understanding the funerary practices and lived experience of the Chimú on the north coast of Peru. She seeks to understand how lived experience can be reflected in the physical form, particularly with regards to the impacts of large-scale sociopolitical change.

Cultural Anthropology Editor: Brian Khumalo

Email: b.khumalo@ufl.edu

Brian Khumalo is a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Florida. His academic journey has taken him from Rhodes University in South Africa to Université de Lille in France. Currently his work explores everything from how cognitive processes inform human-environment interactions, offering profound insights that bridge anthropology and ecological theory, to attempting to understanding how linguistic (empirical) laws can be applied to better understand numerous biological processes.

Perspectives in Anthropology Editor: McCall Voy

Email: mvoy@ufl.edu

Review Editor: Metolo Foyet

Email: m.foyet@ufl.edu

Metolo Foyet is a human geographer, heritage expert, and computational social scientist currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Florida. With a background in Politics & International Relations (BA) and Conflict, Peace & Security (MA), her work spans AI and digital humanities, environmental governance, and sustainable development. By integrating technology, research, art, and policy, Metolo aims to create meaningful change in conservation efforts and improve livelihoods in economically marginalized regions. Her current research—under the direction of Dr. Brian Child—focuses on the intersection of natural resource management, extractive institutions, social media, and Indigenous resistance, with particular emphasis on how culture influences the institutions that shape conservation practices. This project examines the role of social media and governance in Indigenous resistance in Southern Africa, utilizing a mixed-methods approach, primarily guided by the Technology-Media-Movements Complex (TMMC). Metolo contends that conservation should not only be viewed through an economic lens but also as a cultural right, advocating for conservation as a human right under the UN UDHR. Outside academia, Metolo has extensive experience in rural development and social justice, and she enjoys painting, creative writing, and exploring diverse cultures through travel.

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Visual Media Editor: Nicole Kinbarovsky

DEIA Editor: Joseph "Joe" Reader

Email: jreader1@ufl.edu

Joseph Reader is a Ph.D. student in the Anthropology Department at the University of Florida. Joseph graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Religious Studies (double minor in Philosophy and Psychology) and an M.A. in Religious Studies, focusing on Hindu Traditions and Sanskrit. Their current research interests include Critical Theory, gender, devotional practices, hermeneutics, and exploring the interplay between technology and religion, the arts, and sexuality.

Managing Copyeditor: Alexa Neilson

Email: neilsonalexa@ufl.edu 

Alexa Neilson is an anthropology student with a focus in historical archaeology, at present studying household archaeology and the economic environment of the Reconstruction-era South. With interests in collections and science communication, she works in the Florida Museum’s paleontology divisions to develop archival inventories and catalogue specimens for online databases. Alexa has also led discussions at science outreach events hosted by the museum to broaden opportunities for local engagement with field research.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Connie Mulligan

Email: cmulligan@ufl.edu 

Dr. Connie Mulligan is a professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Genetics Institute. She studies human genetic variation in order to reconstruct the evolutionary history of human populations and to investigate the genetic and sociocultural risk factors for complex diseases. She is particularly interested in the impact of stress and trauma on health, and the possibility of an epigenetic mechanism to mediate that impact. Dr. Mulligan has conducted research and collected valuable samples in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jordan, Yemen, Mongolia, and Panamá. Dr. Mulligan received her PhD from Yale University in 1990 in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. She held postdoctoral and research scientist positions at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the National Institutes of Health before coming to the University of Florida in 2000.

Editorial and Publishing Liaison: Kat Nguyen

Email: knguyen1@ufl.edu

Library Liaison: Dr. Ginessa J. Mahar

Email: gjmahar@ufl.edu

Dr. Mahar serves as the Anthropology Librarian for the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida where she holds affiliate faculty status with the Department of Anthropology. She has long-term research interests in the technology and practices of Southeastern coastal fisher-hunter-gatherer communities of the Late Archaic and Woodland periods. Her current research explores the intersections between cosmology, ritual gatherings, feasting, and fishing technology among Woodland era communities of the North Florida Gulf Coast. Her methods include experimental archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and allometry as well as traditional archaeological investigation and material analysis. Mahar actively participates in community outreach events to spread awareness of the vulnerability of coastal heritage in Florida by giving public talks and partnering with the Florida Public Archaeology Network.

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