Department of Anthropology | University of Miami

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The Department of Anthropology at the University of Miami aspires to teach students to appreciate the origins, implications, and challenges of all dimensions of human diversity. We seek to advance our understanding of humankind’s past, resent, and future and to equip students for research into myriad aspects of the human condition. In an interconnected and rapidly changing world, our students will graduate with the skills and cultural fluency critical for success in careers or graduate studies.
Anthropology is an interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to understand the human
experience. Through the study of human biology, culture, society, condition, and our primate
relatives, anthropologists use integrated and transdisciplinary approaches to develop an
understanding of human diversity in the past and present.

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Faculty Highlight

Dr. Claire Oueslati-Porter, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Director of UM’s Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, was recently interviewed about masculinity, technology, influencer culture, and Miami. Check out what she has to say in the Miami Herald: “How Miami became a hub for ‘manosphere’ influencers like the Tate brothers”

Undergrad Highlight

In August 2026, Scarlett Kiene was awarded an internship with the American Anthropological Association's Climate Change Interest Group (CCIG). She will be assisting CCIG in website maintenance, survey data analysis, and grant research.

Alumni Highlight

In summer 2026, Lauren Novorska interned at the NASA EarthRISE Developers Academy with Analytical Mechanics Associates. She and teammates partnered with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System, and California HAB Monitoring & Alert Program to evaluate and implement SIT-FUSE (Segmentation, Instance Tracking, and data Fusion Using multi SEnsor imagery), a self-supervised machine learning framework for Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal bloom monitoring in Southern California. In October 2026, Lauren will begin her MS at the University of Oxford in Water Science, Policy, & Management.

Alumni Highlight

Congratulations to recent graduate, Gabriella Sanchez, who has been selected as a second-place winner of the Lambda Alpha National Scholarship. Lambda Alpha is a national anthropology honors society that annually awards scholarships to undergraduates. Gabriella will receive a $3000 prize and be featured on the national Lambda Alpha website and in the organization’s newsletter.

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