Our Students
Anthropology graduates from the University of South Alabama go on to great things! Check out what some past (and present) students have been working on!
If you are a past USA Anthropology graduate, please contact us to let us know what you have been up to! |
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Past students - putting their degrees to good use. |
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Trina Anderson
In her own words:
"In May, 2004, I graduated from the University of South Alabama with a double major in history and anthropology. In my undergraduate career, I took a broad range of courses in American, Latin American, and Caribbean history. However, history was not my only focus. After taking an introductory anthropology class my first year, the discipline became of interest to me, especially its view of cultural relativism. In these classes, I developed an interest in early American history, especially the experiences of women and minorities in the development of this country. At the master’s level, I am continuing my research on eighteenth and nineteenth century American history focusing on issues of race and gender. I am also in the process of writing my thesis which will focus on African American women’s activism and the construction of identity. After completion of my Master’s next May, I plan to pursue a Ph. D and work in higher education as a history professor. I am very dedicated to my academic pursuits and find it both rewarding and challenging." |
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Rachel Young (Class of 2005)
Rachel Young is currently enrolled in the Classics department at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is pursuing her dream of obtaining a MA degree in Classical Art and Archaeology. Rachel's thesis, which she will be complete summer of 2007, is an examination of the use of classical mythology as illustrations of power and authority in art during the Roman and Renaissance periods. |
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Kristina Polizzi (Class of 2005)
Since leaving USA in the spring of 2005 Kristina started attending LSU for graduate work. She is studying Anthropology with the goal of working in a museum. She is currently working on her thesis about American museum exhbits on China and Japan and how we view other cultures. |
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Alison Hadley (Class of 2003)
Alison successfully completed her graduate coursework for a MA from the University of Kentucky, and graduated in 2006. |
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Jaclyn McDougal
Jaclyn moved to Washington DC a few months after she graduated and took an internship doing biodiversity research at the Smithsonian. After that she worked for a Congressman on the Hill (Bud Cramer- from Huntsville). There she met media consultants who had connections in Atlanta. After three years of DC she moved to Atlanta and worked on her first campaign - Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. After that she worked on many other campaigns and the DNC.
"People ask me all the time what do you do with an Anthropology degree. I also get asked how I ended up in Politics with a degree in Anthropology. I think my degree really prepared me for many parts of career. I deal with a wide range of people, issues and having the ability to understand and adapt is crucial in this field. I never thought I would be involved with Politics, but having studied anthropology I have an understanding for people that many do not. It has really helped me out." |
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Shelly Boyd (Class of 2002)
After receiving her BA in Anthropology from USA, she began working with at-risk teen youth. She presently works as a counselor and teacher at a camp for disadvantaged teen girls in Virginia. |
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Tara Potts (Class of 2001)
Tara received her MA in Anthropology in 2004 from East Carolina University. She now works for the Center for Archaeological Studies at the University of South Alabama as a research associate. |
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