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Students gain advanced knowledge of the evolution of primate and human behavior; behavioral ecology of nonhuman primates; cultural evolution; human evolution; hunter-gatherers; North American prehistory; archaeological theory; identity politics; critical theory; culture/power/ideology; gender and society; political economy/ecology; and urban anthropology. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in archaeology, linguistic anthropology, biological anthropology, or social anthropology.
Ph.D. Plan B
College of Letters and Science
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Space Available: Mar 15, 2025
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2025
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Sayrar Chansomebath
(530) 752-4147 | schansomebath@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Jeffrey Kahn
jskahn@ucdavis.edu
Department Chair
James Smith
(530) 754-0739 | jsmit@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Nicolas Zwyns
nzwyns@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Advisor: Primary Contact
Jeffrey Kahn
Anthropology
jskahn@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Primary Contact
Nicolas Zwyns
Anthropology
nzwyns@ucdavis.edu
Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor
Sarah Hamid
(530) 752-0650 | shamid@ucdavis.edu
External Fellowship Analyst
Yvette Garcia
ycgarcia@ucdavis.edu