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Research

Our department boasts an active and engaged undergraduate research program. Students gain invaluable experience conducting independent research, analyzing data, and presenting their findings at conferences and Oswego's QUEST. The skills acquired through research lead to successful graduate and professional careers where critical thinking, analytical skills, and the application of theory to practice are necessary. 

Faculty Research Projects

Hominoid origins in a unique paleocommunity: Topernawi Research Project (2021 - present)

Faculty project: Patricia Princehouse

Student research assistants: Rudy Arietta, Josh Winoski

Title: Collaborative Research: Hominoid origins in a unique paleocommunity

Funded by: National Science Foundation (NSF), BCS-Biological Anthropology Division, BCS-2437782 

Media-induced Linguistic Innovations in Chinese Address Terms: 女博士, female PhD. (2022 - present)

Faculty project: Jing Lei

Student research assistant: TBD

 

The Planner's Craft (Zambia) (2020-present)

Faculty project: Rebecca Peters

Student research assistants: Max Cameron '21, Kaleigh Quimby '23

Funded by: Franklin Grant from the American Philosophical Society

Market Development within the Context of Household Exchange and Community Organization

Faculty project: Alanna Ossa 

Student Research Assistants: Mackenzie Schmitt, Rudy Arietta, Jylene Figueroa

Title: Market Development within the Context of Household Exchange and Community Organization

Funded by: National Science Foundation, BCS-Archaeology Division, BCS-2410420, Active: 2025-2027/8

Read about it in Oswego Today and the Palltimes.

 

Student Research Projects

Anthropology CAPSTONE

As part of our major's program of study, our students design their own original research project in a unique two-series course plan, Research Methods and CAPSTONE. Students propose an original project in any of the four subdisciplines (sociocultural, archaeology, biological, or linguistic), and complete a professional research grant during our Research Methods course. In the following CAPSTONE course, they carry out their research project, write a thesis based on their findings, and present their results at Oswego's own undergraduate research symposium QUEST.  

Grants

The Saraydar Undergraduate Research Grant

Designed to support undergraduate student research in the fields of archaeology and biological anthropology. This grant supports and encourages independent undergraduate research activity in anthropology and is open to SUNY Oswego Anthropology majors and minors, who are in their third, or junior, year of study. To apply, see "Student Grants."

Office

Anthropology Department
313 Mahar Hall

Contact

Phone: 315.312.4190
Email: [email protected]