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The Master of Applied Anthropology degree at the University of Maryland is still the only Masters degree of its kind. Many other departments offer a Master of Arts (MA) in anthropology with an applied concentration, but the Maryland degree is unique in its commitment to placing applied theory and practice at its core.

The following list of alumni represents those professional anthropologists who hold this unique MAA degree. Our alumni work in a variety of domains and possess a degree that allows them to move around quite a bit so keeping up to date with this growing list is always a work in progress.

Scroll down the page to view the entire list of alumni, or select a graduation year from the links below:

2004

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Judd Antin

Email: jantin@sims.berkeley.edu

Andrea Berardi

Email: aberardi@fieldmuseum.org

Robert Chidester

Email: rchidest@umich.edu

David Gadsby

Email: dgadsby@anth.umd.edu

Stanley Herman

Email: herman@berkeley.edu

Tamar Johnson

Email: tamar.johnson@sbcglobal.net

Gengsheng Lu

Email: gengshenglv@hotmail.com

Jason Shellenhamer

Email: jshellenhamer@anth.umd.edu

Heather Sims

Email: ger0nimooo@aol.com

Maria Weir

Email: yozing@yahoo.com

2003

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Senta Bennett

Email: sentita@hotmail.com

Melanie Dillard Chansky

Email: m.chansky@att.net

Amy Hardt

Email: ahardt@umd.edu

Meghan McGinnes

Manager, Maritime Museum in Fells Point, Baltimore
Email: mmcginnes@hotmail.com

Benjamin Drerup

Email: bdrerup@msn.com

Karen Rodriguez

Director, CIEE Study Center
Email: karenyeduardo@yahoo.com.mx

Danielle Winner Koontz

Email: daniellekoontz@verizon.net

Jennifer Jo Babiarz

Email: jbabiarz@mail.utexas.edu

Brandon Bies

Email: brandon_bies@nps.gov

Michelle Goodman

Project Researcher, Latin American Cancer Research Coalition
Email: mjg46@georgetown.edu

Casey Schneider

Email: schneider_casey@hotmail.com

2002

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Teresa Moyer

Email: teresasmoyer@yahoo.com

Yan Hong

Email: yhong@jhsph.edu

Rosemary Riel

Email: riel_anth@yahoo.com

Kristofer Beadenkopf

Email: krisbeadenkopf@hotmail.com

Clarissa Bynum

Email: clarissabynum@hotmail.com

Emily Jackson (Griffith)

Email: emjojackson@yahoo.com

Stacy Hockett Sherlock –

Email: shockett77@hotmail.com

Rodolfo Matos

Email: matosrodolfo@hotmail.com

Sara Rivers

Curator of Federal Collections, Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory
Email: rivers@dhcd.state.md.us

2001

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Ashley Aakesson

Mickey Leland-Bill Emerson International Hunger Fellow, Congressional Hunger Center, Washington DC
Email : albatross_ash@yahoo.com

Kelly Arey

Research Specialist, Center for Artistry in Teaching, 1421 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20037

Joy Beasley

Archaeologist, Monocacy Heritage Project, Frederick, Maryland

Didier Devers

Program Associate, Department of Geography, University of Maryland, College Park

Heather Hembry

University of Maryland

Ann Hunter

Program Associate, Great Ape House, Smithsonian National Zoo

Lisa Pfeifer

Research Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park

Amanda Ritchie

Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park

Inga Spurlock

Program Administrator, La Leche League International Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program

2000

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Eric Bergthold

Anindita Choudhury

Jessica Fritz

Email : jfritz@anth.umd.edu

Todd Fry

Email :   tfry@terpalum.umd.edu

Amanda Mason

Program Associate, Western Erie Canal Heritage Corridor (WECHC), New York

Patricia Nelson

Email : maynardandpatnelson@quest-net.com

Matthew Palus

Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park
Email :  homelessrenter@hotmail.com
PhD candidate, Columbia University

Caitlin Phelps

Graduate Assistant, Afro-American Studies Program
2169 Lefrak Hall, College Park, MD 20742
Email : mphelps@anth.umd.edu

Kathleen Rigby

Kelly Scanlon-Admirand

Thunderbird Archaeological Association

Shoshanna Sumka

Quito, Ecuador
Email : ssumka@aol.com

Martha Temkin

National Park Service
Email : MTemkin900@aol.com

Judy Tso

Organizational Development Specialist
Center for Leadership and Organizational Change
1125 Cole Field House
University Of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
(301)405-4487
Fax (301)314-9732
jtso@umd.edu

1999

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Matthew Barranca

Context Research, Baltimore MD
Email : mbarranca@contextresearch.com

Kathleen Browning

Laurie Burgess

Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution
Email : burgess.laurie@nmnh.si.edu

Kojo Johnson

Research Assistant, Howard University

Geraldine Kochan

Email : gkochan@ncmec.org

Paula Miller

Cultural Heritage Researcher Services

Amy Moffat

University of South Florida PhD student
Email : amymoffat@hotmail.com

Katrina Thurman

President, Community Visions, Inc.
Email : katrinathurman@hotmail.com

Mark Wamsley

Research Analyst, Vera Institute of Justice, 377 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10013
Email : mwamsley@vera.org

1998

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Allison Davis

Erika Martin Seabert

Archaeologist , National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service , 1849 C St, NW , Washington, DC 20240

Jennifer Moran

Karl Poonai

Research Associate, The Helix Group, 5801 Allentown Rd, Suite 206, Camp Springs, MD 20746
Email : kpoonai@yahoo.com

Heather Reisinger

Research Associate, University of Maryland, Department of Anthropology, The Anthropology Of Pfiesteria Program
Email : hreising@bss1.umd.edu

Chrystal A. Smith

Debra Stoe

U.S. Justice Department GIS Developer

1997

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

John Buckler

National Park Service, 1849 C St, NW, Washington, DC 20240
Email : broon@concentric.net

Aaron Dabbah

James Harmon

Pursuing Ph.D. in Geography, University of Maryland

Kathleen Lindsay

Email : lindsay@zool.umd.edu

Sydney Reddy

Tara Tetrault

Staff Archaeologist, Maryland-National Capital Parks & Planning Commission

Joanna Walshe

Josephine Wright

Department of Human Services, Australia State Government
Email : j.wright@socialwork.unimelb.edu.au

1996

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Steve Bilicki

Archaeologist, Maryland Historical Trust

Shawn Maloney

Research Associate, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park
Research associate, the Anthropology Of Pfiesteria Program

William McKinney

Pursuing Ph.D. at Temple University Anthropology

Alecia Parker

Elizabeth Rupp

Kirsti Uunila

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, Archaeologist/Historic Preservation Specialist, 10515 Mackall Rd., St. Leonard MD 20678

Jean Waagbo

International Student Advisor, Catonsville Community College

Rachel J. Watkins

Pursuing Ph.D.at UNC Chapel Hill

Elizabeth West

Urban Planner, Anne Arundel County
Email : erwest@erols.com

1995

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Colby Child

Staff Archaeologist, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates

Marian Creveling

Archaeologist, Museum Resource Center, National Park Service, 3300 Hubbard Rd., Landover, MD 20785

Anita Dash

Lori duTrieuille-Beheton

Africare Program Evaluator

Robin Delany-Shabazz

Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency, Program Manager, 633 Indiana Ave. NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20531
Office Phone: (202) 307-9963 Email : delany@ojp.usdoj.gov

Wenonah Hauter

Michael Lucas

Staff Archaeologist, Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, National Historic Register District at Chelsea, 801 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774-8889

Afeefa Syeed

Keith Sturges

University of Miami School of Education, Senior Research Associate
Email : ksturges@juno.com

1994

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Gilda Anroman

Graduate Assistant, Division of Letters and Science, University of Maryland, College Park, and Department of American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Email : ganroman@Glue.umd.edu
ganroman@eng.umd.edu

Thomas Bodor

Staff Archaeologist, URS Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD

Gisele Crawford

North Carolina Client and Community Development Project

Nina Fascione

Defenders of Wildlife, Senior Program Associate, Species Conservation
Office phone: (202) 682-9400 x227
Email : nfascione@defenders.org

Bonnie McManus

TESOL

Owen R. Murdoch

Research Associate, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Ellen Saint Onge

Staff Archaeologist, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates

Lukas Strout

Wauters Sonia

1993

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Katherine Wheaton Duffus

Abdulrahim Elshandawili

Saudi Arabian Embassy, Washington, DC

Lynne Greabell


National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors, Technical Assistance Director
Email : lygreabell@aol.com

Lynn Jones

Staff Archaeologist, John Milner and Associates, 5250 Cherokee Ave, Suite 410, Alexandria, VA 22312
Pursuing a Ph.D. American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park

Sharon Ann McCarthy

Project Manager, Archaeological Assistance Division, National Park Service

Akiko Noguchi

Marisin Thompson

Abigail Turowski

Mary Ann Warner

1992

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Howard Beverly

Pamela Carle

Circle Solutions, Inc., Technical Assistance Coordinator, Tysons Corner, VA
Email : pcarle@prevline.health.org

Vicki Ferguson

Cancer Education & Prevention Office (CEPRO), Research Associate, Howard University, Washington, DC

Marsha Jenakovich

Ethnographer, LTG and Associates (anthropological consulting firm), Takoma Park, MD

Hannah Kaiser Jopling

Pursuing Ph.D. at City University of New York

David Konieczko

Staff Archaeologist, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Frederick, MD

Matthew McNamer

Smithsonian Institution, Museum Technician

Bruce Penner

Institute of Archaeology & Anthropology (SCIAA), Historical Archaeologist, University of South Carolina, SC

Howard Simister

Case Manager, Anchor Mental Health, Washington, DC

Andrea Sincoff

Personnel Trainer, Montgomery County Department of Transportation

Sharon Stowers

Pursuing Ph.D., UMASS, Amherst, Nutrition Education Services International

1991

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Marcial Candido

Youth, Family, and Community Specialist, City of Rockville, MD
Email : mcandido@ci.rockville.md.us

Jennifer Galbraith

Community Health Educator, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Email : jgalbrai@umabnet.ab.umd.edu

Ariana Hernandez-Reguant

Anthropology Department, Haskell Hall, University of Chicago, 5836 S. Greenwood Avenue, Chicago IL, 60637
Email : ahernand@midway.uchicago.edu

Dana Holland

Research Associate, Science Learning, Inc., National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC

Kristin Hunter Lewis

U.S. Enrichment Corporation

Patricia Parkinson

1990

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Stephen Austin

Archaeologist, retired from Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas

Jack Besansky

Don Creveling

Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, National Register Historic District at Chelsea, Archaeology Program Manager, 801 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774-8889

Allison J Morris

Paul Mullins

Indiana University / Purdue University, Assistant Professor
Email : PaulMull@IUPUI.edu
Received Ph.D UMASS-Amherst, 1996

Esther Doyle Read

Office of Planning & Zoning, Anne Arundel County, Assistant County Archaeology

David Scott

Lead Research Evaluator, Department of Planning and Assessment, Tucson Unified School District, 1010 East Tenth Street, Tucson, AZ 85719
Office phone: 520-617-7571
Email : dscott@instmail.tusd.k12.az.us

Priscilla Saulsgiver

Program Director, Residential Youth Services, Takoma Park, MD

Kim Shelsby

Jennifer Anne Stabler

Caesaria Project, University of Maryland

Mark Warner

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844
Email : mwarner@novell.uidaho.edu

1989

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Jeannine Chapelle

Creative Community Solutions, Owner/Managing Director, P.O. Box 18004, Tucson, AZ 85731
Office phone: (520) 320-8902
Email : chapell@azstornet.com

Janet Royce Cohen

Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department, Supervisory Anthropologist, P.O. Box 2096, Window Rock, AZ 86515

Gordon Karim

North Central Regional Education Lab, Project Specialist
Office phone: (708) 218-1050

Flora Laverne Price

1988

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

James Craver

Macro International, Research Associate
Email : jc9627A@american.edu

Helen Hopps

Linda Kaljee

Center for Minority Health Research, Research FacultyUniversity of Maryland at Baltimore, 712 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201

Cynthia Lollar

Laura McGrath

Fannie Mae Foundation, Signature Programs Manager
Office phone: (202)274-8068
Email : lmcgrath@fanniemaefoundation.org

Watkins Anthony

Home Education Livelihood Program, Inc. (HELP), Coordinator Alameda Family Support Program
Office phone: (505 )890-1315

1987

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Hettie Boyce Ballweber

Consultant in cultural resource management

Sandra Tyler

Heads Non-Profit Community Organization in College Park
Email : COPE@bss3.umd.edu

1986

Each person's name is followed by their current position, contact information, if any, and additional notes.

Lysbeth Acuff

Department of Historic Resources, Chief Curator, Center for Archaeological Collections, Richmond, VA 23223
Office phone: (804)786-2121

Mary Felegy

Self Employed, Fair Game Goose Management Services, Inc.
Email : fairgame@bestweb.net

Lisa Lowe

TV Production Company, Research Analyst

Susan Guise Sheridan

Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Office phone: (219) 631-7670
Email : susan.g.sheridan.5@nd.edu
Ph.D. in Bio-anthropology, University of Colorado

Edvard Thorsett

Associate Professor, Shenandoah University
Obtained Ph.D. American Studies, University of Maryland, 1994

Matthew Virta

National Park Service, Historian/ Culture Resource Manager, George Washington Memorial Parkway
Email : matthew_virta@nps.gov


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