Current LBA Graduate Researchers

Baldi

N. Baldi-Salas
PhD Student
Anthropology

nbaldi@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7-D | (785) 864-2606

Lic..:Anthropology with emphasis in Archeology –University of Costa Rica- 2001 (Summa Cum Laude)
Thesis: Black Creek (Cat: U.C.R. 467): Primeras Interpretaciones Arqueológicas de un Modo de Vida Costero en el Caribe Sur de Costa Rica. 2001
B.A. w/ Honors: Social Anthropology –University of Costa Rica- 1998

Research Areas: Anthropological genetics, Archaeological science, Cultural and Evolutionary Theory, Peopling of the Americas, Population dynamics on the New World Tropics.

Grants and Awards:

  • Stansifer fellowship award, University of Kansas,  2009
  • Carlyle S. Smith Award, Museum of Anthropology, University of  Kansas,  2005
  • Outstanding Service Award, Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas, 2005
  • Graduate Research Travel Award, University of Kansas, Summer 2005
  • Carroll D. Clark Research Award, University of Kansas, Spring 2003, 2005
  • Tinker Summer Field Research Grant, Center for Latin American Studies, KU. 2003, 2007
  • Social Sciences Research Award, Institute of Social Research –ISS-, UCR. 1999
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, research internship, Panama. 1998

Publications:

  • Baldi F. Norberto. (In press).”Early Coastal Adaptations in the Southern Caribbean Region of Costa Rica: Complementary scales of analysis of the Black Creek Site (4000-2500 B.P)”. Edited by: Mauricio Murillo and Adam Menzies. University of Pittsburg Latin American Publications, Pittsburg PA.
  • Baldi F. Norberto (1999). “Moluscos, un aporte a la Arqueología Costarricense”. Cuad. Antropol. /San José, 10,  p. 65- 76,
  • Chávez, Sergio; Fonseca Z. Oscar and Norberto F Baldi. (1996).. “Investigaciones Arqueológicas en la Costa Caribe de Costa Rica, América Central”. Rev. Arq. Am., México. 10:123-161, Enero-Junio.

Presentations:

  • Baldi Norberto F., PE Melton (2009). The Genetic History and Population Dynamics of the Rama Indians from the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Presented at: KU Latin Americanist Graduate Research Competition
  • Baldi Norberto F., PE Melton, R. Barrantes, MH Crawford (2008). “Diversidad de DNA Mitocondrial en Poblaciones Indígenas Vóticas en el Sur de Centroamérica” Presentation at : II Congreso Latinoamericano de Antropología. San José, Costa Rica.
  • Baldi Norberto F., Melton PE (2008). "Historia y Dinámica de las Poblaciones Chibchas: Perspectivas desde la Antropología Genética". Presentation at:  50th Anniversary of University of Kansas and University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
  • Norberto F. Baldi (2000). “Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Black Creek, costa Caribe de Costa Rica”,presented at:III Congreso Centroamericano de Antropología,  Universidad de Panamá, Panamá city.
  • Norberto F. Baldi (1999). “Primer Avance de Investigación Arqueológica en Black Creek, costa Caribe de Costa Rica”. II Congreso Costarricense de Antropología. Dpto. de Antropología, Maestría en Antropología de la Universidad de Costa Rica,  Asociación Antropológica Costarricense (ASOAC).
  • Norberto F. Baldi (1997). “Aportes de la Antropología y la Arqueología en la comprensión de la diversidad cultural en Costa Rica”. Presented at:Escuela de Agronomía de la Región del Trópico Húmedo (EARTH), Costa Rica.
  • Norberto F. Baldi (1997). “Investigaciones Arqueológicas en el Caribe de Costa Rica”. Presented at: Jornadas de Investigación de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
  • Norberto F. Baldi, Sergio Chavez (1997). ”Reporte de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en el Sitio Palo Blanco”. Proyecto: Actividades Humanas Antiguas en el Parque Nacional Palo Verde. Presented at: II Jornadas de Investigación de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
  • Oscar Fonseca Zamora, Sergio Chávez, Norberto F. Baldi (1995). “Primer informe de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en la costa Atlántica de Costa Rica”. Presented at: I Congreso Científico de Pueblos Indígenas de Costa Rica y sus Fronteras, UNED, Costa Rica.
  • Norberto F. Baldi (1992). “City-Rural Links in Environmental education". Second International Ecological City Conference, Adelaide, Australia.


Beaty

K.G. Beaty
PhD Student
Anthropology

kgbeaty@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7-E | (785) 864-4172

M.A.: Anthropology – University of Kansas, Lawrence – 2009
Thesis: Finding the “Scot” in the Scottish-American: An Investigation of Scottish Identity through Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome Markers
B.A.: Anthropology – University of Missouri, Columbia - 2002
B.S.: Biology –University of Missouri, Columbia - 2002

Research Areas: Human origins and genetic diversity, Impact of disease (present and past) on culture and adaptability, Genetic epidemiology

Grants and Awards:

  • University of Kansas Center for Research Travel Grant, Spring 2009
  • Carroll D. Clark Research Award, University of Kansas, Fall 2006

Presentations:

  • KG Beaty & ML Mealey (2010) Scottish Identity in an American Melting Pot: Insights from mtDNA and the Y-chromosome. Poster presented at the Human Migration Conference, University of Kansas on March 1st, 2010.
  • KG Beaty & ML Mealey. (2009) Finding the Scot in the Scottish-American: Examination of ethnic identity through the Y-chromosome (Abstract). Poster presented at the 78th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropolgy, Chicago, Illinois
  • ML Mealey-Ferrara, KG Beaty, MH Crawford (2007) Scottish clan mating, marriage and migration customs: a study of Scottish-American identity and mitochondrial lineages. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Human Biological Association.


Boyd

Jacob Boyd
M.A. Student
Anthropology

jtboyd@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7 | (785) 864-4172

B.A.: English -University of North Texas - 2009

Research Areas: Genetic Epidemiology, Nutritional Epidemiology, Anthropological Genetics, Peopling of the Americas (Siberia, Beringia, and Alaska Populations)

Grants and Awards:

  • Carroll D. Clark Research Award, University of Kansas, Fall 2011

Presentations:

  • JT Boyd Jacob T Boyd, James H Mielke (2012). "Seasonality of Infectious Disease in Aland, Finland." Poster presentation at the 81st annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology.


Graf

O.M. Graf
PhD Student
Anthropology

omgraf@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7-D | (785) 864-2606

M.A.: Physical Anthropology – University of Kansas, Lawrence – 2010
Thesis: Surname Distributions, Origins, and their Association with Y-chromosome Markers in the Aleutian Archipelago
B.A.: Anthropology - Northern Arizona University - 2004 (Magna Cum Laude)

Research Areas: Genetic Epidemiology, Anthropological Genetics, Peopling of the Americas (Aleutian & Chibchan populations), Surname & Y-chromosome frequencies

Grants and Awards:

  • Walter and Louise Buell Graduate Scholarship: 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011
  • Carroll D. Clark Research Award, University of Kansas: Spring, 2008; Spring, 2009; Spring, 2010; Fall, 2011
  • University of Kansas Center for Research Travel Grant: Spring, 2009
  • Texas Biomedical Research Institute Travel Award: Fall, 2007
  • MCPO Ken E. Blair Scholarship: 2007
  • NWCA Mary Paolozzi Scholarship: 2007
  • Student Paper Award: “An Ethnographic study of Taxi Drivers in Flagstaff, Arizona”, Southwestern Anthropological Association: Spring 2003
  • Virgil & Clarine Gillenwater Scholarship: 2003
  • Student Travel Award, Northern Arizona University: Spring, 2001; Spring, 2003

Publications:

  • OM Graf, Mark Zlojutro, Rohina Rubicz, Michael H. Crawford (2010) “Surname Distributions and their Association with Y-chromosome Markers in the Aleutian Islands” Human Biology 82 (5-6): 745-757.

Presentations:

  • OM Graf, John Mitchell, Stephen Wilcox, Gregory Livshits, Michael H. Crawford (2010) “Chuvash Origins: Evidence from mtDNA Markers” Poster presentation given at 79 th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Albuquerque, NM
  • OM Graf, Mark Zlojutro, Rohina Rubicz , and MH Crawford (2010) “Surname origin and distribution in the Aleutian Archipelago: Evidence from Ychromosome markers and historical accounts” Poster presentation given at the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Migration, Lawrence, K
  • OM Graf, Mark Zlojutro, Rohina Rubicz, and MH Crawford (2009) "Geographical Distribution of Surnames in the Aleutian Archipelago: Evidence from Y-Chromosome Markers " Poster presentation given at 78th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Chicago, IL
  • OM Graf (2003) “Ethnography on Cab Drivers” Podium presentation given at the 74th annual meeting of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, Bakersfield, CA
  • OM Graf (2001) “Education in Anthropology” Podium presentation given at the 72th annual meeting of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, San Diego, CA


Johnson

S.M. Johnson
M.A. Student
Anthropology

smjohnson@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7 | (785) 864-4172

B.A.: Anthropology. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2009)
B.A.:Spanish. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2009)

Research Areas: Anthropological genetics, paleoanthropology and paleopathology, forensic anthropology, Health and Disease, Latin America, Europe, and the Mediterranean.

Presentations:

  • SM Johnson (2010). Society for Applied Anthropology. Merida, Mexico. "I Think I'm Covered. Attitudes about Access to Healthcare and Medical Insurance among Undergraduate College Students." 2010.
  • SM Johnson (2009). Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology. Quebec, Canada. "The Role of aDNA in Infectious Disease Identification."


Krawczak

C. Krawczak
PhD Student
Genetics

phillipscann@yahoo.com | Lippincott Hall, #7-C | (785) 864-4172

B.S.: Biomedical Science, Anthropology; minor in Chemistry

Research Areas: Current research includes examination of population origins in the Caribbean region utilizing mtDNA and Y-chromosome markers.

Grants and Awards:

  • Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (2004)

Publications:

  • C Phillips Krawczak, EJ Devor, M Zlojutro, and MH Crawford 2006 mtDNA variation in the Kizhi population of Gorno Altai: A comparative study. Hum Biol. Aug;78(4):477-94. Abstract | PDF

Presentations:

  • C Phillips Krawczak, MH Crawford (2006) Origins of the Carib populations of St. Vincent incent Island, Belize, and Dominica. Poster Presentation 31st annual meeting of the Human Biology Association, Anchorage, AL
  • C Phillips Krawczak, Intrapopulation and Interpopulation Analyses of the Altai Village of Mendur-Sokkon. Genetics Program Graduate Student Seminar Series. Lawrence, KS, June 2003.
  • C Phillips Krawczak, Using mtDNA to Trace the Dispersion of Modern Humans. Genetics Program Graduate Student Seminar Series. Lawrence, KS, May 2002.
  • C Phillips Krawczak, Zygote Rescue: A Case Study Utilizing Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization


Phillips

D.L. Phillips
PhD Student
Anthropology

dphill@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7 | (785) 864-4172

M.S.: Physical Anthropology - University of New Mexico May - 2009
M.A.: Physical Anthropology - University of Arkansas August - 2005
Thesis: Bioarchaeology of Tel Ibrahim Awad
B.A.: Anthropology - University of Arkansas May - 2003

Research Areas: Anthropological genetics, epigenetics, genetic epidemiology, genetics of auto-immune diseases.

Grants and Awards:

  • Dean's List University of Arkansas 2004
  • Dean's List University of Arkansas 2003

Publications:

  • DL Phillips, Jerome C. Rose, and Willem M. van Haarlem 2010 “Bioarchaeology of Tell Ibrahim Awad” IN Egypt and the Levant 19, pg. 157-210


Theyab

J. Theyab
PhD Student
Anthropology

theyabj@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7 | (785) 864-4172

B.A.: Anthropology - Kuwait University
M.A.: Anthropology - University of Kansas (2010)

Research Areas: Indigenous Kuwaiti Population Structure, Anthropological Genetics.




Vang

J.S. Vang
M.A. Student

j812v495@ku.edu | Lippincott Hall, #7 | (785) 864-4172

B.A.: Anthropology - Indiana University - 2010
B.A.: International Studies - Indiana University - 2006
Thesis: Italian Migration

Research Areas: Hmong Population, Anthropological Genetics, Global Patterns of Genetic and Cultural Variation, Proto-languages, Inter/Intra-Generational Conflict, Genetic Epidemiology.

Awards:

  • Dean’s List, Indiana University: 2008-2009
  • Honorable Mention, Indiana University: 2003-2004
  • Honor Roll, Indiana University: 2002-2003
  • National Deans List: 2002

Presentations

  • JS Vang, Cultural Influences on the Migration of People: A case study of two Hmong populations in Asia, presented at the 1st International Human Migration Conference: 2010
  • JS Vang, Hmong Textiles: Female Cultural Inheritance through Traditional Artisanship, presented at the Indiana University Anthropology Graduate Student Association’s Spring Symposium, “Self and Society”: 2009


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