Welcome!
This year marks the 26th Annual Richard Frucht Memorial Lecture Series and Student Conference, hosted by the University of Alberta's Association of Graduate Anthropology Students (AGAS).
We welcome you to join colleagues, mentors, students, and friends in Edmonton, March 14-16th, 2018. This year's sub-theme is Biological Anthropology but we aim to provide an inclusive environment for all students to present and discuss their research, engage in professional development, and network between different disciplines and faculties.
Please explore this website for information about Dr. Richard Fruct, our invited speaker, the student conference, and events for the public.
All are welcome to this free event and we encourage all students and members of the public to get involved.
If you want more information, please contact us at frucht@ualberta.ca
Thank you for your interest,
Richard Frucht Memorial Lecture Series Organizing Committee
University of Alberta
Key Collaborators
Supported (in part) by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Alberta
KEYNOTE LECTURE
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRIZE WINNERS
Bryan/Gruhn Award for Anthropological Research Excellence
Winner: Tonya Simpson
Title: Contextualizing the Murder of Anna Mae
Undergraduate Podium Prizes
1st Place Winner: Elsa Van Ankum
Title: Palaeopathological Analysis of Enamel Hypoplasia in a South African Case Study
2nd Place Winner: Riley Edmonds
Title: Food as Culture in the Expanding Roman Empire
Honourable Mentions: Francine Zhou
Graduate Podium Prizes
1st Place Winner: Elizabeth Goldberg
Title: Recent Analyses of Fiber Perishables from Promontory Caves
2nd Place Winner: Ivan Schmatko
Title: Waiting for Europe: Images of the West in the Ukrainian Imaginary
Honourable MEntions: Karl Berendt, Nicole Companiytsev
Undergraduate Poster Prizes
1st Place Winner: Elsa Van Ankum
Title: The Epidemiological Occlusal Transition: How industrialized Diets Affect Dental Alignment
2nd Place Winner: Siera Travis
Title: An Exploration of the Microbiome in Body Decomposition and Utilization in Forensic Anthropology
Honourable Mentions: Dale Fisher, Chenee Merchant, Danielle Lamoureaux
Graduate Podium Prizes
1st Place Winner: Tonya Simpson
Title: Contextualizing the Murder of Anna Mae
1st Place Winner: Christina Poletto
Title: Pollen and Projectile Points: How Palaeoenvironmental Studies Inform Archaeological Research
Honourable Mentions: Erika Sutherland
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Katherine Bishop
Talisha Chaput
Hanna Friedlander
Kevin Laxamana
Helena Ramsaroop
Alexandra Rocca
Kayleigh Watson