Theses/Dissertations from 2025
In their own words: exploring the political lives of women legislators in Guam, Sarah G. Elmore-Hernandez
A zooarchaeological analysis of far-north Goldrush-era sites, Amelia M. Jansen
Culturally responsive teaching practices at West Valley High School, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Connor Lehmkuhl
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Ballad of the Laablaaqs: the relational worlds of Sámi reindeer herders in Alaska, Varpu Lotvonen
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Preserving reflections of ourselves: the past, present, and future of Alaska's museums, Angela J. Linn
Indigenous self-determination in co-production of knowledge, Margaret Hope Rudolf
An odontometric biodistance analysis of the Rong and the A'chik, Mary Ashley Stough
Chukchi communities of the Bering Strait region, a hundred years after Bogoras, Eduard Zdor
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Sled dogs as gifts. An ethnography of dog exchanges among kennels in Alaska., Allison K. Cruz
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Northern Dene astronomical and sky-related knowledge: a comparative anthropological study, Chris M. Cannon
The visual language of Turkish roman dance, Bethan J. Carter
Human paleoecology from the late glacial to early holocene, Tangle Lakes, Alaska, Audra J. Darcy
Contextualizing the development of coastal adaptations in postglacial Southeast Alaska, Nicholas S. Schmuck
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Yup'ik relationships of qiluliuryaraq (processing intestine), Ellen Carrlee
A study of variation among side-notched bifaces from northern archaic sites in Alaska, Kaitlyn N. Fuqua
Zooarchaeological analysis at 49-RAT-32: historical ecology and maritime subsistence in the late Aleutian period, Kevin M. Sippel
Ethnoarchaeology of the middle Tanana Valley, Alaska, Gerad M. Smith
Human and ecological responses to the Northern White River Ash eruption, Holly A. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Exploring the impact of culture in strengthening the stewardship of compact funds in the Federated States of Micronesia: a convergent parallel mixed methods design, Zenaida Asuncion-Nace
Faunal analysis of the historic component at Healy Lake Village site, Interior Alaska, Hilary A. Hilmer
Faunal and lithic analyses from the Matcharak Peninsula site (AMR-00196) northern archaic context: Lake Matcharak, Central Brooks Range, Alaska, Joseph W. Keeney
Prehistoric toolstone procurement and land use in the Tangle Lakes Region, central Alaska, Brooks A. Lawler
The taming of the stew: humans, reindeer, caribou and food systems on the southwestern Seward Peninsula, Alaska, Odin Tarka Miller
Salmon, cosmology, and identity in Elim, Alaska, Julie M. Raymond-Yakoubian
Indigenous archaeological approaches to artifact and household analysis at precolonial Yup'ik village Temyiq Tuyuryaq (Old Togiak), Dougless I. Skinner
Sea change, know fish: catching the tales of fish and men in Cordova, Alaska, Emilie S. Springer
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Reindeer, dogs, and horses among the Tozhu reindeer herder-hunters in the Siberian taiga, Tayana Arakchaa
Haa léelk'w hás ji.eetí, our grandparents' art: a study of master Tlingit artists, 1750-1989, Zachary R. Jones
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Natural histories of Yup'ik memoirs, Caroline R. Crecelius
Subsistence and commercial fisheries through the lenses of culture and economy in three coastal Alaskan communities, Davin L. Holen
A metric investigation of the cranial base and vertebrae among extant African homininae: discrimination across posturo-locomotory complexes, David Alexander Lukaszek
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Ancient Celts: myth, invention or reality? Dental affinities among continental and non- continental Celtic groups, Mallory J. Anctil
Sex estimation in forensic anthropology: a test of the Klales et al. (2012) method with implications of asymmetry, Sandra J. Call
Paleoethnobotany in Interior Alaska, Caitlin R. Holloway
Holocene volcanism and human occupation in the middle Susitna River Valley, Alaska, Katherine M. Mulliken
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A reconstruction of steppe bison mobility in the Yukon-Tanana uplands and implications for prehistoric human behavior, Crystal L. Glassburn
Functional comparisons between formal and informal tools sampled from the Nenana and the Denali assemblages of the Dry Creek Site, Patrick T. Hall
Wrestling, archery, and horse racing in Buryatia: traditional sports competitions and social change, Stefan Krist
Exploring the relationship between diet and osteoporosis in medieval Portugal using stable isotope analysis, Sharla Ann Luxton
Visual artists experiencing nature: examining human-environment relationships, Amy Lynn Wiita
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Caries differences among Sub-Saharan Africans, Fawn Carter
Parasites and skeletal indicators of anemia in the eastern United States, Erin Dinneen
Balancing life: perceptions and practices of health among young adult Yup'ik women, Cecilie R. Ebsen
Molar size and shape in the estimation of biological affinity: a comparison of relative cusp locations using geometric morphometrics and interlandmark distances, Michael W. Kenyhercz
Toolstone procurement in middle-late Holocene in the Kodiak archipelago and the Alaska Peninsula, Devon Rains
Caries prevalence in ancient Egyptians and Nubians, Konstantine Triambelas
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Social benefits and cultural consequences of basketball in Alaska, Andreas Droulias
Lithic analysis at the Mead Site, Central Alaska, Allison A. Little
Taphonomic Analysis Of Fish Remains From The Mink Island Site (Xmk-030): Implications For Zooarchaeological And Stable Isotopic Research, Holly J. Mckinney
The legacy of shamans? Structural and cognitive perspectives of prehistoric symbolism in the Bering Strait region, Feng Qu and 枫 曲
Social life and ritual practices in an Alaskan Pentecostal community (The First Assembly of God, Fairbanks), Nickole Kathren Robarge
Integrating climate change with human land use patterns: archaeology of Butte Lake Northeast, Michael L. Wendt
Why are Lorino and Sireniki so different? Exploring communities through festivals, language use, and subsistence practices in contemporary Chukotka, Oxana Yashchenko and Оксана Ященко
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Regional variation in mandibular morphology in the prehistoric Japanese populations of the Jōmon and Okhotsk, Rogelio A. Arenas
Contemporary Inuit political identity and transnational processes, Cori D. Bender
Thule Plant And Driftwood Use At Cape Espenberg, Alaska, Laura J. Crawford
Population continuity or replacement at ancient Lachish? A dental affinity analysis in the Levant, Clarissa R. Dicke-Toupin
Liitukut Sugpiat'Stun (We Are Learning How To Be Real People): Exploring Kodiak Alutiiq Literature Through Core Values, Alisha Susana Drabek
Health And Empires: Implications For Political Development On The Health Of The Inhabitants Of Great Moravia (9Th--10Th Centuries), Megan Michelle Ellicott
Diet and affinity from the middle neolithic to early bronze age, Estremadura, Portugal: a comparison of human dental remains from Feteira II and Bolores, Briana Christa Horwath
Site Formation Processes And Environmental Reconstruction At The Mink Island Archaeological Site (Xmk-030), Katmai National Park And Preserve, Alaska, Alison Dawn Laybolt
Losing Ground: An Ethnography Of Vulnerability And Climate Change In Shishmaref, Alaska, Elizabeth K. Marino
Highland Hunters: Prehistoric Resource Use In The Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Gerad M. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Archaeology at Teklanika West (HEA-001): an upland archaeological site, central Alaska, Samuel C. Coffman
Micromorphology, Site Spatial Variation And Patterning, And Climate Change At The Mead Site (Xbd-071): A Multi-Component Archaeological Site In Interior Alaska, Phoebe J. Gilbert
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Maybe An Answer Is In There: Life Story In Dialogue, Jennifer L. Carroll
Dew Line Passage: Tracing The Legacies Of Arctic Militarization, Stacey A. Fritz
Skin Drums, Squeeze Boxes, Fiddles And Phonographs: Musical Interaction In The Western Arctic, Late 18Th Through Early 20Th Centuries, Paul R. Krejci
Imaging And Imaginings Of Hawaiianness In The Contemporary Hawaiian Islands, Ashley Meredith
Landscape Structure And Terrain-Based Hunting Range Models: Exploring Late Prehistoric Land Use In The Nutzotin Mountains, Southcentral Alaska, Jody J. Patterson
Regulating Hunting: Subsistence And Governmentality In The Central Kuskowkim Region, Alaska, Susan B. Vanek
Come On Ugzruk, Let Me Win: Experience, Relationality, And Knowing In Kigiqtaamiut Hunting And Ethnography, Josh Wisniewski
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Sugpiaq Russian Orthodoxy---Conceptual Analogy In Religious Syncretism In Nanwalek Alaska, Medea Csoba Dehass
Places of significance in Itelmen country: sacredness, nostalgia and identity in Kamchatka, Russia, Tatiana S. Degai
Mapping moose: moose as a proxy for humans in the mapping of stable isotope values in the Tanana Valley, Alaska for forensic purposes, Kathryn K. Dewey
Bone As A Biomarker Of Mercury Exposure In Prehistoric Arctic Human Populations: Initial Method Validation Using Animal Models, Carrin M. Halffman
Seasons Out Of Balance: Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability, And Sustainable Adaptation In Interior Alaska, Shannon Michele Mcneeley
Evaluating And Designing Urban Food Systems: The Role Of Local Initiatives, Alison Maria Meadow
Nuniwarmiut Land Use, Settlement History And Socio-Territorial Organization, 1880--1960, Kenneth L. Pratt
Historical archaeology of Marion Creek, Alaska: placer gold mining and the capitalist world-system, James W. Whitney
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Suffering, Pity, and Pride: Complexities of the Russian-American adoption relationship from the early 1990's to 2007, Andrea K. Neighbors
Indigenous Emotional Economies In Alaska: Surviving Youth In The Village, Stacy Michelle Rasmus
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Whence these farmers?: El pantano bioarchaeology and the advent of agriculture in West Mexico, Nicholas S. Corduan
Exchange and interaction in western Aleutian prehistory: the efficacy of geochemical analysis of lithic raw material procurement on Amchitka Island, Nicholas P. Jew
Weapon, Toy, Or Art? The Eskimo Yo-Yo As A Commodified Artic Bola And Marker Of Cultural Identity, Alysa J. Klistoff
Coming out of the foodshed: change and innovation in rural Alaskan food systems, Philip A. Loring
Maiyumerak Creek: late prehistoric subsistence and seasonality in northwest Alaska, Scott Shirar
In quest of authentic Yup'ik art: concepts of tradition, Katrin A. Simon
How The Devils Went Deaf: Ethnomycology, Cuisine, And Perception Of Landscape In The Russian North, Sveta Yamin-Pasternak
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Diet And Dental Health In Predynastic Egypt: A Comparison Of Hierakonpolis And Naqada, Tammy Renee Greene
Shadow Networks: Border Economies, Informal Markets, And Organized Crime In Vladivostok And The Russian Far East, Tobias Holzlehner
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Imagining Ityoppia: Ethiopian diaspora and Rastafarianism, Esther Sellassie Antohin
Osteological stress markers and habitual behaviors: analyzing the connection at Hierakonpolis, Egypt, Nora Lee Denton
Negotiating the languages of landscape: place naming and language shift in an Inupiaq community, Elizabeth K. Marino
Site Structure And Organization In Central Alaska: Archaeological Investigations At Gerstle River, Ben Austin Potter
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Stories Find You: Narratives Of Place In A Central Yup'ik Community, Holly M. Cusack-Mcveigh
"We dance because we are Iñupiaq", Iñupiaq dance in Barrow: performance and identity, Hiroko Ikuta