Recent Student Awards
Degree Accomplishments
Ph.D. Completion
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) | Dissertation Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Nicole Naar | Human Behavioral Ecology | Borgerhoff Mulder, M. | "Pescando la Pinata": Testing Cooperation Theory and Method in a Fishing Commons |
2018 | Peter Stamos | Paleoanthropology | Weaver, T.D. | On the Ontogeny of the Hominoid Distal Femoral Metaphysical Surface: Towards Reconstructing the Locomotor Behavior of the Dikika Child |
2018 | Gregory Burns | Archaeology | Eerkens, J. W. | Evolution of Shell Bead Money in Central California: An Isotopic Approach |
Advancement to Doctoral Candidacy
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
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2019 | Erika Ebel | Archaeology | Darwent, C. M. |
2019 | Giulia Gallo | Paleoanthropology | Steele , T. E. & Zwyns, N. |
2019 | Bryna Hull | Archaeology | Eerkens, J.W. |
2019 | Corey Johnson | Paleoanthropology | Zwyns, N. |
2019 | Carter Loftus | Primatology | Crofoot, M. C. |
2019 | Meredith Lutz | Primatology | Caillaud, D. |
2019 | Sara Watson | Paleoanthropology | Steele , T. E. & Zwyns, N. |
2019 | Alexander Vining | Primatology | Crofoot, M. C. |
2018 | Neetha Iyer | Primatology | Caillaud, D. |
Capstone Completion
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
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2019 | Chelsea Cataldo-Ramirez | Paleoanthropology | Weaver, T.D. |
2019 | Jill Eubanks | Archaeology | Eerkens, J. W. |
2018 | Patricia McNeill | Paleoanthropology | Steele, T.E. |
External Fellowship, Grants, and Awards
2020
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) | Fellowship/Grant/Award |
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2020 |
Luis Flores Blanco |
Archaeology |
Eerkens, J.W. |
Carlos Brignardelo Grant (IFEA) |
2020 |
Patricia J. McNeil |
Paleoanthropology |
Steele, T. |
DHI Research Cluster Grant |
2020 |
Erika Ebel |
Archaeology |
Darwent, C. |
Graduate Research Award, UC Davis Graduate Studies Frank McArthur Fellowship, UC Davis External Grants |
2019
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) | Fellowship/Grant/Award |
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2019 |
Candice Ralston |
Archaeology |
Eerkens, J. W. |
NSF-DDIRG: "Investigating Postmarital Residence Practices in Central California using Isotopic Chemistry in Human Skeletal Tissues." |
2019 |
Candice Ralston |
Archaeology |
Eerkens, J. W. |
Sacramento Archeological Society Scholarship |
2019 |
Curtis Atkisson |
Human Behavioral Ecology |
Borgerhoff Mulder, M. |
Complex Systems Society Young Researchers Bridge Grant |
2019 |
Giulia Gallo |
Paleoanthropology |
Steele, T. E. & Zwyns, N. |
Belgian American Educational Foundation grant |
2019 |
Jill Eubanks |
Archaeology |
Eerkens, J. W. |
Sacramento Archeological Society Scholarship |
2019 |
Naomi Martisius |
Paleoanthropology |
Steele, T. E. |
Fulbright |
2019 |
Peiqi Zhang |
Paleoanthropology |
Zwyns, N. |
Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellowship Sacramento Archeological Society Scholarship |
2019 |
Susan Lagle |
Paleoanthropology |
Steele, T. E. |
Leakey Foundation Research Grant Sacramento Archeological Society Scholarship |
2018
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) | Fellowship/Grant/Award |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
Patricia McNeill |
Paleoanthropology |
Steele, T. E. |
NSF-Graduate Research Fellowship (2018-21) |
2018 |
Erika Ebel |
Archaeology |
Darwent, C. M. |
Alaska Anthropological Association Student Travel Award |
2018 |
Jason Miszaniec |
Archaeology |
Darwent, C. M. |
North Pacific Research Board Graduate Student Research Award (2018-19) |
2018 |
Neetha Iyer |
Primatology |
Caillaud, D. |
Morris Animal Foundation Grant |
2018 |
Nicole Naar |
Human Behavioral Ecology |
Borgerhoff Mulder, M. |
EAS Student Award |
2018 |
Sara Watson |
Paleoanthropology |
Steele, T. E. |
NSF-Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) – Australia (2018-19) |
Department and Campus Awards
Crook Research Award
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Nicole Naar | Human Behavioral Ecology | Borgerhoff Mulder, M. |
2018 | Curtis Atkisson | Human Behavioral Ecology | Borgerhoff Mulder, M. |
Kautz Family Award
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Kirk Schmitz | Archaeology | Eerkens, J. W. |
2019 | Peiqi Zhang | Paleoanthropology | Zwyns, N. |
Rodman-Mitani Award
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Grace Davis | Primatology | Crofoot, M. C. |
2019 | Neetha Iyer | Primatology | Caillaud, D. |
Evolutionary Wing Summer Fellowship
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
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2019 | Dana Al-Hindi | Population Genetics | Henn, B. M. |
2019 | Meredith Carlson | Paleoanthropology | Zwyns, N. |
2019 | Sonya Crocker | Paleoanthropology | Zwyns, N. |
2019 | Erika Ebel | Archaeology | Darwent, C. M. |
2019 | Jill Eubanks | Archaeology | Eerkens, J. W. |
2019 | Luis Flores Blanco | Archaeology | Haas, W. R. |
2019 | Edgar Huerta | Archaeology | Eerkens, J. W. |
2019 | Patricia McNeill | Paleoanthropology | Steele, T. E. |
2019 | Jessica Morales | Archaeology | Eerkens, J. W. |
2019 | Kirk Schmitz | Archaeology | Eerkens, J. W. |
2019 | Peiqi Zhang | Paleoanthropology | Zwyns, N. |
UC Davis Provost's Dissertation Year Fellowship
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Mayowa Adegboyega | Paleoanthropology | Weaver, T. D. |
2019 | Grace Davis | Primatology | Crofoot, M. C. |
UC Davis Graduate Studies Travel Award
Year | Student Name | Area of Specialization | Advisor(s) |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Jason Miszaniec | Archaeology | Darwent, C. M. |
Publications
- Davis, G. H., Crofoot, M. C., & Farine, D. R. (2018). Estimating the robustness and uncertainty of animal social networks using different observational methods. Animal Behaviour, 141, 29-44. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.04.012
- Blanco, L. F. (2018). Lugares, monumentos, ancestros: Arqueologías de paisajes andinos y lejanos (Places, monuments, and ancestors: archaeologies of Andean landscapes of the distant past). Lima, Perú: Avqi Ediciones.
- Smith, K. N., Vellanoweth, R. L., Sholts, S. B., & Wärmländer, S. K. (2018). Residue analysis, use-wear patterns, and replicative studies indicate that sandstone tools were used as reamers when producing shell fishhooks on San Nicolas Island, California. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 20, 502-505. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.05.011
- Zhang, X. L., B. B. Ha, S. J. Wang, Z. J. Chen, J. Y. Ge, H. Long, W. He, W. Da, X. M. Nian, M. J. Yi, X. Y. Zhou, P. Q. Zhang, Y. S. Jin, O. Bar-Yosef, J. W. Olsen, and X. Gao. (2018). The earliest human occupation of the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau 40 thousand to 30 thousand years ago. Science, 362(6418), 1049-1051. doi:10.1126/science.aat8824
- Zwyns, N., Paine, C. H., Tsedendorj, B., Talamo, S., Fitzsimmons, K. E., Gantumur, A., Guunii, L., Davakhuu, O. Flas, D., Dogandžić, T., Doerschner, N., Welker, F., Gilliam, J. C., Bakhtiary, R. S., Allshouse, A. F., Smith, K. N., Khatsenovich, A. M., Rybin, E. P., Byambaa, G., Hublin, J.-J. (2019). The Northern Route for Human dispersal in Central and Northeast Asia: New evidence from the site of Tolbor-16, Mongolia. Scientific Reports, 9(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47972-1
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