Cynthia Taylor
Lecturer
Anthropology
M.A., University of Arizona
Biocultural Anthropology, Human Variation, Primate Ecology
Cynthia Taylor is a biological anthropologist with interests in biocultural approaches to health and disease, human variation and adaptability, and primate behavior and ecology. Since completing her degree in anthropology at the University of Arizona, Cynthia has gained research and field experience through La Suerte Biological Field Station in Costa Rica, the Gwembe Tonga Research Project, the University of Rhode Island's Feinstein Center for a Hunger Free America, and Santa Clara University's Archaeology Lab.
Courses taught: APG 201, APG 350, APG 412
News & Announcements
Anthropology Honor Society
URI Anthropology students have been chartered as the Alpha Rhode Island Chapter of Lamda Alpha, the national anthropology honor society. This is a tribute to the hard work of several students and to the academic excellence of our majors and our faculty. Right now, the recruitment of charter members is underway. If you're interested in being one of the first Lamda Alphas, shoot off an email to Ashley Waggoner for all the details.
The URI Anthropology Society is also up and running. Check out their page too.
Department contacts
Department Chair
C. B. Peters, cbp@uri.edu
Justice, Law & Society Minor Coordinator
Professor Leo Carroll, lcarroll@uri.edu
Administrative Assistant
Theresa Nobile, nobile@uri.edu
