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Faculty Profile

Carolyn R Freiwald

Sociology & Anthropology
Associate Professor of Anthropology
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544 Lamar Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-6544
Joined UM: August 16, 2012

Areas of Expertise

  • ANTHROPOLOGY
  • ARCHAEOLOGY, MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
  • HISTORY

Brief Bio

I received my PhD and MS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology, entering graduate school after earning a BA in History and International Relations in the great Badger State. Old buildings and ruins have always fascinated me, so the allure of 19th century buildings eventually turned my curiosity about the past into a job where I get to solve mysteries about ancient people every day. I study ancient Latin American civilizations and have ongoing research projects in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, though I have also worked on archaeology projects in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Romania, Denmark, and the Upper Midwest and Mississippi.

Degrees

BA
History
University of Wisconsin-Madison (1989)
MS
Anthropology
University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004)
PhD
Anthropology
University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011)

Committee Memberships

CETL - Keep Teaching and Learning
Ad Hoc Committee
University Standing Committee

Awards

Dr. Mike L. Edmonds New Scholar Award
2019