Anthropology Alumni Profiles
A sampling of the jobs held by UA Little Rock graduates with a BA in Anthropology:
- Forensic Autopsy Technician
- Assistant Registrar, Old State House Museum
- Clinical Research Technologist, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at UAMS
- Staff Archaeologist, Sul Ross State University Center for Big Bend Studies
- Staff member at Women’s Project, a Little Rock nonprofit organization
- Archaeological Field Technician, Wilbur Smith Associates
- Program Manager of Leadership Development Unit, Winrock International, Brazil
- Archaeologist Technician III, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates
- Executive Director, Fundación con los Niños (JUNONI)
- Membership and Activities Coordinator for the Quapaw Quarter Association
- Sales Manager, Golden Eagle of Arkansas
- Environmental Specialist, Arkansas Department of Health
- Director of Interactive Media, Artifact Design
- General Manager, The Computer Studio Inc.
- Legislative Analyst, Arkansas House of Representatives
- Investigator, Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission
- Pipeline Safety Specialist, Arkansas Public Service Commission
- Reference Librarian and Young Adult Librarian
- K-12 teachers
- Archaeologists with various private cultural resources management firms
Positions held by UA Little Rock students who majored in anthropology and went on to gain a MA in Anthropology or a related field:
- Archaeologist and Section 106 Manager, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (A Division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage)
- Part-time instructor at a community college
- Full-time anthropology instructor
Jobs held by UA Little Rock students who majored in anthropology and also have a law degree:
• Elbow Law Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Arkansas
• Attorney Specialist, Arkansas Department of Human Services
Advanced degrees our anthropology graduates have pursued or are currently pursuing:
- Ohio State University, PhD in Anthropology
- University of Georgia, PhD in Anthropology
- University of Edinburgh, PhD in Archaeology
- University of New Mexico, Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology
- University of Arkansas, PhD in Environmental Dynamics
- Ph.D. in History
- UAMS, MD
- Louisiana State University, medical residency in surgery
- University of Maryland, Dual MA in Applied Anthropology and Historic Preservation
- University College London, MA in Human Evolution and Behaviour
- City University of New York, MA in Labor Studies
- University of Chicago, MA in Social Sciences
- Ohio State University, MA in Anthropology
- Sonoma State University, MA in Cultural Resources Management
- University of Edinburgh, MA in Archaeology
- Vermont School of Fine Arts, MFA in Writing
- Northern Arizona University, MA in Anthropology
- Louisiana State University, MLS (Master’s in Library Information Science)
- Clinton School, MA in Public Service
Advanced Degrees at UA Little Rock pursued by our Anthropology alumni:
- MA in Public History
- MA in Public Administration
- MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
- MA in Professional and Technical Writing
