Anthropology Alumni Profiles and News
- Britany Simmons
- Carmen Mosley-Sims
- Amanda Parker
- Phillip McMath (Archaeology)
- Parker Taylor
- Samantha Smith, Forensic Autopsy Technician
- Lily Valibaba (career in innovative Education)
- Mackie O’Hara (pursuing a Paleoanthropology PhD)
A sampling of the jobs held by UA Little Rock graduates with a BA in Anthropology:
- Forensic Autopsy Technician
- Museum Specialist, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum
- Executive Director at Arkansas Humanities Council
- Assistant Curator, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock
- State Cultural Resources Manager, Military Department of Arkansas
- Assistant Registrar, Old State House Museum
- Development Associate, Clinton Presidential Center
- Clinical Research Technologist, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at UAMS
- Staff Archaeologist, Sul Ross State University Center for Big Bend Studies
- Instructional Designer at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- 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
- Our graduates have held many positions at Flat Earth Archeology, LLC including Lab Tech, Senior Technical Editor/Field Archeologist, Crew Chief, Vice-President of Operations, Project Manageer
- Recruitment Coordinator, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas
- Environmental Specialist, Arkansas Department of Health
- Director of Interactive Media, Artifact Design
- Development Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Arkansas Foodbank Data Projects Officer
- General Manager, The Computer Studio Inc.
- High School Teacher of Anthropology
- Legislative Analyst, Arkansas House of Representatives
- Tribal Cultural Resources Monitor
- Investigator, Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission
- Forensic Technician. Missing and unidentified persons coordinator
- Development Director, Quapaw Quarter Association
- Pipeline Safety Specialist, Arkansas Public Service Commission
- Reference Librarian and Young Adult Librarian
- K-12 teachers
- Archaeologists with various private cultural resources management firms nationwide
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)
- Cultural Resources Specialist at Garcia and Associates
- 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, MPS 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
- MA in Social Work
- MA in Education in learning systems technology