Department of Geography and Anthropology at Kennesaw State University

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The Geography and Anthropology Welcome Back Cookout full of conversation and laughs. A great time for all!

Good luck on your future endeavors .tarrant. The Department of Geography and Anthropology will miss you!

Come see the Student Anthropology and Geography Clubs on the Campus Green today 11-2PM

Come see us today at the Extreme Student Involvement Fair 11-2pm Marietta Camus

Join us Thursday August 22 at 12:30 for the GA Welcome Back Cookout! We'll offer delicious meat and vegetarian options for all. Come hang out with your friends, professors, advisor, and our amazing staff at the gazebo outside the Social Sciences building.

Congratulations to Dr. Paul N. McDaniel and Dr. Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez on their new edited book, "Integration and Receptivity in Immigrant Gateway Metro Regions in the United States." This interdisciplinary volume explores the evolving experiences of immigrant settlement, integration, and receptivity across 14 fascinating case study metropolitan regions! Learn more about the book here: https://radow.kennesaw.edu/geoanth/about/news/posts/2024-07-11_mcdanielrodriguezeditedbook.php



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Our GSS student, Nguyet Le, won the 2nd place in the GGA (Georgia Geospatial Association) 2024 Virtual Map Competition with the poster entitled "Spatial Associations of Lung Cancer Rates with Health, Socioeconomic, Environmental Factors in Georgia, USA". It is the product of her DAR (Directed Applied Research) project supervised by Dr. Jun Tu in spring. Congratulations! Nguyet!

Please see the details of the award from this link: https://map-competition-2024-gageospatial.hub.arcgis.com/, and the details of this project from this link: https://arcg.is/14aXvL0.

The Material Life of Museums class visited 8 museums and met with 23 museum professionals to learn about museum careers. Thanks to everyone at Carlos Museum, Fernbank Museum, Tellus Science Museum, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Etowah Indian Mounds, KSU Archives, KSU Rare Books Museum, KSU Museum of History and Holocaust Education, KSU Zuckerman Museum!

Come visit the Department of Geography and Anthropology this summer to see what Tony Bones. “T-bone” is up to. Help us with new ideas for him!

Thank you to Columbus Georgia Police Department for loaning us Sgt. Nicholas for the day! Our field school participants learned how their department locates and recovers deceased individuals to return them to their families and honor the dead by using the highest standards in scientific training! Columbus Georgia Police Department

First week of the 2024 Maymester is underway! Students in Dr. Gooding's Forensic Anthropology Field Techniques learned to identify human and animals bones, detect burials, and map scattered evidence. We can't wait for week 2!

Space is still available in Dr. McDaniel's Fall 2024 online Health Geography course! GEOG 4349-W01 (CRN: 84551, online, asynchronous, no prerequisites). The geography of health considers impacts of natural, built, and social environments on human health. This course introduces students to three geographical contributions to health studies. First, it emphasizes the importance of physical geography and ecological approaches of health, considering interactions between humans and their environments. Second, a human geography approach examines how aspects such as race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and identity influence human health. Third, it considers how spatial methods (cartography, GIS, and spatial statistics) help answer health-related questions. Engage with ArcGIS Online and StoryMaps for course activities. No prior GIS experience necessary!

Congratulations to our graduates in Anthropology, Geography, and Geospatial Sciences! 🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓

Congratulations to our graduates in Anthropology, Geography, and Geospatial Sciences! 🧑‍🎓 👩‍🎓

Geospatial Sciences (GSS) student, Nguyet Le, revealed the spatial associations of lung cancer rates with health, socioeconomic, and environmental factors in Georgia through spatial and statistical analyses. She has presented the research at the KSU Spring 2024 Symposium of Student Scholars. This is a good example of undergraduate research projects in our GSS program.

The research was supervised by Dr. Jun Tu.

Please read the details of the research from the StoryMap in this link:
https://arcg.is/14aXvL0

Dr. Terry Powis' research into absorbed residues, examining ancient drinks and foods that ancient civilizations consumed, leads to major publication focusing on the origins of chocolate published in the highly prestigious Nature: Scientific Reports which is the fifth most-cited journal in the world.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-53010-6; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53010-6

Congratulations to our student assistant, Grant Baxter! Grant was selected by the faculty and staff of the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences (RCHSS) as the recipient of the 2024 Above the Call for Student Assistants Award. We are so proud of his accomplishments and recognition throughout our college.

We still have additional space available in the USG Goes Global Summer 2024 Porto Portugal Study Abroad program (June 14-28), but the March 15 application deadline is quickly approaching! If you are still thinking about this program as a possibility and if you are still interested, please submit your application as soon as possible. Please contact Dr. McDaniel if you have any questions.

Study geography in Porto, Portugal, June 14-28, 2024, with Dr. Paul McDaniel! Dr. McDaniel will be teaching two geography courses in the USG Goes Global Summer 2024 Porto study abroad program. Other courses in Psychology and Hospitality are also available.

Select two courses (for a total of 6 credit hours) from the following:

-GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography: Discovering Cultural, Economic, and Political Globalization in Portugal (satisfies general education Social Sciences requirement)

-GEOG 4300 Urban Geography: Exploring Cities and Urban Life in Porto (satisfies an upper-division elective/related studies credit for many majors)

-PSYC 4490: Food, Sport, Spirituality, Music: The Environmental Psychology of Porto (may satisfy an upper-division elective/related studies credit for many majors)

-SA 2290: Introduction to the Hospitality Industry: Where to Eat, Drink, Play, and Sleep

-HMGT 4490: Beverage Management: The History, Manufacture, and Service of Beverages

Contact Dr. McDaniel for more info and to express interest in this exciting study abroad opportunity!

Study geography in Porto, Portugal, June 14-28, 2024, with Dr. Paul McDaniel! Dr. McDaniel will be teaching two geography courses in the USG Goes Global Summer 2024 Porto study abroad program. Other courses in Psychology and Hospitality are also available.

Select two courses (for a total of 6 credit hours) from the following:

-GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography: Discovering Cultural, Economic, and Political Globalization in Portugal (satisfies general education Social Sciences requirement)

-GEOG 4300 Urban Geography: Exploring Cities and Urban Life in Porto (satisfies an upper-division elective/related studies credit for many majors)

-PSYC 4490: Food, Sport, Spirituality, Music: The Environmental Psychology of Porto (may satisfy an upper-division elective/related studies credit for many majors)

-SA 2290: Introduction to the Hospitality Industry: Where to Eat, Drink, Play, and Sleep

-HMGT 4490: Beverage Management: The History, Manufacture, and Service of Beverages

Contact Dr. McDaniel for more info and to express interest in this exciting study abroad opportunity!

Students completing a primate classification lab in their Introduction to Anthropology course.

Kennesaw State University’s OwlSwap Program Earns Global Recognition as AASHE Sustainability Award Finalist https://radow.kennesaw.edu/about/news/posts/2023-12-08-kennesaw-state-owlswap-aashe-award-finalist.php

Radow College Professor, Dr. Vanessa Slinger-Friedman receives Keep Cobb Beautiful 2023 Environmental Education Award https://radow.kennesaw.edu/about/news/posts/2024-01-23-vanessa-slinger-friedman-environmental-education-award.php

Interdisciplinary team of researchers from KSU and UniCV explore the value(s) of local alcohol production in Cabo Verde, West Africa. Here they are testing sugar levels in the sugarcane to determine maturity.

Meet Our Major Lyric Rosser. See why Lyric chose anthropology, her favorite class, and her career goals.

Geography, Beer, and Politics? Oh My! Congrats to Drs. Mark Patterson and Nancy Hoalst-Pullen on their newest edited book, The Geography of Beer: Policies, Perceptions and Place. Cheers!

Students presenting their awesome practicum and applied research at our anthropology project symposium. An amazing groups of students. Well done!

Well done to all the presenters at the Impactful Research Talks sponsored by the KSU Office of Research PechaKucha Night at Glover Park Brewery. Congratulations to Dr. Alice Gooding, Dept. Geography & Anthropology (Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences),
Winner of the Best Presentation based on the Scientific Focus.
Dr. Alice Gooding presented
“The Dirty Work of True Crime: The Communities Behind Your Favorite Shows.” .
Congrats also to Dr. Laurence Sherr - Winner of Best Presentation based on Artistic Merit.
Research Presenters included: Dr. David Glassmeyer (missing from image), Dr. Alice Gooding, Dr. Nicole Ferguson, Dr. Whitney Preisser, Dr. Laurence Sherr (Winner of Best Presentation based on Artistic Merit), Dr. Weiwei Chen, Dr. Sylvia Bhattacharya, Dr. Brian Kliszczewicz, Dr. Minsoo Baek, and Dr.Brian Moore.