Anthropology alumni updates: Winter 2023

February 15, 2023

Wayne State's Department of Anthropology congratulates alumni on their recent accomplishments.

Alumni job placements

Katilin (Indy) Carter (M.A.), senior user-experience researcher at Bold Insight, Chicago
Yen-Ting Chang (M.A.), experience planning and operations manager, Klook, Taiwan
Amy Krull (M.A.), federal projects archaeologist, State Historic Preservation Office, Lansing
Travis Kruso (M.A.), market intelligence specialist, PointClickCare, Chicago
Emily Lock (M.A.), research manager, Planning Shop, Houston
Andrew McKinney (M.A.), academic advisor, Wayne State University
Craig Meiners (M.A.), innovation coach, General Mills, Minneapolis
Monica Rodriguez (Ph.D.), postdoctoral fellow, Rollins College
Andres Romero (Ph.D.), tenure-track assistant professor, Rollins College
Molly Sanford (M.A.), senior insights analyst, Escalent, Detroit
Zach Shorufi (M.A.), customer discovery specialist at TechTown, Detroit
Jasmine Walker, lead researcher, projekt202, Dallas
Athena Zissis (M.A.), tribal outreach specialist, National Park Service, Northeast Region Headquarters

Jorgensen, K., Garcia, O. A., Kiyamu, M., Brutsaert, T. D., & Bigham, A. W. (2022). Genetic adaptations to potato starch digestion in the Peruvian Andes. American Journal of Biological Anthropology.

Gerstner, K. & Pruetz, J. (2022). Wild chimpanzee welfare: A Focus on nutrition, foraging and health to inform great ape welfare in the wild and in captivity. Animals.