A few of the success stories of our graduates are presented below. Feel free to contact these professionals and ask them how a degree in Anthropology or Historical Archaeology from the University of West Florida helped put them on the road to success.
Sarah graduated in 2008 with a Master's degree in Anthropology from UWF,
specialization in Archaeology. She is currently involved in environmental
consulting work with Cameron-Cole, LLC, an Environmental Engineering and Consulting
firm based out of Boulder, CO. She manages numerous projects that deal
with groundwater and soil remediation, spill prevention control, and stormwater
pollution. In addition, she conducts archaeological survey work for
environmental Phase I's and helps to document data and maintain remediation
systems, groundwater sample, and conduct soil investigations. She also travels
for the company extensively in the southeast and southwest to conduct site
investigations. In 2009, she hopes to be able to utilize her
archaeological experience with the company by conducting Phase I and
Phase II investigations. She can be reached using the following contact information:
sbattaglia@cameron-cole.com,
company cell: 850-375-7592, personnel cell: 850-380-0328, home phone: 850-434-1011.
Scott graduated in 1990 from UWF with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology having pursued studies in both Archaeology and Semiotics. He has served as a Counterintelligence Agent in the U.S. Army and an analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He recently completed over a year at the National Counterterrorism Center writing articles on terrorism for the President and other adminstration officials. He is now assigned as an advisor in Belgium to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. He has visited, on official business, Korea, Japan, the U.K., Germany, Mali (the real Timbuktu), South Africa, Tanzania, Djibouti, Yemen, Kuwait and Bahrain. Scott is completing, through part time study, a Master of Science degree in Strategic Intelligence through the Joint Military Intelligence College. He can be reached by email at scotcei@hotmail.com.
Robert graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from UWF. He went directly to graduate school in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Georgia, where he received his Masters degree in 1996 in Cultural Anthropology. He was immediately accepted at Cornell University, and received his Ph.D. in 2001. Dr. Philen is currently a full-time Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anthropology here at the University of West Florida. You can learn more about Dr. Philen on the faculty and staff web page or contact him at rphilen@uwf.edu.
Della received her Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from UWF in 1994 and her Master's degree in Historical Archaeology in 1997. While originally trained in terrestrial archaeology as an undergraduate, Della discovered a passion for maritime archaeology. She wrote her thesis on the 1559 Luna shipwreck that she helped excavate in our underwater field school on the site. Della went on to receive a Master's in International Relations from Troy University, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Florida State University. She worked with the Pensacola Shipwreck Survey, West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc., Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research and the government of the Cayman Islands before joining the Florida Public Archaeology Network as the Pensacola Coordinating Center's public archaeologist. For more information, contact Dr. Scott-Ireton at dscottireton@uwf.edu or check out the faculty and staff web page.
Brenda received her Master's degree in Historical Archaeology in 2000 from UWF. Brenda was hired by the Florida Division of Historical Resources even before she completed her thesis and received a promotion in less than a year. Today, Ms. Swann works as a professional archaeologist for SEARCH (Southeastern Archaeological Research, Inc.), a cultural resource management firm with offices in Gainesville, Orlando and Tampa. You can contact Ms. Swann at brenda@searchinc.com.
