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Elizabeth Wakefield

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Elizabeth Wakefield

Lecturer

Academic Appointment(s)

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy

Bio

Dr. Elizabeth Wakefield is a biological anthropologist at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ specializing in biological and forensic anthropology. She is dedicated to hands-on learning, mentoring undergraduate researchers, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

  • EWAKEFIELD@augusta.edu
  • Allgood Hall E349

Education

  • MA, Anthropology, General University of South Carolina -, 2015

  • BA, Maritime Studies University of West Florida The, 2007

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • ANTH 1105

    Biological Anthropology

  • ANTH 1105L

    Biological Anthropology Lab

  • ANTH 2011

    Cultural Anthropology

  • HONR 3900H

    Honors: Breaking Boundaries

  • ANTH 4950

    Selected Topics: Forensics of Sherlock Holmes

Teaching Interests

Dr. Wakefield’s teaching interests include human osteology, forensic anthropology, paleoepidemiology, public health, and bioarchaeology, with an emphasis on experiential learning and interdisciplinary approaches to studying human biology and disease.

Research Interests

Dr. Wakefield’s research explores past health and disease, especially diseases of contact in the American South, while integrating stable isotope analysis, environmental anthropology, public health, and forensic entomology.