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Grants/Awards
Michele Buzon was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for her project entitled “A Bioarchaeological Investigation of Identity Development during Napatan State Formation”, July 2009.
Kevin J. Vaughn was awarded a grant from the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration for his project entitled "Ancient mining and metallurgy on the south coast of Peru." June, 2009.
Evelyn Blackwood won the Martin Duberman Fellowship, a
prestigious national award given by The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, City University of New York for her book project entitled, Tombois and Femmes: Gender, Sexuality and Desire in Indonesia. September, 2008.
Michele Buzon has been awarded a grant from the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration for her project, "A Bioarchaeological Investigation of Napatan State Development at the Third Cataract."
Richard Blanton was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support his archaeological project titled "Archaeological Survey of Late Postclassic Tlaxcala, Mexico", May 2008. Brian C. Kelly has been awarded $152,500 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for his project "Emerging Trends in Tryptamine Use: Contexts & Risks".
Carolyn Jost recently completed her field research on the impact of humans on duikers and primates in the Central African Republic. She was funded by the Primate Conservation, Inc., the American Society of Primates, a Purdue Research Foundation Fellowship and a Purdue Andrew's Travel Grant.
Lesley Daspit conducted a field research project on market women in Africa entitled “Transnational Interface of Wildlife Commerce and Conservation.” She received research funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the National Science Foundation and the Purdue Research Foundation. More information about her fieldwork and experiences can be found online at
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/lesleyd/bayanga/tpod.html.
Kevin J. Vaughn, along with Co-PI Jelmer Eerkens, UC Davis, was awarded an H. John Heinz III Fund Grant Program for Latin American Archaeology for their project: "Innovation and Change in Nasca Polychrome Pigment Production."
Melissa Remis has been awarded an appointment as a Purdue University Faculty Scholar for 2006-2011.