https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About Former University of California Santa Barbara assistant professor --and later tenured associate professor- Danielle Kurin, PhD, graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College. During her undergrad studies, Danielle Kurin earned several accolades for her research work, including the Frederica De Laguna Award. She went on to complete masters and doctorate programs in anthropology at Vanderbilt University, where she received awards for excellence in graduate assistant teaching and research. Her dissertation focused on the bioarchaeological analysis ethnogenesis and ethnocide in the Andes region of Peru. In her archaeological investigations, she discovered skulls demonstrating trepanation and ancient experimental techniques in brain surgery. Danielle Kurin taught at the University of California Santa Barbara department of anthropology from 2013 to 2022. She was a member of the archaeological wing but cooperates closely with colleagues in integrative anthropological sciences and Latin American studies. In addition to fieldwork focused in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador, she has also been active in numerous professional organizations.. She founded a community museum in Andahuaylas, led the founding of a regional research collaborative, and participated in bioarchaeological work at the major prehistorical site of Wari in Peru. She is a leading expert in the field of pre-Colombian society using human remains as evidence of warfare, living conditions and migration. As an expert in forensics, she has served as an expert consultant for the US and Peruvian governments. en-us 2020-03-03 09:17:51 UTC 2025-10-01 15:13:11 UTC hello@padlet.com DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/658847064 UCSB anthropologist Danielle Kurin examines the effects of the abrupt and catastrophic demise of the Wari Empire 1,000 years ago
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UCSB Current, Santa Barbara, CA]]> 2020-07-21 02:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/658847064 DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/750606884 Dr. Danielle Kurin’s research in bio-archaeological anthropology concentrates on the study of ancient South America, mainly in the Andes, and for the period from about 600 AD to the present. Kurin, a former assistant professor- and later tenuredf associate professor- at the University of California, Santa Barbara directed the Phillip Walker Bio-archaeology Lab there, taught in the department, and conducts fieldwork not only in Peru and Bolivia, but also in California.]]> 2020-09-16 05:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/750606884 DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/781097621 2020-09-26 03:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/781097621 DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/809117239 Many anthropologists work in very narrow specialties and may be quite reluctant to step beyond their academic comfort zone to apply their knowledge. But many anthropologists do see their role as one of also using their knowledge to serve their communities. Danielle Kurin, a former assistant professor - and later tenured associate professor- of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara was a highly rated professor and accomplished researcher with stellar publications. But she has also served various communities with which she is associated..]]> 2020-10-07 04:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/809117239 DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/843420831 Dr. Danielle Kurin’s extensive research and experience in anthropological studies have resulted in the publication of academic journal articles, chapters in scholarly volumes and a book, The bioarchaeology of societal collapse and reorganization in ancient Peru.]]> 2020-10-20 03:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/843420831 DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/930093146 Dr. Danielle Kurin’s research in bio-archaeological anthropology concentrates on the study of ancient South America, mainly in the Andes, and for the period from about 600 AD to the present. Kurin served as assistant professor -and later tenured associate professor - at the University of California, Santa Barbara; she directed the Phillip Walker Bio-archaeology Lab, taught in the department, and conducts fieldwork not only in Peru and Bolivia, but also in California.]]> 2020-11-17 03:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/930093146 DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/1040769507 Cranial surgery is tricky business, even under 21st-century conditions (think aseptic environment, specialized surgical instruments and copious amounts of pain medication both during and afterward).]]> 2020-12-24 02:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/1040769507 DanielleKurin https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/1108389837 An anthropologist and researcher, Danielle Kurin, PhD has led and participated in numerous projects in the Andes as a bioarchaeologist. In this role, Danielle Kurin oversees excavations and analyses of human remains found at various sites in Peru and Bolivia. Among those remains are mummies.]]> 2021-01-21 03:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/DanielleKurin/About/wish/1108389837