Departmental Awards
Funds from this award are distributed the academic year after the recipient wins the award. This chart shows the year that the recipient receives the funds.
Academic Year |
Awardee |
| 2022 - 2023 | Wyatt Fleming |
| 2021 - 2022 | Andrew Krawczyk |
| 2020 - 2021 | Catherine Garcia |
| 2019 - 2020 | Katy Self |
| 2018 - 2019 | Kiersten Weber |
| 2017 - 2018 | Joshua Chaplin |
| 2016 - 2017 | Lilian Ondus |
| 2015 - 2016 | Ellan Hambright |
| 2014 - 2015 | Ashley Stepp |
| 2013 - 2014 | Katherine Carter |
| 2012 - 2013 | Joe Wilkinson |
Academic Year |
Awardee |
| 2023 - 2024 | Tina-Marie Sandoval |
| 2022 - 2023 | Elizabeth Ernst |
| 2021 - 2022 | Madison Blanding |
Academic Year |
Awardee |
| 2025 - 2026 | Julia Shough and Jacob Young |
| 2024 - 2025 | Gabriella Cruz and Lily Eppes |
| 2023 - 2024 | Andrew Peters and Marleigh Durre |
| 2022 - 2023 | Savannah Keating |
| 2021 - 2022 | Madison Blanding |
| 2020 - 2021 | Catherine Garcia |
| 2019 - 2020 | Christina Zellis |
| 2018 - 2019 | Isabella M. Heimke and Kiersten J. Weber |
| 2017 - 2018 | Samantha McDorman |
| 2016 - 2017 | Tiffany Peacock |
| 2015 - 2016 | Ellan Hambright |
| 2014 - 2015 | Gregory J. Wehrman |
| 2013 - 2014 | Charles B. Walters |
| 2012 - 2013 | M. Aaron Guest |
| 2011 - 2012 | Kristen A. Walczesky |
| 2010 - 2011 | Matthew D. Snider |
| 2009 - 2010 | Adrial D. Bryan |
| 2008 - 2009 | Mary Ann Fanning, Celia Goetowski, Anna Handley, Asma Jaber, and Tamara Looney |
| 2007 - 2008 | Erika L. Heimbrook |
| 2006 - 2007 | Holly Norton |
| 2005 - 2006 | Melissa Tucker |
| 2004 - 2005 | Ebonee D. White and Sylvie Lomer |
| 2003 - 2004 | Laura Hayden |
| 2002- 2003 | Rosemary Puntillo and Amie Spade |
| 2001 - 2002 | Holly Norton |
| 2000 - 2001 | Megan Titus and Robert Burns |
| 1999 - 2000 | Claudia Carriere |
| 1998 - 1999 | Dennis Duval |
| 1997 - 1998 | Elizabeth Busbee and Dondrea Thompson |
| 1996 - 1997 | Joy Staats |
| 1995 - 1996 | Kara Bridgeman |
| 1994 - 1995 | Kimberly Adams |
| 1993 - 1994 | Kelley Segars |
| 1992 - 1993 | Erin Richterkessing |
| 1991 - 1992 | Tina M. Cousar and Bridget McKivergan |
| 1989 - 1990 | Joerg T. Schmitz |
| 1988 - 1989 | Kathryn Forbes |
| 1987 - 1988 | Lisa Bickham |
Non-Departmental Awards
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Anja Derry | Sherina Feliciano-Santos | Policing Speech: Language, Force, and DUI arrests in the U.S. South |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Placement |
Project Title |
| Heather Brown | David Simmons | Second Place (Tie) -Morning Poster: Health Sciences A | Health Disparities In Dominican Republican |
| Kaitlyn Coghlan | Katherine Goldberg and Kristina Grob (Philosophy, USC Sumter) | First Place - Morning Poster: Experiential Learning and GLD B | Learning to Bridge the Gap Between Your Academic Interests and Career |
| Hanna Waltz | Melissa Nolan (Biostatistics and Epidemiology) | First Place - Morning Poster: Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences A | Triatomine-Ectoparasite Relationship: A Preliminary Investigation from the Southwestern United States |
| Skyler Yakes | Sharon DeWitte | First Place - Morning Poster: Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences A | Validity of Transition Analysis 3 Using Individuals of known Ages |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Francesca Faccone | Meghan Conroy | Project CYMA Research on Boko Haram |
| Rowan Ooi | Sharon DeWitte | Does developmental stress during childhood contribute to the likeliness of active periosteal lesions at the time of death? |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Sam Breazeale | David Simmons | Infant Health Among Haitian Migrant Workers in Dominican Bateyes |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Connor Brunson | Kelly Mulvey (Educational Studies) | Perceptions of Healthcare in Housing Secure and Insecure Populations |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Julia Pribyl | Sheryl Wiskur (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Ravish Akhani (Chemistry and Biochemistry) | The Synthesis and Use of Organic Catalysts in the Separation of Chiral Enantiomers |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Meghan Conroy | Deborah Billings (Health Promotion Education, and Behavior) | The Psychological and Emotional Effects of Female Genital Mutilation |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Jordyn Livingston | John Bernhart (Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior) | Tasty Tuesdays: Helping Children Be Role Models for Healthy Eating |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Karla Matthews-Brown | Jason Cummings (Sociology) | Living While Black: How Racial Discrimination in Public Spaces Affects the Mental Health of African Americans |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Hannah Selvey | Adam Hartstone-Rose | The effect of captive diet on the skulls and teeth of carnivores |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Savannah Keating | Sharon DeWitte | Temporal Trends in Health in the Context of Famine, Plague, and Urbanization in England |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Jordyn Livingston | John Bernhart (Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior) | Tasty Tuesdays: Helping Children Be Role Models for Healthy Eating |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Hannah Rubenstein | Teresa Moore (Exercise Science) | Energy Expenditure in Whitewater Kayaking: Comparison of Fitbit to Actigraph accelerometers |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Matthew Isales | David Simmons | National Development through Supplemental Nutrition and Education of the Dominican Youth: the Role of Caritas in Supporting the Basic Social Needs of At-Risk Children in Santiago, Dominican Republic |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Katheryne Brown | Adam Hartstone-Rose | 3D laser scan reconstruction of the masticatory anatomy of ancient carnivorans from Langebaanweg, South Africa |
| Connor Brunson | Kelly Mulvey (Educational Studies) | Perceptions of Healthcare in Housing Secure and Insecure Populations |
| Katherine Carter | Charles Cobb and Meagan Conway | Left Behind: Interpreting Remains of House 8 From 20th Century Inishark |
| Carissa Leischner | Adam Hartstone-Rose | 3D laser scan reconstruction of the masticatory anatomy of ancient carnivorans from Langebaanweg, South Africa |
| Hannah Selvey | Adam Hartstone-Rose | The dietary adaptations of the ancient carnivorans of Langebaanweg, South Africa |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Meghan Conroy | Kirk Randazzo (Political Science) | Insuring Domestic Tranquility |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Claudia LaBarre | David Goldstein and Molly Zuckerman | Locating Cannibalism on St. Croix: Shedding Light on Cultural Practice |
| Hillary Hudson | Ann Kingsolver | Not Your Grandma's Knitting Circle: Fiber Arts in the New Millennium |
| Emily Pfifer | Chris Toumey | Visual Knowledge of a Biological Object |
| Kira Tilley | Doyle Stevick (Educational Leadership and Policies) | The Role of Traditional Medicine in Taiwan |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Wyatt Fleming | Eric Jones | Settlement Ecology of 19th-Century Farmsteads in Nelson, Madison County, NY |
| Hanna Waltz | Kyndall Braumuller (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Melissa Nolan (Epidemiology and Biostatistics,) | Entomologic profiling of ectoparasites on triatomines in El Salvador: A new biological control to stop transmission of Chagas disease? |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Anne Bauknight | Gabrielle Kuenzli (History) | History of Latino Jockeys: Racial Characterizations and its Implications within Horse Racing and Society in the United States |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Jessica Atkins | Jeanne Britton (Thomas Cooper Library) and Evan Meaney (Visual Art and Design) | The Digital Piranesi |
| Richard Strater | Jennifer Reynolds | Learning English in Queretaro, Mexico |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Isabella Heimke | Kathryn Luchok | Student identities affecting stressors and sense of community/belonging |
| Kiersten Weber | Karen Smith | Decorated Bone Pins of Spanish Mount Point: The Mysteries Engraved |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Andrea Ayers | Jordan Lyerly (Psychology) and Dawn Wilson (Psychology) | The Relationship between Monitoring of Health Behaviors and Self-Confidence in African Americans |
| Samuel Forst | Saddler Taylor (McKissick Museum) | Song, the Piedmont, and I-85: An Investigation of Upstate South Carolina Music Traditions |
| Weston Grove | David Simmons | Maternal Mortality in the Dominican Republic |
| Matthew Isales | David Simmons | National Development through Supplemental Nutrition and Education of the Dominican Youth: the Role of Caritas in Supporting the Basic Social Needs of At-Risk Children in Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Allison Kuester | Sara Schwebel (English Language and Literature) | Examination of the Periodical Sources of the Lone Woman’s Story |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Kaitlyn Bretz | Andrea Bonisoli Alquati (Biological Sciences) and Timothy Mousseau (Biological Sciences) | Effects of radioactive contamination in Chernobyl, Ukraine and Fukushima, Japan on the developmental instability of butterfly species |
| Katheryne Brown, Carissa Leischner and Hannah Selvey | Adam Hartstone-Rose | The dietary adaptations of the ancient carnivorans of Langebaanweg, South Africa |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Bryttin Boyde and Hannah Selvey | Adam Hartstone-Rose | The dietary adaptations of the ancient carnivorans of Langebaanweg, South Africa |
| Alexandra Golden | Andrea Bonisoli Alquati (Biological Sciences) | Radiation and Asymmetry: A Morphometric Study of Insect Wings |
| Joseph Studemeyer | Daniel Buxhoeveden | Overlapping Magisteria: An Inquiry Into the Compatibility of Athonite Cosmology with Trends in Modern Science |
| Carrie Wolf | Deborah Billings (Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior) and David Simmons | Barriers to Social Service Provision in the Dominican Republic |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Eeshwar Chandrasekar | David Simmons | Ethnographic Studies of Metabolic Disorders in Tamil Nadu |
| Daravie Pel | Elaine Chun (English Language and Literature; Linguistics) and Erica Gibson | When Medicine Meets Culture: Cambodian American Views of Mainstream US Medicine |
| Julia Pribyl | Sheryl Wiskur (Chemistry and Biochemistry) | Silylation-Based Kinetic Resolution of Alcohols to Produce Enantiomerically Enriched Compounds |
| Gregory Wehrman | Sharon DeWitte | Developmental Stress and Risks of Mortality: the Case of Medieval Plague |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Alison Atchley | Joanna Casey | Late Stone Age Lithic Technology in Northern Ghana |
| Hillary Hudson | Ann Kingsolver | Not Your Grandma's Knitting Circle: Knitting Collectives of the New Millennium |
| Claudia LaBarre | David Goldstein and Molly Zuckerman | Locating Cannibalism on St. Croix: Shedding Light on Cultural Practice |
| Emily Phifer | Chris Toumey | Seeing Is Believing |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Sarah Ali | Christine Blake (Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior) and Tom Leatherman | Health Benefits of Vegan Diets |
| Rachel Balzer and Zachary McClendon | Jennifer Reynolds | Don't Talk with Your Mouth Full: Language Socialization of Chinese American Children |
| Kerri Caplinger | David Goldstein | Locating the Knights of Malta in the 17th Century Caribbean |
| Jennifer Greene | Erica Gibson | A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Healthcare Volunteering in the United States and Peru |
| Marc Guest | Marc Moskowitz | Homosexual Male Power Structure: Gay Male Leadership within the Columbia, South Carolina Community |
| Keely Lewis | Charles Cobb | Expedient Glass Tool Use by Native Americans in the 18th Century Savannah River Valley |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Joshua Driscoll | Mindy Fenske, (English Language and Literature) | Tapping the Source: Examining Hawaiian Culture through Traditional Tattooing |
| Cara Fertitta | David Simmons | Health Care Disparities in Ghana |
| Chelsea Goldstein | Dawn Hunter (Visual Art and Design) | Eyes of Ethnography: A visual anthropology study of the Bai & Yi peoples of China |
| Matthew Johnson | Erica Gibson and David Simmons | Cardiovascular Disease in Buchanan, Va |
| Janet Newton | Jennifer Reynolds | Fresas: Social Identity of Elite Mexican Youth |
| Samir Panvelker | David Simmons | Comparing the Practitioner-Patient Relationship in Biomedical and Acupuncture |
| Allison Reid | Jennifer Reynolds | Spotlight on Domestic Abuse Service Providers: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Two Battered Women's Shelters |
| Matthew Snider | Maimuna Huq and David Simmons | Cultivating an Islamic Identity at an American University |
| Christopher Young | Joanna Casey | The Availability and Selection of Stone Tool Raw Materials in Relation to the Johannes Kolb Archaeological Site (38DA75) |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Margaret McWhorter | Gail Wagner | The Late Woodland Component at the Concrete Block Site (38KE192) in Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| Jessica Silvaggio | David Simmons and Kimberly Simmons | Healing systems and Herbal Treatments in Santiago, Dominican Republic |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Andrew Cline and Matthew Trew | Karl Heider and Laura Kissel (Visual Art and Design) | Kiss Me, I Might Be Irish: A Visual Study of Nationality and Belonging |
| Puja Dalal and Elaine Kao | David Simmons | The Use and Function of Botanicas in Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Mary Ann Fanning | Kenneth Kelly | Comparative archaeological study of enslaved persons and planter cultures in Martinique |
| Asma Jaber | Elaine Lacy (History) | Discovering the Roots of Nativism in Contemporary South Carolina |
| Tamara Looney | Elizabeth Mayer-Davis (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Thomas Leatherman | Carbohydrate Counting in Columbia Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes |
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Chanda Cooper | Gail Wagner and Jennifer Reynolds | Botanical Knowledge among South Carolina Elementary School Students |
| Anna Handley, Mary Allison Joseph | Ann Kingsolver | Linguistic and Social Barriers in Medical Interpretation for Exclusively Spanish-Speaking Latina Patients in South Carolina |
| Mariel McWilliams | Daniel Buxhoeveden | Microanatomical Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure |
| James Stewart | Gail Wagner | Rediscovering "Congaree Town," A Contact-Period Site? |
| Nicholas Younginer | Karl Heider | Lebanese Identity in South Carolina Before and After 9/11 |
This list contains graduate and undergraduate awardees.
Awardee |
Award |
| Emily Brennan | National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) |
| Allison Ham | National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) |
| David Hansen | National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) |
Awardee |
Award |
| Madeline Atwell | National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) |
| Madison Blanding | Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI) |
Awardee |
Award |
| Madison Blanding | Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship |
| Amber Domingue | National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Graduates (REG) Supplement |
Awardee |
Award |
| Kyle Van Arsdale | Project GO |
Awardee |
Award |
| Samantha Yaussy | National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) |
Awardee |
Award |
| Brittany Walter | National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) |
| Samantha Yaussy | National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Graduates (REG) Supplement |
Awardee |
Award |
| Kara Brown | Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistant (ETA) |
| Georgia Froman | Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) |
Awardee |
Award |
| Charles Walters | Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship |
Awardee |
Award |
| Julia Grasso | Fulbright U.S. Student Program |
| Diane Wallman | National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) |
Awardee |
Award |
| Kimberly Cavanagh | Fulbright U.S. Student Program |
| Jennika McClean | Freeman-ASIA |
| Jeremy Vanderknyff | National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) |
| Anna Jaber | USA Today All-USA College Academic Team |
Awardee |
Award |
| Kristen Hudgins | Fulbright U.S. Student Program |
| Anna Jaber | The Harry S. Truman Scholarship |
Awardee |
Award |
| Anna Handley | Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship |
Awardee |
Award |
| Russell Lynch | National Security Education Program Scholarship |
| Lara Bratcher | Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leader of the Year |
Awardee |
Award |
| Lara Bratcher | Glamour's Top Ten College Women |
| Lara Bratcher | The Harry S. Truman Scholarship |
Awardee |
Award |
| Laura McFarland | Rotary Global Grant |
This award was a precursor to current Magellan awards and is equivalent to the current Magellan Mini-Grant Award.
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Amanda Clark | David Goldstein | Examining Trace Elements of Mercury in Hawksbill, Leatherback and Green Sea Turtle Fossil Records and Modern Populations Using X-Ray Fluorescence |
| Sheimaliz Glover | David Hudgens (International Business, USC Columbia) and Jennifer Reynolds | Dance, Women, & China |
This award was a precursor to current Magellan awards and is equivalent to the current Magellan Mini-Grant Award.
Awardee |
Advisor |
Project Title |
| Marla Koch | Erica Gibson | Cultural Anthropology Field Study in Campeche, Mexico |
| Samir Panvelker | David Simmons | Comparing the Practitioner-Patient Relationship in Biomedicine and Acupuncture |
*NOTE: The variety in the list of Magellan and Discover USC awardees reflects the cross-training between anthropology and other disciplines. Magellan and Discover USC awardees include, but are not limited to:
- Anthropology-only majors advised by non-Anthropology faculty
- Non-Anthropology majors advised by Anthropology faculty
- Students with double majors advised by Anthropology faculty