Gordon F Rakita

Areas of Expertise

Bioarchaeology, Archaeology & Physical Anthropology, Anthropological Approaches to Mortuary & Ritual Behavior, Cemetery Studies, Prehistory of the North America Southwest & Northern Mexico, Evolutionary Theory, Emergent Social Complexity, Archaeological Method & Theory, Statistical Analyses & Data Management, Cultural Resource Management, Forensic Sciences

Education

University of New Mexico, Ph.D. (Anthropology) with Academic Distinction, 2001
University of New Mexico, M.A. (Anthropology), 1997
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A. (Anthropology), 1993
 

Biography

Gordon F.M. Rakita is a bioarchaeologist and Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology. Currently he serves as President of the UNF Faculty Association. He is the past Program Coordinator for Anthropology at UNF; former Principal Investigator and Analytical Director for SWCA Environmental Consultants of Flagstaff, Arizona and holds an adjunct faculty appointment with the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. He is Associate Editor for the Society for American Archaeology Press. He earned his B.A. in Anthropology from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico. He is Co-Director of the 76 Draw Archaeological Project and Director of UNF’s Community Cemetery Project. He has been awarded both the Outstanding Faculty Service Award (for 2011-2012) and the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (2005-2006) at UNF.

Awards

• Outstanding Faculty Service Award, University of North Florida, 2012

• Nominated for 2010-2011 Distinguished Professor Award, Outstanding Faculty Service Award, and Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award, University of North Florida, 2011

• Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010

• Elected member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society, 2009

• Nominated for 2008-2009 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award , University of North Florida, 2008

• Awarded 2005-2006 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of North Florida, 2006

• Nominated for 2004-2005 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award , University of North Florida, 2004

• Ruth Kennedy Memorial Lectureship for Outstanding Doctoral Student, Maxwell Museum Association & Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 2000

• Broilo-Basehart Best Student Paper at the Society for American Archaeology Meetings Award, Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 1997
   

Affiliations

University of New Mexico, Department of Anthropology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology, (Aug.) 2009 – present
 

Grants and Contracts Awarded

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Publications & Presentations

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