Some Facts:
- Emory’s Department of Anthropology was founded in 1978, when it split with Sociology after a tenure dispute involving sex discrimination.
- Over four decades, the faculty has grown from 3 to 22. The first 3 department faculty were untenured assistant professors.
- Since 1994, the Department of Anthropology has produced 119 PhDs.
- As of 2021, 55 dissertations have been on human health related topics (41 cultural and 14 biological).
- In addition to their PhD, 31 alumni earned a second graduate professional degree in Public Health, Medicine or Nursing.
- 9 are MD/PhDs or TMD/PhDs
- This achievement is unique in the country and has been accomplished without a formal program in medical anthropology.