Student Information
Graduate Student
Anthropology (Complex Adaptive Systems Science)
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
Emily Thurman is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology with a concentration in Complex Adaptive Systems Science at Arizona State University. Her research interests include past-present connections in marine resource acquisition and use within Latin America. With a background in anthropology, Thurman incorporates a deep-time perspective while studying human-environment interactions in the Anthropocene. Working within a complexity science framework, Thurman focuses on the impacts of long-term harvesting on Spondylus populations and the outcomes of resource management strategies. Her research encompasses sustainability, socioecology, subsistence strategies, communal resource management, policy outcome simulations, and interregional exchange. As an interdisciplinary scholar, Thurman is committed to collaborating with researchers from diverse backgrounds to form actionable solutions for complex problems.
Education
2024-present — Ph.D. in Anthropology (Complex Adaptive Systems Science), Arizona State University
2024-2026 — M.A. in Anthropology, Arizona State University
2020-2024 — B.S. in Anthropology, University of Southern Indiana
2020-2024 — B.A. in Global Studies, University of Southern Indiana
2020-2024 — Concentration in Latin American Studies, University of Southern Indiana
2018-2020 — International Baccalaureate Diploma, Signature School