Sean Brittan-Powell, BA '25

I came to UMD as a freshman theater major, but after taking one anthropology class, ANTH 263 (Sexuality and Culture), I knew I found my future career. I instantly clicked with the lessons and materials, and by the end of the semester I had made the change to become an anthropology major. I’ve had the amazing privilege to both take Dr. Leone’s ANTH 240 (Intro to Archaeology) as a student and work with him as his Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA). I have also had the great opportunity to take the other foundational courses. I’ve taken Dr. López’s ANTH 210 (Intro to Medical Anthropology & Global Health), and after the Spring 2022 semester I will have taken ANTH 222 (Intro to Ecological and Evolutionary Anthropology) with Dr. Pavão-Zuckerman and ANTH 260 (Into to Sociocultural Anthropology and Language) with Dr. Rehak. After my experiences in these classes, learning and working with these wonderful professors, I have found a deep appreciation of anthropological theory and its application. I have especially found an interest in socio-cultural anthropology, which has become my area of focus.