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Alumni Spotlight

Over 300 PhD students have completed CSSS course tracks since they were established. Select from the profiles below to hear our first few alumni share about their research journeys, reflecting on their time at the UW, and offering advice for current graduate students.

Headshot of Siobhan Mattison.

Siobhán Mattison

Dr. Siobhán Mattison is an associate professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico and director of the Human Family and Evolutionary Demography Lab. She recently served as a director for the National Science Foundation’s Cultural Anthropology funding program (2019-2023). Mattison earned her PhD at the University of Washington (UW) in 2010 and completed the anthropology CSSS track. Mattison spoke with CSSS about her academic and personal journey, and the value of building strong statistical foundations.
Read our full interview with Siobhán here.