SEBIG 2027
Southeastern Biological Anthropology Interest Group
SEBIG Mission
We are an academic interest group based in the Southeastern United States, dedicated to fostering an inclusive, friendly, and welcoming environment for scientists and social scientists. We welcome all students, faculty, and professional staff interested in the many diverse facets of Bioanthropology to join us for our annual scholarly networking and professional development experience. This annual conference is especially beneficial to both graduate and undergraduate students, who can present their research ideas ahead of professional conferences to receive feedback from fellow students and professors.
SEBIG 2027 Annual Meeting
The next annual meeting of SEBIG will be held at NC State University on Saturday, February 27, 2027. This is a free, one-day event with lunch included. We are accepting abstracts for paper and poster presentations on topics broadly related to biological anthropology until November 30, 2026. Abstract submission form: Coming Soon.
Please also register for the meeting by February 15, 2027, whether you are planning to present or to simply attend the meeting. Registration form: Coming Soon.
If you have any access needs to facilitate your participation (ASL request, CART request, mobility request, access to a refrigerator for medications, et cetera), please contact the meeting organizers at [email protected].
2027 Keynote Speech by Dr. Erin H. Kimmerle
Keynote title: Coming Soon
Erin H. Kimmerle, Ph.D., is a forensic anthropologist, Professor of Anthropology, and Founder and Executive Director of the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology and Applied Science (IFAAS) at the University of South Florida. Professor Kimmerle is an internationally recognized scholar in forensic anthropology and human rights investigations; she researches long-term missing and unidentified persons, cold case investigations, skeletal trauma, forensic imaging, and human identification. Her investigation of the former Dozier School for Boys and rediscovery of more than 40 unmarked burial grounds have advanced public understanding of historical injustice, forensic science, and community-engaged research, and have received numerous awards and honors recognizing this work.
