UF Historic Preservation Program

DCP doctoral candidate Sarah E. Miller has been awarded a 2026 Dissertation Research Scholarship from the The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) in support of summer dissertation research focused on cultural planning and Gullah/Geechee heritage landscapes in Northeast Florida.
The SHA Dissertation Research Scholarship program supports graduate students conducting travel and research related to dissertations in historical archaeology, defined as the study of material remains and historical evidence from the fifteenth century to the present. Funding from the award will support stipends for Gullah/Geechee community members participating in Community Conversations about Heritage at Risk (CCHAR) sessions and pilot cultural mapping initiatives connected to descendant-informed preservation planning and cultural landscape documentation.
Additional information about the 2026 SHA Dissertation Research Scholarship cycle is available through the SHA Awards and Grants Program.

Congratulations to Dr. Cleary Larkin who was selected to serve as selected to serve as one of six 2026 Modernism in America Awards jury members. Presented by Docomomo US, the awards are in their 13th year and are the only national program to recognize and celebrate the documentation, preservation and reuse of modern buildings, structures and landscapes. To learn more about the awards and the other jury members please visit https://docomomo-us.org/events/modernism-in-america-awards

It was a great day at the Crystal River Archaeological State Park for the Heritage Documentation class. Nigel Rudolph, RPA and UFHP alum, led a powerful and engaging tour of the site that mined the archaeological record and created a deep connection to the daily lives of the pre-contact cultures that lived on this site for thousands of years. Thanks, for the wonderful tour!

This week the Director of the Historic Preservation Program, Dr. Cleary Larkin, celebrated with our Spring 2026 Graduates. A huge congratulations to Dr. Hisham Khafaji and Dr. Michael Murphy who earned their PhDs in Design, Construction and Planning with a concentration in Historic Preservation, and to Haley Weltzien, Eric Romo, and Delaney Cecere for earning their Master of Historic Preservation degrees! We are so proud of each of you and look forward to seeing the contributions you make to the field!