Department of Anthropology

Rimil Balagopalan-Ghosh is a fourth-year Anthropology and HSSP double major with interests in cultural anthropology, public health, and global studies. She spent the summer of 2026 studying abroad in Mérida, Mexico, where she explored public health through an interdisciplinary lens and became increasingly interested in how anthropological approaches can help advance healthcare equity. After graduation, she hopes to continue her studies in public health and pursue medical anthropology. Outside of the classroom, Rimil can usually be found singing, songwriting, or playing guitar. She is also an avid poet, grateful for writing as both an outlet and a companion throughout her life. A devoted enthusiast of both people and pets, Rimil is always excited to meet new faces and hear new perspectives. She believes every conversation is an opportunity to learn something about the complex, beautiful, and endlessly varied world we share.

Alejandro is a junior triple majoring in anthropology, biology, and history, and minoring in chemistry and Early Classical and Mediterranean Studies (CEMS). He is most interested in bioarchaeological methods applied to prehistoric populations, and plans to pursue graduate studies in Old World prehistoric archaeology. This past summer, Alejandro participated in a bioarchaeology field school in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania, conducting cemetery excavation and skeletal analysis through ArchaeoTek's program at the Haáz Rezső Múzeum. On campus, Alejandro serves as Vice President of Development for the Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society, as Director of Media and Marketing for the Alexander Hamilton Society, and works at the Robert D. Faber Archives and Special Collections. In his free time, Alejandro enjoys going to the gym and exploring restaurants around Boston.

Eleanor Kulczar is a senior double majoring in Anthropology and History and double minoring in Religious Studies and History of Ideas. She is interested in both sociocultural anthropology and archaeology, but has taken courses from many different disciplines within Brandeis anthropology. Her current research is focused on the anthropology of religion and politics in America, as it is represented in American folk traditions. Eleanor is also Vice President of Brandeis Television, and is interested in combining her love of film and anthropology in future research projects. In her free time, Eleanor enjoys playing guitar, watching and making movies, and going on walks. She is very excited to meet all prospective anthropology majors, so feel free to reach out or talk to her on campus!

Ziv Luo is a senior double majoring in anthropology and philosophy. He is interested in social-cultural anthropology and aspires to be a scholar of anthropology! He is currently conducting fieldwork on Chinese Christian in the United States, specifically in the New England area. He finds it fascinating how Chinese immigrants find a sense of community and family in the United States surrounding the context of God, which is a very foreign concept in China. In his free time, Ziv loves reading, watching movies, and listening to music. His favorite movies are Farewell My Concubine and Jia Zhangke's Still Life, but his heart belongs to the legendary Japanese punk band Ging Nang Boyz. Ziv enjoys talking to different people! which he believes to be what anthropology is all about. Hence, He looks forward to meeting different people and welcomes all kinds of conversation!