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Rachel Newcomb, PhD


Professor of Anthropology, Researcher

Dr. Rachel Newcomb is an award-winning writer and the chair of anthropology at Rollins College. She has over two decades of research experience both internationally and domestically. She has published multiple books and articles on USA Today, HuffPost, The Economist and The Washington Post. She also contributes finance articles to MoneyGeek.

Dr. Newcomb earned her doctorate in anthropology from Princeton University.

Education: PhD, MA in Anthropology, Princeton University; MA, Johns Hopkins University; BA in History, Davidson College

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