Expertise

Research Interests: long-term social dynamics on the North American plains


Research interests: Zooarcheology, faunal analysis, North American archeology, Native American ethnohistory, culture contact, archaeological theory and practice, historical anthropology, landscapes, identity, archeological fiction

Geographical areas of specialization: North American plains


Research Areas

  • Zooarchaeology; archaeological theory and practice
Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Director, American Indian Studies Research Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Assistant Professor, Program in Ancient Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Professor, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Assistant Professor, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Faculty, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Professor, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Director, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Communities
Animal Science, Native American Studies, Classics, North American Studies, Chicano/a Studies, Anthropology
Degrees
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
MA, University of Wyoming, 1993
BA, University of Wyoming, 1990
Keywords
anthropology archaeology zoology