Research Summary

I am interested in the physical, spatial, and computational study of Quarternary human lifeways as affected by the Earth system. I use a variety of reconstructive lenses including theoretical and analytical methods of natural and social sciences (e.g., archaeology, geoarchaeology, archaeobotany, behavioral ecology, etc.). My research considers several geographical regions of western North America and the America’s including specific focus on inter-mountain and high-elevation environments.

Education

  • A.S., Associate of Science, Western Wyoming Community College, Honors
  • B.S., Environmental Geography, University of Wyoming, Honors
  • M.S., Anthropology, University of Utah
  • Ph.D. (Anticipated completion: Spring, 2024), Geography (focus: Computational Geoarchaeology), University of Utah (Department of Geography). Project: Dissertation (Title: “Hunter-Gatherer Lifeway Dynamics of the Holocene Intermountain West”)

Biography

  • Wanderer of high-altitude desert environments and the intermountain west since childhood.
  • Enamoured by Earth's environments
     

Professional Memberships

· Member, Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society, (GTU)
· Member, Utah Professional Archaeology Council, (UPAC)
· Member, Wyoming Association of Professional Archaeologists (WAPA)
· Member, Wyoming Archaeological Society, Sweetwater Chapter, (WPA)
Member, Great Basin Archaeological Council (GBAC)