Agsa Students

Midwest Archaeology, Oneota, Bioarchaeology, Human Osteology, Stressors, Paleopathology, Mortuary Practices, Environmental Archaeology, Public Education/Outreach, and CRM

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ALLIGOOD, Nekole (socio-cultural/museums, MA)
nicwolf@ou.edu
I am a member of the Delaware Nation from Anadarko, OK. I came to the field of anthropology in 1998, after having obtained a B.A. in 1994 From the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in English. I have worked as a grad research assistant in the archaeology collection at Sam Noble, along with duties as a lab assistant on the Powell Farm project. My work at the Oklahoma Archaeolgoical Survey include CAP duties and up until my leaving, I was converting the Survey's photo slide collection to digital and establishing an archive of the history of Oklahoma Archaeology. I interned in the summer of 2001 for the Bureau of Reclamation at the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton, Ok after receiving my B.A. in Anthropology. I began grad school in the Spring of 2003 and interned for ten weeks at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resource Center over the summer of 2005. On April 7th I began working as the Collections Manager for the Comanche National Museum in Lawton, OK. My emphasis is on American Indian material culture in the theatre of museum collection & curation. As one of a growing number of American Indian anthropologists, I am very proud to have the chance to become a steward of American Indian history and culture. I believe it is important that American Indians become the interpreters and purveyors of their history, and that is my career objective in the field of museum work.

BERRY, Terry (applied linguistic anthropology, MA)
terry.berry@ou.edu
B.A. Dartmouth College 2007 Linguistics and Native American Studies Double Major
Interests: Language revitalization, Second language acquisition, Cherokee language and linguistics

BERRYHILL, Stephanie (linguistic anthropology, MA)
Stephanie.B.Berryhill-1@ou.edu

BLANTON, Ryan (socio-cultural anthropology, Ph.D.)
Rblanton@ou.edu
MA 2006 in Anthropology (University of Oklahoma). My current research focuses on issues of environmental racism and Environmental Justice in southern Oklahoma. I am particularly interested in the role of race in producing community environmental discourses and their interaction with national political discourses in respect to identity formation. I am also interested in the sociolinguistic construction of communities, landscapes, and the lived experience of institutional and environmental racism.

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BOWMAN, Ryan (archaeology-southwest, MA)
Ryan.D.Bowman-1@ou.edu
Graduated 2002 from The University of Central Oklahoma with a B.A. in History and Museum Studies
2002-2004 Bureau of Land Management Alaska - Field Archaeologist
2004-present Graduate student at OU in the archeology program.
Research interests include mobility and sedentism, transition to agriculture in formative societies and exchange and trade.
Thesis Topic: Marine Shell Exchange During the Early Agricultural Period in Southern Arizona

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CLEELAND, Lauren (archaeology-plains, MA)
Lauren.M.Cleeland-1@ou.edu

COLBERT, Debi (socio-cultural, Ph.D)
debicolbert@worldnet.att.net
dcolbert@ou.edu

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COX II, Derrell (socio-cultural)
My specific interests are: The socio-cultural, medical, sexual, and religious dynamics and interactions which impact HIV/AIDS in southern Africa .

DOWD, Elsbeth (archaeology, Ph.D.)
efield@ou.edu
I received a B.A. in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University in 2004.
My primary interest is the archaeology of the American Southeast, with a special focus on the archaeology of the Caddo people. My interests also include ceramics, style, Mississippian iconography, colonialism and the contact period, and inequality. I finished my Masters thesis on identifying variation in Caddo pottery from southeastern Oklahoma in the spring of 2008, and am now working on developing a dissertation topic. I hope that my work will contribute to our understanding of Caddo history, and our appreciation of Caddo heritage.

FAUCHIER, Rachel (archaeology/museums, MA)
redfaerie@ou.edu
Southeastern and Oklahoma archaeology

FOGG, John (archaeology-plains, MA)
Personal interests/research goals: My focus of study is "first contact" Plains archaeology (1450-1900 AD) with a special interest in the settlement patterns,material culture and trade between the indigenous peoples of the southern plains and early settlers. I am also interested in the warrior societies of the indeginous tribes(Kiowa and Cheyenne) and how they affected early settlement systems through out the plains in general.

GALLOWAY, Matthew (archaeology, MA)
mgallow@ou.edu
I began my BA in Anthropology and Journalism at the University of Alaska, Anchorage but later finished the degree at Colorado State University where I learned Mesoamerican, Andean and Great Plains archaeology. My MA will focus on lithics in Southeastern Oklahoma. I am well traveled having grown up in places such as Greece, Australia and Turkiye.

GOMEZ, Steven (socio-cultural, Ph.D.)
sdgomez@ou.edu
Educational Background:
2003   Bachelor of Science in Psychology, minor in Anthropology (Texas A&M University)
2007   Master of Science in Psychology (University of North Texas)
2007   Master of Science in Applied Anthropology (University of North Texas)

I am a sociocultural doctoral student focusing on medical anthropology and a master's student in the School of Social Work. For my dissertation research, I am examining the critical intersection of poverty and health with a focus on diabetes. More specifically, I am examining the structural factors that impact health disparities and the lived experience of managing a chronic disease.
I am interested in interdisciplinary work that proves medical anthropology's usefulness in diverse settings. I characterize my work as applied medical anthropology from a critical medical and biocultural anthropology perspective, utilizing theory from political economy of health, health disparities research, and sociocultural anthropology . I am committed to translating theory into practice, and in this regard foresee future engagement in public health, health policy, and direct practice with marginalized and traditionally underserved populations. My primary geographic areas of interest are the United States, Native North America, and Latin America.

Photo: Chichen Itza , August 2007

GORDON, Gina (socio-cultural, Ph.D.)
swgina70@swbell.com
Dissertation Research: Latin American immigrants in Oklahoma: family organization and their relationship to social services.

I finished my M.A. in Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma in 2007. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology. My specific interests are osteology, bioarchaeology, paleopathology, growth and development, and biocultural adaptation. For my dissertation topic I am interested in understanding the incidences of health stress in mothers and how these stressors affect the prenatal and postnatal health of children. I would like to use this information to gain additional insight into health in prehistoric populations.

interests: archaeology of the southern Plains, lithic technology, exchange and trade

JORDAN, Michael (socio-cultural anthropology-Kiowa ledger art, Ph.D)
michaeljordan@ou.edu

KICKHAM, Elizabeth (linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.)
lizkickham@ou.edu
Halito. I have a background in Linguistics (B.A.) and Information Science (M.S.) and am currently pursuing an M.A. in Applied Linguistic Anthropology. My research interests include general linguistics, phonology, the Choctaw language, language preservation, planning, and revitalization, second language learning, story performance, and digital archiving. I currently manage the Native American Languages archive collection and the social sciences library at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. My thesis research focuses on determining the effect of using story and associated learning activities on learner affect and language retention in the higher education native language classroom. Anumpa achukmahoke.

KLESZYNSKI, Keith (socio-cultural, Ph.D.)
KeithK@ou.edu
B.A. University of Portland: Interdisciplinary Studies-Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy
M.A. San Diego State University: Anthropology
Migration
Transnationalism/transnationality
Sport and culture
Identity
Mexico/Latin America
Gender and Human Sexuality

LEITH, Luther (archaeology-plains, Ph.D.)
godlike_242@hotmail.com

Education:
MA 2006: University of Oklahoma (Norman,OK)
-Thesis: The McCutchan-McLaughlin Site: A Stratigraphic Study of Material Culture Change and Possible Adoption of Horticulture
BS 2002: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (La Crosse, WI)
Major: Archaeological Studies, Minor: Geoarchaeology
BA 1996: Norwich University (Northfield, VT)
Majors: History and Political Science
Interests:
Caddoan archaeology, plains prehistory, southeast archaeology, environmental archaeology (snails as proxy indicators), geoarchaeology, hunter/gatherer to horticulture transition, lithic technology, and ceramic technology, GIS, remote sensing, faunal and floral analysis
Current Research:
- Dissertation: Land-use Strategies during the Late Archaic-Woodland Transition in Southeastern Oklahoma: A Re-Conceptualization of Fourche Maline Culture
-Working on a monograph on the application of snails as environmental indicators at archaeological sites

LUKAVIC, John (socio-cultural, Ph.D.)
jlukavic@ou.edu
John’s research focuses on the interactions between American Indian artists and consumers of Indian art (i.e. dealers, collectors, tourists, and museums), specifically the way the concepts of tradition, authenticity, legitimacy and authority are mitigated as a result of these interactions.
John came to OU in the fall of 2004 with a MA is Museum Science from Texas Tech University (2001) and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma (1999). He has interned with both the American Association of Museums (AAM) in Washington, DC and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in Paris, France.
While interning for AAM, John worked on a national taskforce which drafted guidelines for museums to create ethical policies regarding business related support. His responsibilities while interning for ICOM including researching the looting of cultural heritage from Afghanistan and Arab countries, as well as identifying and making contacts within the various governments/academic communities in these countries. John’s current research interests include Native North America, American Indian Art, Museum Anthropology/Museology, Anthropology of Tourism, Economic Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology.

MAASS, Lindsay (biological anthropology, MA)
I graduated from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in May 2006 with a major in archaeology and a minor in anthropology. I was employed at the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center in Wisconsin as the laboratory and collections manager and as a field technician. My interests are: human osteology, faunal remains, Midwest archaeology, lithics, plant remains, snails, prehistoric pottery.

MARTIN, Elizabeth (Thompson) (archaeology-paleobotany)
elizabeth.j.thompson-1@ou.edu

MARTIN, Trevor (archaeology, MA)
trevor.w.martin-1@ou.edu
BA Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. Interested in the Protohistoric Southeast.

MOE, Justin (archaeology, MA)
BA University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Interests: Plains/Midwest with a focus on lithic technologies.

MOODY, Adam (archaeology-southeast, MA)
BA History and Anthropology at the College of William and Mary

the intersection of language and culture, the influence of language on identity, identity politics in language revitalization planning and programming, politicization of language revitalization programming and planning, the effects of English Only and English First legislation on Native American languages, language and power, Cherokee language and culture, and languages of Native North America. I am also interested in the ways individuals and communities in Native North America negotiate indigeneity.

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MORGAN, Christopher (biological anthropology, MA)
Christopher.I.Morgan-1@ou.edu
BA from OU, work at OAS and from Oklahoma. I'm interested in studying the effects of diet and nutrition on the human skeleton. Also, Forensic Anthropology.

MORGAN, Deborah (biological anthropology, MA)
Deborah.D.Morgan-1@ou.edu
I received my BA in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 and liked the department so much I stayed to pursue my MA in Biological Anthropology. My interests are in skeletal biology, biocultural adaptations, race, racism, ethnicity, slavery, American History, African Diaspora, human variation, and human evolution.

NEELY, Amber (linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.)
amberneely@ou.edu
Received BA from the University of Notre Dame in Anthropology and German and M.A. from the University of Amsterdam in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in Linguistics. M.A. thesis was entitled “Typisch Dordts. Examining Boundaries of Identity in Dordrecht: Linguistic Perceptions and ‘Island Mentality’” and dealt with language stereotypes and attitudes relating to various dialects within the context of identities that are geographically, culturally, and sociolinguistically defined. Current research interests include: Language and identity, language contact, endangered languages, language revitalization, Native American languages, Kiowa language and culture, sociolinguistic and pragmatic usage of grammatical structures, (lexical) tone.

I am interested in Plains archaeology because I have grown so fond of Oklahoma. I am also interested in how archaeologists interact with the public. My thesis work is currently with DNA extraction from artifacts/bone. I hope to illustrate the genetic diversity of bison before and after the 1800's bottleneck. However, this will all be decided when and if DNA can be extracted from available samples.

OZBOLT, Ivan (linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.)
ivan.ozbolt@ou.edu

2004 BA in Anthropology and History (Université Paris Diderot, France)
2007 MA in Native American Studies (University of Oklahoma)

Research interests: language socialization in the context of language shift and revitalization; second language learners and speakers of endangered languages; language ideologies; ethnohistory; Navajo language and culture

I have a BA in Evolutionary Biology and Paleontology and 15+ years of nursing and health care experience. Perhaps not surprisingly, I am interested in suffering, in sickness and in health, in the natural history of diseases, and ultimately, in evolution. My primary academic interests are bioarchaeology, skeletal biology, and paleopathology. The Caddo Nation and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes have graciously granted me permission to study the skeletal remains from the Akers site, a black midden (Fourche Maline) mound that contained over 200 burials. My thesis will be a skeletal analysis of this population.

SALTANAVICIUTE, Jurgita (socio-cultural/linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.)
jurga@ou.edu
Personal Website: www.sitekreator.com/jurga

SAMMONS, Olivia N. (linguistics, MA)
osammons@ou.edu
Language documentation and description, language revitalization, morphology, Algonquian langauges (Sauk), language and identity, film as ethnography

SEARCY, Michael (archaeology-southwest, Ph.D.)
msearcy@ou.edu
M.A. in Archaeology from Brigham Young University. Thesis research was an ethnoarchaeological project which focused on the production and use of manos and metates. I worked with three Mayan groups in Guatemala: Q’eqchi’, K’iche’, and Pocomam. My current interests are studying Mesoamerican iconography on Southwestern pottery and how it varied over time and space. Other interests include ethnographic and archaeological filmmaking, computer software/hardware applications in fieldwork, and experimental archaeology.

STEWART, Kimberly (biological anthropology, MA)
kimberly.m.stewart-1@ou.edu
Personal Interests: Human Rights, Skeletal Biology and Pathologies, ans Body Modification.
Research Goals: Build on existing knowledge of Skeletal Biology focusing on analysis and interpretation, increase accuracy in skeletal assessment, and become familiar with pathologies of bone.

TONEY, Elizabeth (archaeology-southwest, MA)
Elizabeth.M.Toney@ou.edu
BA University of Nevada, Las Vegas
I am interested in Southwestern Archaeology: especially how the built environment is created and negotiated as well as how groups of people organize themselves on the landscape.

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VENTGAN, Laura (applied linguistic anthropology, MA)
ventgenl@ou.edu
BA Kenyon College 2008 in Anthropology

WYCKOFF, Kristina (archaeology, MA)
kwyckoff@ou.edu
BA in ancient Mediterranean history from Oklahoma State University 2004.
Currently studying the importance of the scarlet macaw to the Mimbres in southwestern New Mexico.



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ALEXANDER, Miranda (archaeology-midwest, MA) miranda.j.alexander@ou.edu Educational Background: 2006 B.S. in Archaeological Studies, minor in Biology (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse). Thesis Title: The Identification of Bone Stressors from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Human Osteological Teaching Collection and Human Skeletal Remains from the Midway Site (47Lc19). Primary Interests: Midwest Archaeology, Oneota, Bioarchaeology, Human Osteology, Stressors, Paleopathology, Mortuary Practices, Environmental Archaeology, Public Education/Outreach, and CRM ---------------------- ALLIGOOD, Nekole (socio-cultural/museums, MA) nicwolf@ou.edu I am a member of the Delaware Nation from Anadarko, OK. I came to the field of anthropology in 1998, after having obtained a B.A. in 1994 From the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in English. I have worked as a grad research assistant in the archaeology collection at Sam Noble, along with duties as a lab assistant on the Powell Farm project. My work at the Oklahoma Archaeolgoical Survey include CAP duties and up until my leaving, I was converting the Survey's photo slide collection to digital and establishing an archive of the history of Oklahoma Archaeology. I interned in the summer of 2001 for the Bureau of Reclamation at the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton, Ok after receiving my B.A. in Anthropology. I began grad school in the Spring of 2003 and interned for ten weeks at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resource Center over the summer of 2005. On April 7th I began working as the Collections Manager for the Comanche National Museum in Lawton, OK. My emphasis is on American Indian material culture in the theatre of museum collection & curation. As one of a growing number of American Indian anthropologists, I am very proud to have the chance to become a steward of American Indian history and culture. I believe it is important that American Indians become the interpreters and purveyors of their history, and that is my career objective in the field of museum work. ---------------------- BEALE, Nicholas H (archaeology-southwest, MA) Nicholas.H.Beale-1@ou.edu ---------------------- BERG-COLLINS, Angela (biological anthropology, MA) angelakbergcollins1@ou.edu ---------------------- BERRY, Terry (applied linguistic anthropology, MA) terry.berry@ou.edu B.A. Dartmouth College 2007 Linguistics and Native American Studies Double Major Interests: Language revitalization, Second language acquisition, Cherokee language and linguistics ---------------------- BERRYHILL, Stephanie (linguistic anthropology, MA) Stephanie.B.Berryhill-1@ou.edu ---------------------- BLANTON, Ryan (socio-cultural anthropology, Ph.D.) Rblanton@ou.edu MA 2006 in Anthropology (University of Oklahoma). My current research focuses on issues of environmental racism and Environmental Justice in southern Oklahoma. I am particularly interested in the role of race in producing community environmental discourses and their interaction with national political discourses in respect to identity formation. I am also interested in the sociolinguistic construction of communities, landscapes, and the lived experience of institutional and environmental racism. ---------------------- BOLLANS, Abbie (archaeology-paleoethnobotany, MA) abollans@ou.edu ---------------------- BOREN, Jane H. (archaeology) Jane.H.Boren-1@ou.edu ---------------------- BOWMAN, Ryan (archaeology-southwest, MA) Ryan.D.Bowman-1@ou.edu Graduated 2002 from The University of Central Oklahoma with a B.A. in History and Museum Studies 2002-2004 Bureau of Land Management Alaska - Field Archaeologist 2004-present Graduate student at OU in the archeology program. Research interests include mobility and sedentism, transition to agriculture in formative societies and exchange and trade. Thesis Topic: Marine Shell Exchange During the Early Agricultural Period in Southern Arizona ---------------------- BUCHANAN, Grethel (biological anthropology, Ph.D.) Grethel.M.Buchanan-1@ou.edu ---------------------- CARSON, Ted (archaeology) Jt.carson-1@ou.edu ---------------------- CLANAHAN, James (archaeology-southwest, MA) Clanahan2002@yahoo.com ---------------------- CLEELAND, Lauren (archaeology-plains, MA) Lauren.M.Cleeland-1@ou.edu ---------------------- COLBERT, Debi (socio-cultural, Ph.D) debicolbert@worldnet.att.net dcolbert@ou.edu ---------------------- CORRENT, Manola (socio-cultural, MA) ---------------------- COX II, Derrell (socio-cultural) My specific interests are: The socio-cultural, medical, sexual, and religious dynamics and interactions which impact HIV/AIDS in southern Africa . ---------------------- DOWD, Elsbeth (archaeology, Ph.D.) efield@ou.edu I received a B.A. in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University in 2004. My primary interest is the archaeology of the American Southeast, with a special focus on the archaeology of the Caddo people. My interests also include ceramics, style, Mississippian iconography, colonialism and the contact period, and inequality. I finished my Masters thesis on identifying variation in Caddo pottery from southeastern Oklahoma in the spring of 2008, and am now working on developing a dissertation topic. I hope that my work will contribute to our understanding of Caddo history, and our appreciation of Caddo heritage. ---------------------- FAUCHIER, Rachel (archaeology/museums, MA) redfaerie@ou.edu Southeastern and Oklahoma archaeology ---------------------- FELDHOUSEN, Kristy (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) kjf@ou.edu ---------------------- FOGG, John (archaeology-plains, MA) Personal interests/research goals: My focus of study is "first contact" Plains archaeology (1450-1900 AD) with a special interest in the settlement patterns,material culture and trade between the indigenous peoples of the southern plains and early settlers. I am also interested in the warrior societies of the indeginous tribes(Kiowa and Cheyenne) and how they affected early settlement systems through out the plains in general. ---------------------- GAEDE, E. Jethro (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) Gaed0567ou@ionet.net ---------------------- GALLOWAY, Matthew (archaeology, MA) mgallow@ou.edu I began my BA in Anthropology and Journalism at the University of Alaska, Anchorage but later finished the degree at Colorado State University where I learned Mesoamerican, Andean and Great Plains archaeology. My MA will focus on lithics in Southeastern Oklahoma. I am well traveled having grown up in places such as Greece, Australia and Turkiye. ---------------------- GATTIS, Paul (archaeology-plains, Ph.D.) pgattis@ou.edu ---------------------- GEORGE, Homer (linguistic anthropology, MA) hgeorge@ou.edu ---------------------- GOMEZ, Steven (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) sdgomez@ou.edu Educational Background: 2003 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, minor in Anthropology (Texas A&M University) 2007 Master of Science in Psychology (University of North Texas) 2007 Master of Science in Applied Anthropology (University of North Texas) I am a sociocultural doctoral student focusing on medical anthropology and a master's student in the School of Social Work. For my dissertation research, I am examining the critical intersection of poverty and health with a focus on diabetes. More specifically, I am examining the structural factors that impact health disparities and the lived experience of managing a chronic disease. I am interested in interdisciplinary work that proves medical anthropology's usefulness in diverse settings. I characterize my work as applied medical anthropology from a critical medical and biocultural anthropology perspective, utilizing theory from political economy of health, health disparities research, and sociocultural anthropology . I am committed to translating theory into practice, and in this regard foresee future engagement in public health, health policy, and direct practice with marginalized and traditionally underserved populations. My primary geographic areas of interest are the United States, Native North America, and Latin America. Photo: Chichen Itza , August 2007 ---------------------- GORDON, Gina (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) swgina70@swbell.com Dissertation Research: Latin American immigrants in Oklahoma: family organization and their relationship to social services. ---------------------- GRAVES, Adam (archaeology-plains, Ph.D.) acgraves@ou.edu ---------------------- GRIFFIN, Erin (socio-cultural, MA) erin.griffin@ou.edu ---------------------- GRUBER, Janna L.(biological anthropology, MA) jgruber@ou.edu I finished my M.A. in Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma in 2007. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology. My specific interests are osteology, bioarchaeology, paleopathology, growth and development, and biocultural adaptation. For my dissertation topic I am interested in understanding the incidences of health stress in mothers and how these stressors affect the prenatal and postnatal health of children. I would like to use this information to gain additional insight into health in prehistoric populations. ---------------------- GRUBER, Thomas E.(archaeology-southwest, MA) tgruber@ou.edu ---------------------- HALL, Matt (archaeology-plains, MA) hallmj@ou.edu interests: archaeology of the southern Plains, lithic technology, exchange and trade ---------------------- ISHAM, Theodore (Ted) (linguistic anthropology, MA) t_isham@sbcglobal.net ---------------------- JORDAN, Michael (socio-cultural anthropology-Kiowa ledger art, Ph.D) michaeljordan@ou.edu ---------------------- KICKHAM, Elizabeth (linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.) lizkickham@ou.edu Halito. I have a background in Linguistics (B.A.) and Information Science (M.S.) and am currently pursuing an M.A. in Applied Linguistic Anthropology. My research interests include general linguistics, phonology, the Choctaw language, language preservation, planning, and revitalization, second language learning, story performance, and digital archiving. I currently manage the Native American Languages archive collection and the social sciences library at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. My thesis research focuses on determining the effect of using story and associated learning activities on learner affect and language retention in the higher education native language classroom. Anumpa achukmahoke. ---------------------- KIKER, Cody (archaeology) cody.m.kiker-1@ou.edu ---------------------- KLESZYNSKI, Keith (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) KeithK@ou.edu B.A. University of Portland: Interdisciplinary Studies-Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy M.A. San Diego State University: Anthropology Migration Transnationalism/transnationality Sport and culture Identity Mexico/Latin America Gender and Human Sexuality ---------------------- LAIL, Warren (archaeology-southwest, Ph.D.) wlail@ou.edu ---------------------- LEE, Carisa (archaeology-southwest, MA) carisa@ou.edu ---------------------- LEITH, Luther (archaeology-plains, Ph.D.) godlike_242@hotmail.com Education: MA 2006: University of Oklahoma (Norman,OK) -Thesis: The McCutchan-McLaughlin Site: A Stratigraphic Study of Material Culture Change and Possible Adoption of Horticulture BS 2002: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (La Crosse, WI) Major: Archaeological Studies, Minor: Geoarchaeology BA 1996: Norwich University (Northfield, VT) Majors: History and Political Science Interests: Caddoan archaeology, plains prehistory, southeast archaeology, environmental archaeology (snails as proxy indicators), geoarchaeology, hunter/gatherer to horticulture transition, lithic technology, and ceramic technology, GIS, remote sensing, faunal and floral analysis Current Research: - Dissertation: Land-use Strategies during the Late Archaic-Woodland Transition in Southeastern Oklahoma: A Re-Conceptualization of Fourche Maline Culture -Working on a monograph on the application of snails as environmental indicators at archaeological sites ---------------------- LUKAVIC, John (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) jlukavic@ou.edu John’s research focuses on the interactions between American Indian artists and consumers of Indian art (i.e. dealers, collectors, tourists, and museums), specifically the way the concepts of tradition, authenticity, legitimacy and authority are mitigated as a result of these interactions. John came to OU in the fall of 2004 with a MA is Museum Science from Texas Tech University (2001) and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma (1999). He has interned with both the American Association of Museums (AAM) in Washington, DC and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in Paris, France. While interning for AAM, John worked on a national taskforce which drafted guidelines for museums to create ethical policies regarding business related support. His responsibilities while interning for ICOM including researching the looting of cultural heritage from Afghanistan and Arab countries, as well as identifying and making contacts within the various governments/academic communities in these countries. John’s current research interests include Native North America, American Indian Art, Museum Anthropology/Museology, Anthropology of Tourism, Economic Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology. ---------------------- MAASS, Lindsay (biological anthropology, MA) I graduated from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in May 2006 with a major in archaeology and a minor in anthropology. I was employed at the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center in Wisconsin as the laboratory and collections manager and as a field technician. My interests are: human osteology, faunal remains, Midwest archaeology, lithics, plant remains, snails, prehistoric pottery. ---------------------- MARTIN, Elizabeth (Thompson) (archaeology-paleobotany) elizabeth.j.thompson-1@ou.edu ---------------------- MARTIN, Trevor (archaeology, MA) trevor.w.martin-1@ou.edu BA Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. Interested in the Protohistoric Southeast. ---------------------- MCCLAREN, Richard J. (archaeology, MA) jackson.mcclaren@ou.edu ---------------------- MCKAY, Mike (archaeology-southwest/plains, Ph.D.) mljmckay@yahoo.com ---------------------- MOE, Justin (archaeology, MA) BA University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Interests: Plains/Midwest with a focus on lithic technologies. ---------------------- MOODY, Adam (archaeology-southeast, MA) BA History and Anthropology at the College of William and Mary ---------------------- MORGAN, Candessa (linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.) candessa@ou.edu 2000 Bachelor of Arts in Native American Studies and Communications 2003 Masters of Education in Adult and Higher Education My areas of interest are: the intersection of language and culture, the influence of language on identity, identity politics in language revitalization planning and programming, politicization of language revitalization programming and planning, the effects of English Only and English First legislation on Native American languages, language and power, Cherokee language and culture, and languages of Native North America. I am also interested in the ways individuals and communities in Native North America negotiate indigeneity. ---------------------- MORGAN, Christopher (biological anthropology, MA) Christopher.I.Morgan-1@ou.edu BA from OU, work at OAS and from Oklahoma. I'm interested in studying the effects of diet and nutrition on the human skeleton. Also, Forensic Anthropology. ---------------------- MORGAN, Deborah (biological anthropology, MA) Deborah.D.Morgan-1@ou.edu I received my BA in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in 2005 and liked the department so much I stayed to pursue my MA in Biological Anthropology. My interests are in skeletal biology, biocultural adaptations, race, racism, ethnicity, slavery, American History, African Diaspora, human variation, and human evolution. ---------------------- MORGAN, Joelle (archaeology, MA) Joelle.E.Morgan-1@ou.edu interests: ethnobotany in the American Southwest ---------------------- NEELY, Amber (linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.) amberneely@ou.edu Received BA from the University of Notre Dame in Anthropology and German and M.A. from the University of Amsterdam in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in Linguistics. M.A. thesis was entitled “Typisch Dordts. Examining Boundaries of Identity in Dordrecht: Linguistic Perceptions and ‘Island Mentality’” and dealt with language stereotypes and attitudes relating to various dialects within the context of identities that are geographically, culturally, and sociolinguistically defined. Current research interests include: Language and identity, language contact, endangered languages, language revitalization, Native American languages, Kiowa language and culture, sociolinguistic and pragmatic usage of grammatical structures, (lexical) tone. ---------------------- O’SHEA, Lauren (archaeology, MA) faroh@ou.edu I am interested in Plains archaeology because I have grown so fond of Oklahoma. I am also interested in how archaeologists interact with the public. My thesis work is currently with DNA extraction from artifacts/bone. I hope to illustrate the genetic diversity of bison before and after the 1800's bottleneck. However, this will all be decided when and if DNA can be extracted from available samples. ---------------------- OZBOLT, Ivan (linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.) ivan.ozbolt@ou.edu 2004 BA in Anthropology and History (Université Paris Diderot, France) 2007 MA in Native American Studies (University of Oklahoma) Research interests: language socialization in the context of language shift and revitalization; second language learners and speakers of endangered languages; language ideologies; ethnohistory; Navajo language and culture ---------------------- POLICH, Michael (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) Michael.D.Polich-1@ou.edu ---------------------- RIVERA, Patrick S. (archaeology, MA) sooner8448@ou.edu ---------------------- ROWE, Simone (biological anthropology, MA) simone.rowe@ou.edu I have a BA in Evolutionary Biology and Paleontology and 15+ years of nursing and health care experience. Perhaps not surprisingly, I am interested in suffering, in sickness and in health, in the natural history of diseases, and ultimately, in evolution. My primary academic interests are bioarchaeology, skeletal biology, and paleopathology. The Caddo Nation and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes have graciously granted me permission to study the skeletal remains from the Akers site, a black midden (Fourche Maline) mound that contained over 200 burials. My thesis will be a skeletal analysis of this population. ---------------------- SALTANAVICIUTE, Jurgita (socio-cultural/linguistic anthropology, Ph.D.) jurga@ou.edu Personal Website: www.sitekreator.com/jurga ---------------------- SAMMONS, Olivia N. (linguistics, MA) osammons@ou.edu Language documentation and description, language revitalization, morphology, Algonquian langauges (Sauk), language and identity, film as ethnography ---------------------- SCONZERT-HALL, William N. (linguistics, MA) William.N.Sconzert-Hall-1@ou.edu ---------------------- SCHUSTER, Kurt (archaeology) Kurt.L.Schuster-1@ou.edu ---------------------- SEARCY, Michael (archaeology-southwest, Ph.D.) msearcy@ou.edu M.A. in Archaeology from Brigham Young University. Thesis research was an ethnoarchaeological project which focused on the production and use of manos and metates. I worked with three Mayan groups in Guatemala: Q’eqchi’, K’iche’, and Pocomam. My current interests are studying Mesoamerican iconography on Southwestern pottery and how it varied over time and space. Other interests include ethnographic and archaeological filmmaking, computer software/hardware applications in fieldwork, and experimental archaeology. ---------------------- SEVIER, Sydney (socio-cultural, MA) ssevier@ou.edu ---------------------- SMITH, Holly (H.C.) (archaeology-plains, Ph.D.) trowelthis@yahoo.com ---------------------- STEWART, Kimberly (biological anthropology, MA) kimberly.m.stewart-1@ou.edu Personal Interests: Human Rights, Skeletal Biology and Pathologies, ans Body Modification. Research Goals: Build on existing knowledge of Skeletal Biology focusing on analysis and interpretation, increase accuracy in skeletal assessment, and become familiar with pathologies of bone. ---------------------- TITO, Alexandra O. (biological anthropology, MA) aletito@ou.edu ---------------------- TONEY, Elizabeth (archaeology-southwest, MA) Elizabeth.M.Toney@ou.edu BA University of Nevada, Las Vegas I am interested in Southwestern Archaeology: especially how the built environment is created and negotiated as well as how groups of people organize themselves on the landscape. ---------------------- VENTGAN, Laura (applied linguistic anthropology, MA) ventgenl@ou.edu BA Kenyon College 2008 in Anthropology ---------------------- WAGGONER, Kama Kama.A.Waggoner-1@ou.edu ---------------------- WAHPEPAH, Shelly swahpepah@ou.edu ---------------------- WALKER, Jessica (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) walkej7@aol.com ---------------------- WIGHTMAN, Abby (socio-cultural, Ph.D.) abbywightman@ou.edu ---------------------- WILSON, Michelle (archaeology, MA) Michelle.L.Wilson-1@ou.edu ---------------------- WYCKOFF, Kristina (archaeology, MA) kwyckoff@ou.edu BA in ancient Mediterranean history from Oklahoma State University 2004. Currently studying the importance of the scarlet macaw to the Mimbres in southwestern New Mexico.