Faculty Profiles

My research focuses on the application of digital technologies in archaeology. I strive for an interdisciplinary approach combining geographic information systems (GIS), 3D modeling, geophysics, and remote sensing to address complex issues. This work is possible because of a firm commitment to partnering with descendant communities, their allies, and the general public.

I began my undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas in 2001, earning a BA in Anthropology (2004). I enrolled in my first archaeological field school during this time (2001). This experience led to a Fulbright Scholarship to study Chinese Diaspora communities in New Zealand where I used GIS and 3D technologies to explore gold mining sites in Central Otago. I expanded on these interests to earn an MS in Industrial Archaeology at Michigan Tech (2005) for work with coal mining sites in Spitsbergen, Norway. My dissertation expanded on these experiences as I researched the 1923 Rosewood Massacre, which led to MA (2008) and PhD (2011) degrees from the University of Florida.

After completing my PhD, I accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Archaeology and GIS at Monmouth University. My partner and I relocated to Florida in 2015 for personal reasons and after working in the private sector for 1.5 years I became a Lecturer at the University of Central Florida until 2022 when I moved to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to work as an Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Since 2025, I am an Assistant Professor of Historical Archaeology at Texas State University.