Associate Professor of Anthropology
Archaeology Director
Lambda Alpha Faculty Sponsor
Junior and Senior Advisor

Research Interests

Archaeology; physical anthropology; Southeast Asian Archaeology; North American archaeology; field and lab methods; archaeological theory; early agriculture; human ecology; Neolithic; early hominid evolution; hunters and gatherers.

Current Research

Regardless of other projects, every summer I conduct archaeological research with NKU anthropology students at a Kentucky prehistoric Native American village site.  I am often able to offer students either work study or volunteer opportunities in the laboratory of archaeology. 

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D. University of Illinois
• M.A. University of Missouri, Columbia 
• B.A. University of Kentucky

Courses

• ANT 100 Cultural Anthropology
• ANT 110 Introduction to Archaeology
• ANT 202 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
• ANT 202L Introduction to Physical Anthropology Lab
• ANT 210 Introduction to Archaeological Method and Theory
• ANT 215 Archaeological Field Methods
• ANT 335 Advanced Archaeological Field Methods
• ANT 350 North American Archaeology
• ANT 355 Archaeological Laboratory Analysis
• ANT 392 Research Topics in Archaeology
• ANT 410 Archaeological Theory
• ANT 480 Advanced Anthropological Concepts

Accolades

• 2001 Strongest Influence Award, Northern Kentucky University Alumni Association
• 1974 Teaching Assistant Excellence Award, University of Missouri, Department of Anthropology

Selected Publications

• 1994 Further Thoughts on Why Men Share Meat. Current Anthropology 35(4):440-441.
• 1992 A Late Ritual Site in Northern Kentucky. Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 17(2):265-273
• 1990 Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines. Asian Perspectives 28(1):61-81.

Associated Websites

• Archaeology
• Native American Studies
• Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society, Gamma Chapter of Kentucky