ResearchMost of my recent and current research focuses on the manifestations of sexism, racism, heterosexism, classism, and ableism in the discipline of archaeology. Using quantitative and qualitative sociological methods, I explore the experiences of marginalized archaeologists in their work, and the ways that the identities and experiences of archaeologists affect the knowledge that they produce about the human past. This work is grounded in intersectional feminism, critical race theory, and queer theory.
My next major project will be a community-based project at a former state institution for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This project will use disability studies theory to examine disability history critically, and will serve as a laboratory for building best practices in truly inclusive and accessible public archaeology. My background is in historical archaeology and Mesoamerican archaeology, and my first independent project was an M.A. thesis and associated article on contact-period pottery from the site of La Laguna in Tlaxcala, Mexico. |
