Academics History
My field of specialization is in decolonizing, (re)claiming, and (re) writing the histories of Indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere (the Americas), and documenting Indigenous communities across time and place through archaeology and oral tradition from the Pleistocene to present day.
Academic Positions
Algoma University
Assistant Professor, History and Philosophy
Mount Allison University
Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Indigenous Studies
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Anthropology and Indigenous, Archaeology of North America
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Anthropology and Indigenous, Archaeology of North America
Selkirk College
Instructor, Anthropology
State University of New York at Binghamton
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Department, Adjunct Instructor
Academic Positions
Algoma University
Associate Professor, and Department Chair Sociology-Anthropology and Associate Professor Geography Geology and Land Stewardship.
Canada Research Chair Tier II Indigenous History Healing and Reconciliation
Mount Allison University
Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Indigenous Studies
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Faculty, Anthropology and Indigenous Archaeology of North America
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Interim director of Native American and Indigenous studies program
Fort Peck Community College
Faculty, Native American Studies, Poplar, MT
Selkirk College
Instructor, Anthropology
State University of New York at Binghamton
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Courses Taught
History, Algoma University, Department of History and Philosophy, 2018 – present.
GEOG 3046 Approaches to Research and Applied Inquiries in Geography
ANTR 3907-4907 Indigenous Women, Activism, and Social Justice
ANTR 3036A Indigenous Cultures in North America
ANTR 2096 Indigenous Archaeology
ENGL 1801A Academic Writing Fundamentals
ENGL 2926A Indigenous Literature
HIST 3956A Ancient Mesoamerica
HIST 3907/3406 Decolonizing Indigenous Histories
HIST 2117 Indigenous and Métis Communities in Canada
HIST 4005 History Honors Thesis Advisor
SHIFT Pilot- Cultural and History awareness course for SSM Police Force
Anthropology, Mount Allison University, Department of Anthropology 2017 to 2018
ANTH 3421-A Folklore
ANTH 3031-A Indigenous Knowledge Systems
ANTH 3541-A Ethnobotany
UNST 1991-A Introduction to Indigenous Studies
ANTH 4991-A Decolonizing Indigenous Histories
Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Department of Anthropology 2015- 17
ANTH 102 Archaeology and Prehistory
ANTH 297 Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 100 Human Nature
ANTH 397 Indigenous Oral Tradition and Archaeology
ANTH 397 Forbidden Archaeology
ANTH 100 Honors Human Nature
ANTH 220 Introduction to Native American Studies (USA Focus)
Native American Studies, Fort Peck Community College 2014-2015
NASX 105 Introduction to Native American Studies (USA & Canada focus)
NASX 117 History and Culture of the Fort Peck Reservation
NASX 130 American Indians in Montana
NASX 216 American Indian Oral Traditions
NASX 249 US Indian History
NASX 276 Federal Indian Law and Policy
NASX 230 American Indian Education
NASX 240 American Indian Literature
NASX 216 American Indian Oral Traditions, Myths and Legends
Anthropology, Selkirk College 2013-2014
ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology-Distance Ed
ANTH 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 205 Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 110 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ANTH 210 Introduction to Archaeology: Western and Indigenous Archaeology
Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton 2008-2013
LACS 380: Indigenous History and Contemporary Populations of the Western Hemisphere
ANTH 125 Buried Cities and Lost Tribes, Lab section only for 25 students
ANTH 114 Language Culture and Communication, Lab section only for 25 students
Education
Ph.D. Anthropology
Decolonizing Indigenous Histories: Pleistocene Archaeology Sites of the Western Hemisphere
State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY)
Bachelor of Anthropology, Pre-Med, Honors Cum Laude.
Mitochondrial DNA Tracking and Typing of America's Ancient Cultures: Establishing mtDNA markers for the Quapaw Tribe: Supporting Traditional Territory Recognition and Repatriation.
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Masters in Anthropology.
Archaeology, CRM, Academia, and Ethics, and, Akimel O'odham, Type 2 Diabetes: Links to Traditional Food Loss.
State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY)
Minor: Certificate in Evolutionary Studies
​State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY)