Research Associates
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Charles Cobb
Research Associate/Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
Email: cobbcr@mailbox.sc.edu
Education: Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1988
Archaeology, political economy, colonialism, lithic analysis; southeastern North America.
Michael Hargrave
Archaeologist, Project Manager, Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
Phone: (217) 373-5858
Email: Michael.l.hargrave@us.army.mil
Education: Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1991
Archaeology, prehistory of the eastern United States, cultural resource management on military installations, remote sensing, site monitoring, site formation processes and military impacts.
Richard A. Kuenneke
Media Producer
Phone: (618) 967-6428
Email: richard@oakviewroadmedia.com
Media Producer specializing in historic content development through video, still photography, graphics and 3D animation.
Nathan J. Meissner
Research Associate
Education: Ph.D. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2014
Economic anthropology, lithic technology, long-distance exchange, social network analysis, factionalism, and rising social complexity.
Kathryn Parker
Kayeleigh Sharp
Archaeologist and Research Associate
Email: sharpka@siu.edu
Education: M.A. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2009; ABD SIU, Present
GIS and Spatial Analysis; Special Projects: southern Illinois rock art and prehistoric landscapes, Educating with Evidence curriculum developer, PIAZ project director, Central Andes.
Izumi Shimada
Research Associate/Distinguished Professor of Anthropology
Phone: (618) 453-5023
Email: ishimada@siu.edu
Education: Ph.D. Arizona, 1976
Archaeology, complex societies, technology and craft production, urban and ceremonial centers, experimental archaeology; Andes.
Andrew VanCleve
Archaeological Field Technician and Research Associate
Email: avancleve@siu.edu
Education: B.A. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2017
Recent SIU graduate, CAI field crew member, site evaluation, lab analysis, collections research and rehabilitation.