Archaeologist

Ph.D. Anthropology, Binghamton University, 2018
M.A. Anthropology (Archaeology concentration), Binghamton University, 2012
B.A. Anthropology (Archaeology concentration), Western Washington University, 2009

Kate has worked as an archaeologist since 2009. Prior to joining WillametteCRA, Kate participated in survey, testing, and data recovery throughout New York State and Pennsylvania. She has had a diverse series of jobs in the heritage sector from museum curator to field archaeologist.

For her M.A. thesis, Kate analyzed the construction of intervisible structures by people at the Kin Klizhin complex at Chaco Culture National Historic Park to answer questions about how social structures were inscribed in landscapes throughout the greater Chaco influence area in what is now the Southwest US. Most recently she worked on a team convened by the State Archaeologist of Colorado to reconstruct the history of Indian Boarding Schools in the state using historical records and remote sensing.

Kate’s areas of academic interest include public archaeology evaluation, data management, historic preservation policy, Indigenous cultural resource management practices, and GIS. She has an affinity for barnacles that does not fit in the previous list. Outside archaeology, Kate contributes to mutual aid projects in her neighborhood, gardens, and refinishes wood furniture.