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Joe Edward Watkins
Focuses on the relationship between indigenous people and archaeologists, and the ethics of archaeology; Interested in experimental archaeology and using the past tools to learn more about what it was like to live during that time -
Verónica Pérez Rodríguez
Focuses on the highlands of the Mixteca Alta in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca; Studied topics regarding urbanism, household archaeology, traditional pottery-making, and terracing in this region; Incorporated archaeological surveys, excavations, interviews, video recordings, and participant observation with modern-day terrace farmers and potters in Oaxaca. -
Jason De Leon
Studies the migration of clandestine migrants across the U.S. border from Latin America; Analyzes the materials left behind on undocumented migration trips to the United States in Arizona; Methods include forensics, archaeological research and ethnographic analysis of migrant stories -
Blair Rose Zaid
Worked in the U.S., the Caribbean, and Africa; Researched African American freedom practices in 19th and 20th century mid-West and mid-Atlantic communities; Focuses on the roles multi-generational frontiers play in diasporal formation processes; Specializes in freedom seekers, Michigan, and the underground railroad. -
Davina Two Bears
Focuses on the history and cultural memories of the Navajo Indian Boarding School, which currently exists as a historic Navajo archaeological site in Old Leupp, Arizona; Interested in the daily lives of Navajo children and how they maintained their identity, language, and culture through the federal Indian Boarding School assimilationist policies; Collected her data through archival research, historic photographs, and oral interviews with Navajo elders -
Jason Nez
Focused on preserving prehistoric Indigenous artifacts and sites within the National Parks; Worked primarily at the Grand Canyon; first Native American to receive Pioneer Award
