CAMPUS ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Stacey Camp is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at MSU. Stacey joined the MSU faculty in 2017 after spending 9 years as a faculty member at the University of Idaho. For close to four years she also served as director of one of three state archaeological repositories in Idaho. Her research takes a comparative approach to understanding the lives of migrants inhabiting the late 19th and early 20th century Western United States. Stacey’s first large-scale public archaeology project examined the lives and archaeology of Mexican migrant laborers and their families, which she blogged about on a now defunct website. Her latest project looks at the archaeology of Japanese American prisoners incarcerated in a World War II internment camp, and has likewise been documented on the web. Stacey will took over as director of CAP in May 2018. Her faculty profile can be found here. Her Twitter profile can also be found here.
FOUNDER OF THE CAMPUS ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM
Lynne Goldstein is an emeritus Professor of Anthropology at MSU, where she has been since 1996, and the creator of the Campus Archaeology Program. She recently completed her term as Chairperson of the Department of Anthropology in 2006 and as the editor of American Antiquity, the journal published by the Society for American Archaeology. Currently, she serves as the Adjunct Curator of Anthropology at the MSU Museum. Lynne previously worked at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and much of her research focuses on Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region, particularly on mortuary analysis. She earned her PhD from Northwestern University in 1976. Visit her anthropology profile here, and follow her on Twitter.
Campus Archaeologist
Benjamin Akey (they/them) is a doctoral student in anthropology, specializing in historical archaeology. Returning to CAP for their third (and final) year as the Campus Archaeologist, Ben is excited to continue supporting fellows in their research projects, organizingg outreach events, and protecting the cultural resources of campus through coordination with the university and external stakeholders. Outside of the Campus Archaeology Program, their dissertation research focuses on the relationship between labor, racialization, and the negotiation of belonging within early-twentieth century Japanese American communities of the Pacific Northwest.
Our 2024-2025 Graduate Fellows
Aubree Marshall (they/she) is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology, with a focus in bioarchaeology. Aubree’s research uses dental calculus (the stuff your dentist scrapes off of your teeth!) to understand the relationship between food access and social identity of the ancient Maya in Belize. This is Aubree’s fourth year serving as a CAP fellow and is excited to work outreach events and cataloging CAP’s existing collections!
Madelyn McKinney (she/her/hers) is a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology, specializing in historical archaeology. This is her first year serving as a CAP fellow, and she is excited to gain more experience working with archaeological collections and planning outreach events. Her research outside of CAP focuses on nineteenth and twentieth century cemeteries in the Midwestern United States, and she is especially interested in issues regarding preservation and representation.
Gabrielle Moran-O’Dell: Gabrielle (she/her) just finished her first year as a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Anthropology Department. She is also a teaching assistant for the 2024 Archaeological Field School. Gabrielle’s dissertation focuses on the archaeology of a Late Woodland to Late Archaic site in Michigan, working closely with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. She has worked with CAP in the past and is excited to be in the field with CAP this summer!
Past CAP Graduate Fellows
- Jeff Burnett
- Emily Milton
- Grace Gerloff
- Autumn Painter
- Susan Kooiman
- Jeff Painter
- Jack Biggs
- Mari Isa
- Amy Michael
- Blair Zaid
- Charlotte Cable
- Adrianne Daggett
- Grace Krause
- Nicole Raslich
- Kate Frederick
- Lisa Bright
- Kate Myers Emery
- Josh Burbank
- Sabrina Perlman
- Sylvia Deskaj
- Emma Creamer
- Rhian Dunn
- Emily Nisch
- Clara Devota
- Monica Nares
- Holly Long
- Juan Carlos Rico Noguera
- Victoria Schawrz