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In 2001, I began teaching at Okanagan University College in Kelowna. The courses I currently teach are primarily in the areas of archaeology and linguistics, although I have taught geochemistry and petrology courses in the past. My research areas are wide ranging and eclectic, but almost all incorporate the recognition and explanation of patterns in data, for example, in artefact distributions or the trace element composition of volcanic rock samples from the Earth, moon, and Mars. Other projects have fingerprinted wines or investigated Iron Age mining techniques in Egypt and Yemen. Outside of the classroom, I am a competitive fencer.

Credentials:
PhD, Geology and Near Eastern Archaeology and Languages, University of Toronto
MA, Near Eastern Archaeology, University of Toronto
BA (Hons), Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies, University of Toronto
BA, Anthropology, University of Toronto

I joined ºÚÁÏרÇø in Fall 2019 and teach introductory archaeology, biological anthropology and cultural anthropology. I specialize in the archaeology of the Peruvian Andes where I study the development of weaving and spinning and other fibre technologies, the formation of identities in early Andean states and the transmission of this knowledge over time. I am also interested in the anthropology of art, contemporary fibre artisans, experimental archaeology and the development of pedagogical materials for anthropology. In my free time, I am a weaver and spinner and a member of the Ponderosa Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists Guild of Kelowna, BC.

Credentials:
PhD, Anthropology, The University of Western Ontario
MA, Anthropology, Trent University
BA, Anthropology and Religious Studies, Saint Mary's University