Education
Transfer, Fall 2026
Advanced study in archaeology and anthropology.
Associate of Arts
GPA: 4.0 · Truist Honors Scholar · Graduating with Honors · President's List, 5 consecutive semesters
Conference Presentations
Haunted Restitutions: Restless Ancestors and the Ghosts of Colonialism in Repatriation Policy
Art installation (Session 8688), Grand Ballroom Foyer. Listed as Organizer in the official AAA program.
Institutional Responsibility in Repatriation
60-minute oral research presentation on Indigenous repatriation and ethical institutional practices.
Returning Dignity: Reforming Repatriation Legislation for Tribal Empowerment
Oral research presentation on Native American repatriation legislation reform.
Returning Dignity: Reforming Repatriation Legislation for Tribal Empowerment
45-minute paper presentation on repatriation rights and legislative reform.
Uncovering Lost Knowledge of Pre-Columbian Native American Cultures
Oral research presentation on NAGPRA and institutional repatriation practices.
Awards & Honors
SAA Ethics Bowl Winner
First community college team to compete and win.
Adaptive Reuse Housing Innovation Award
President's List
ALPFA LIFT Program Fellow
Truist Honors Scholar
Graduating with Honors
Professional Service
Committee on Ethics, Appointed Member
Three-year appointment to the SAA standing committee responsible for archaeological ethics policy, Ethics Bowl programming, and professional conduct review.
Honors Scholar Leadership Council
Professional Memberships
- Southeastern NAGPRA Community of Practice Member
- American Anthropological Association (AAA) Jun 2025 – Present
- Society for American Archaeology (SAA) 2024 – Present
- Southern Sociological Society (SSS) Jan 2025 – Present
- National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) 2025 – Present
- North Carolina Honors Association (NCHA) 2024 – Present
- Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) 2025 – Present
- Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) Student, 2025 – Present
- Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Member
- National Association of Native American Studies (NAAAS & Affiliates) 2024 – Present
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 2024 – Present
Research Interests
Indigenous archaeology & cultural resource management · NAGPRA reform & repatriation policy · Institutional ethics in archaeological practice · Colonial legacies in museum collections · Indigenous community engagement & sovereignty · Ethnobotany & traditional ecological knowledge