Positions
- Co-Director, Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana.
- Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington.
- Co-Director, Center for Research into the Anthropological Foundations of Technology (CRAFT), Indiana University, Bloomington.
- Co-Director, Human Evolutionary Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Education
- 1984 Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley. Anthropology, human evolutionary studies, Palaeolithic archaeology, African prehistory.
- 1980 M.A., University of California at Berkeley. Anthropology.
- 1974 B.A., Magna cum laude. Kent State University. Anthropology.
Special Training
- 1983 Scanning Electron Microscopy, Royal Microscopical Society, Cambridge University, England.
- 1980 Microwear analysis of stone tools, University of Illinois, Chicago.
- 1978 Flintknapping Fieldschool, Washington State University.
Areas of Special Interest
Old World prehistory, palaeoanthropology, archaeological site formation, geoarchaeology, taphonomy, zooarchaeology, hunter-gatherers, ethnoarchaeology, lithic technology, experimental archaeology, primate studies, invention and technology, history of archaeology. Geographical areas: Africa, Europe, Asia.
Awards and Distinctions
- 2004 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2000 Selected as one of 50 Scientists profiled by the New York Times in the book, Scientists at Work: Profiles of Today’s Groundbreaking Scientists
- 1997 Distinguished Faculty Research Award, Indiana University (shared with Nicholas Toth)
- 1997- Who's Who of American Women.
- 1994 Outstanding Young Faculty Award, Indiana University.
- 1992-1994 President, Society of Africanist Archaeologists
Research Grants received from
National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services, National Academy of Sciences, National Geographic Society, L.S.B. Leakey Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Sigma Xi Research Society, Boise Fund.
