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I am the W. George Matton Professor of Anthropology at Centre College and an archaeologist who conducts research on the north coast of Peru. My teaching focuses on Latin America, domestic life and cuisine in ancient states, the Andes and South America, food and culture, and human-environment interactions. I often teach study abroad courses in Peru and elsewhere in Latin America, and enjoy mentoring undergraduate research. One of my favorite parts of teaching at Centre is being able to work with engaged students to learn new things, both in traditional class formats and in hands-on activities in and out of the classroom.
My research focuses on everyday life on the north coast of Peru during the Late Intermediate Period (~1000-1400 AD), using a culinary perspective to explore the experiences and strategies of local rural communities in the Jequetepeque and Chira valleys as they were incorporated into the expansive Chimu empire. I am the author of two books: Excavating Pedregal: Archaeological Explorations of Conquest and Daily Life in Ancient Peru (Routledge, 2026) and The Story of Food in the Human Past: How What We Ate Made Us Who We Are (University of Alabama Press, 2021). I am currently the Editor of Nawpa Pacha: the Journal of the Institute of Andean Studies.
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