Gabriel M. Sanchez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Native American and Indigenous Studies at the University of Oregon. He is the director of the Coastal Archaeology, Proteomics, and Zooarchaeology laboratories. He also directs the Collaborative Archaeology Field School in collaboration with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and Land Trust. Gabriel’s research interests include collaborative archaeology, community-based participatory research, geophysics, historical ecology, proteomics, and zooarchaeology. Currently, he is involved in collaborative research projects in central and northern California, coastal Oregon, and the Great Basin.
Graduate Student
Rose Mooney is a first year graduate student in the Anthropology PhD program. Her research interests include collaborative research, community-based participatory research, geophysics, and environmental archaeology.
Zooarchaeology Curator Assistant
Lena Amodei is a fourth-year undergraduate studying Multidisciplinary Science with concentrations in Anthropology and Earth Science. Her research interests include comparative anatomy, phylogenetics, and zooarchaeological analysis.
Zooarchaeology Curator Assistant
Mercy Schmidt is a third-year senior studying Multidisciplinary Science with a concentration in Bioanthropology and a minor in Earth Science. As a curatorial assistant, she has comprehensive knowledge of vertebrate anatomy and expertise in taxonomic classification across Animalia. She also maintains a master database and directs executive curatorial decisions. Her research interests include zooarchaeological and paleontological curation and fieldwork, evolutionary biology, and comparative anatomy.
Coastal Archaeology Laboratory Supervisor
Maddie Spanks is a fourth-year undergraduate studying Anthropology and Geography. Her research interests include collaborative research methods, zooarchaeological analysis, and geophysical methodologies for investigating human-environmental relationships in coastal landscapes.
Coastal Archaeology Laboratory Supervisor
Zoë Whitcomb is a third-year undergraduate student in the Anthropology program. Her research interests include collaborative archaeology, community-based participatory research, environmental archaeology, and paleoethnobotanical analysis.
Lena Amodei
Mallie Balser
Sam Brewer
Becs Crook
Jonathan Crumm
Liv Dudley
Carter Dunten
Rain Foltz-Moodie
Orion Hibben
Maggie McClellan
Katie Mix
Melia Perry
Emilia Rivera
Sofia Rodriguez
Derrik Schmidt
Mercy Schmidt
Jiana Scipione
Maddie Spanks
Faye Swartley
Zoe Whitcomb
Luzahn Chandler
Camy Corcoran
Becs Crook
Ariel Eisen
Leslee Hernandez
Faith Holt
Gabby Martinez-Berenger
Summer Maxim
Maggie McClellan
Katie Mix
Midori Mori
Carly Parker
Eva Perry
Parker Price
Anuj Rahatekar
Ryan Robertson
Sofia Rodriguez
Camila Romero
Derrik Schmidt
Mercy Schmidt
Jiana Scipione
Ryan Singer
Maddie Spanks
Samira Velasquez
Zoe Whitcomb
Camy Corcoran
Katie Fendick
Jozie Garner
Juli Giza
Harrison Kuenzi
Gabby Martinez-Berenger
Summer Maxim
Ashley Noh
Sadie Paschall
Eva Perry
Anuj Rahatekar
Mitchell Ralphs
Jaredd Rictor
Maddie Spanks
Lorien Sweet
Katya Turner
Leo Wickham
Tamara Wilfert
Jordan Zicklin
Edison Devine
Jozie Garner
Isabella Flynn
Teagen Holmquist
Beck Lawrence
Paige Nearman
Ashley Noh
Roman Stalick
Katya Turner
Kai Walton