Subject Matter Experts

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Social Sciences & Humanities

Judith Bense

Dr. Judith Bense

Faculty Emeritus, Anthropology

Spanish Colonial Archaeology West Florida and the Southeast

Dr. Katherine Blankenau

Assistant Professor, English

16th-Century and 17th-Century British Literature Early Modern Drama Early Modern Women Writers Shakespeare

Christina Bolte, RPA

Collections Manager/Faculty Research Associate, Archaeology Institute

Archaeological Curation and Collections Management Policy and Practice European Contact in the Americas European Colonialism in the Americas European Culture Change in the Americas Southeast U.S. Precontact/Historical Archaeology

Dr. John Bratten

Dr. John Bratten

Professor, Anthropology

Artifact Conservation Nautical Archaeology Shipwreck Archaeology

Gregory Cook

Dr. Gregory Cook

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Shipwreck Archaeology Ship Construction

Dr. Julianna Costanzo

Instructor, Department of History and Philosophy

Social and Political Philosophy Ethics of AI

Dr. David Earle sitting in a chair in his office reading comic books.

Dr. David Earle

Dean, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; Professor, English

History of Magazines Early 20th Century Popular Culture Modern Book History History of Cocktails Flappers/1920s James Joyce Hemingway

Nancy Fox-Edele

Senior Instructor, English

Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Discourse and Feminist Theories Rhetorical Analysis Writing Pedagogy Writing Studies

Ramine Gougeon

Dr. Ramie Gougeon

Chair and Professor, Anthropology

Prehistoric and Historic Archaeology of Greater Southeast North America Household Archaeology Middle-Range Society Political Development The Individual in Prehistory Public Archaeology

Nicole Grinnan

Nicole Grinnan, RPA

Assistant Director, Archaeology Institute

Public Interpretation of Maritime Cultural Resources Maritime archaeology and history Coastal Heritage Management Community Archaeology and Engagement

Mamie Webb Hixon

Mamie Webb Hixon

Director, UWF Writing Lab

Modern Grammar and Usage Practical Grammar Black Women Writers

April Holmes

April Holmes, RPA

Senior Research Associate, Archaeology Institute

Urban Archaeology Colonial Pensacola Field Supervision and Training Archaeological Data Analysis

Dr. Brian Hood

Dr. Brian Hood

Associate Professor, History and Philosophy

Philosophy of Science Epistemology Logic

Dr. John Jensen

Dr. John Jensen

Associate Professor, History and Philosophy

Maritime History Historic Preservation Fisheries Marine Archaeology

Dr. Aiqi Liu

Visiting Assistant Professor of Professional and Clinical Practice, Department of History and Philosophy

Economic History Modern East Asia (China and Japan) U.S. Historical Relations with Asia

Dr. Maina Wilson

Dr. Wilson Maina

Professor, History and Philosophy

Ethics Biomedical Ethics African Philosophy World Religions Philosophy of Religion

Meredith Marten

Dr. Meredith Marten

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Global Health Health Care Delivery HIV Maternal and Child Health Social Determinants of Health West and East Africa

Jennifer Melcher

Jennifer Melcher, RPA

Senior Research Associate, Archaeology Institute

Database Management European Colonial Contact and Cultural Exchange GIS Historic Cemeteries Preservation and Management Native American Ceramics Pre- and Post-European Contact Terrestrial Remote Sensing

Dr. Mary Furlong Minkoff

Dr. Mary Furlong Minkoff

Executive Director, Florida Public Archaeology Network

Public and Community Archaeology African American Archaeology Colonial Archaeology Archaeological Collections

Dr. Amy Mitchell-Cook

Dr. Amy Mitchell-Cook

Professor, History and Philosophy

Maritime History Atlantic World Early America 19th Century Women

Jasara Norton

Senior Instructor, English

AI Pedagogies Nature Writing Rhetoric and Composition

Cathy B. Parker

Research Associate, Archaeology Institute

Faunal Identification and Analysis Foodways Research

Dr. C. Scott Satterwhite

Senior Instructor, English

Punk History and 'Zines

Della Scott-Ireton

Dr. Della Scott-Ireton

Associate Director, Florida Public Archaeology Network

Public Interpretation of Maritime Cultural Resources Training of Avocationals in Archaeological Methods and Practices Shipwreck Archaeology and Maritime History Archaeological Citizen Science

Dr. Kevin Scott

Dr. Kevin Scott

Chair and Professor, Department of English

Popular Culture 19th-Century American Literature and Cultural History AI and Workplace AI and Culture Comics Graphic Novels Superheroes

Nathan Smith

Instructor, Department of History and Philosophy

Local History Digital History Public History

Joyce Southard

Instructor, Department of History and Philosophy

History of Education History of Reconstruction New South

Dr. Bradford Stockdale

Instructor, Department of History and Philosophy

Ethics Ancient and Modern Philosophy Metaphysics

Dr. Erin Stone

Dr. Erin Stone

Chair and Professor, History and Philosophy

Latin American History Indigenous History Atlantic Slavery Caribbean History

Margo Stringfield

Margo Stringfield

Research Associate, Archaeology Institute

British Colonial Period Urban Archaeology Cemeteries Public Interpretation

Thomin Michael

Mike Thomin

Research Associate, Florida Public Archaeology Network

Southeastern Native American History Maritime History

Dr. Michelle Williams

Dr. Michelle Williams

Professor, Government

World Elections Political Parties European Politics Democracy and Democratization Radicalism and Extremism in Politics

William J. Wilson, RPA

Research Associate, Archaeology Institute

Geophysical Survey Remote Sensing Submerged Landscapes Underwater Archaeology

Dr. Allysha Winburn

Dr. Allysha Winburn

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Holistic Forensic Anthropology Bioarchaeology Biological Anthropology Skeletal Aging and Age Estimation Ritual Use of Human Remains

John Worth

Dr. John Worth

Professor, Anthropology

Ethnohistory Prehistoric/Historic Archaeology Chiefdoms European Colonization Indigenous Culture Change