Midwest Archeological Center
Federal Building Room 474
100 Centennial Mall North
Lincoln Ne. 68508 (402) 437-5392

Contacts

These individuals are responsible for planning, implementing and publishing on archeological projects for the National Park Service and other Federal agencies. Click on the active links to view select bibliographies (representing recent or major works) or expanded professional information, which is provided for some individuals. Official staff assignments for Section 106 and general technical advising for Midwest region parks are listed separately.

Ann C. Bauermeister, RPA (M.A., University of Nebraska, 2000; Archeologist) Great Lakes archeology, prehistory of the Midwest, geophysical applications to archeology.
ann_bauermeister@nps.gov

Dawn Bringelson (Ph.D. University of Washington, 2004; Archeologist) History of Central Plains archeology, prehistory of the Midwest and Central Plains, plowzone and other formation processes, organization of lithic technology, culture history, archeology and the public. Contact for: MWAC website, volunteering, outreach and education.
dawn_bringelson@nps.gov

Erin C. Dempsey, RPA (Ph.D., University of  Kansas, 2012; Archeologist) Geoarcheology, Quaternary landscape evolution, paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental reconstruction, site formation processes, Midwest, Great Lakes, and Plains prehistory, mounds and earthworks, peopling of the New World.
erin_dempsey@nps.gov

Steven L. DeVore (M.A., Iowa State University, 1984; Archeologist) Geophysical Applications, North American Archeology, Historical Archeology, Prairie-Plains Area, CRM Contact for: geophysical methods in archeology; Archeological Prospection workshop.
steve_de_vore@nps.gov
Select Bibliography

Vergil E. Noble (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1983; Supervisory Archeologist) Historical Archeology, 18th-century French fur trade, 19th-century settlement and transportation systems; Great Lakes and Mississippi River valley Advisor for National Historic Landmarks in the Midwest Region Contact for: National Historic Landmarks. Select bibliography; more information
vergil_noble@nps.gov

Karin M. Roberts (M.A. Anthropology, University of Nebraska, 1995; M.A. Museum Studies, University of Nebraska, 1999; Curator and Archeological Collections Program Manager) 19th century material culture, settlement of the west, archeological ethics, paleobotany, collections management Contact for: Collections.
karin_roberts@nps.gov

Timothy M. Schilling (Ph.D. Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2010, Archeologist) Midwestern and Southeastern Prehistory, monumental architecture, climate and climate change, geoarcheology, GIS, complex societies, food productions, ancient hunting strategies. tim_schilling@nps.gov

Jay T. Sturdevant, RPA (M.A., University of Nebraska, Lincoln 2001; Archeologist) Fur Trade and Contact Period Archeology, Late 19th Century Urban Archeology, Prehistory of the Midwest and Southeastern United States. Select Bibliography
jay_sturdevant@nps.gov

Anne M. Wolley Vawser (M.A., University or Nebraska 1988; Archeologist) Plains, Mountains, Rock Art, Predictive Modeling, Spatial Analysis, Information Management Contact for Archeological Information Management services: Library, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) services, Archeological Sites Management Information System (ASMIS) database. Select Bibliography
anne_vawser@nps.gov