Contact Information
607 S. Mathews Ave
M/C 148
Urbana, IL 61801
Biography
Caitlyn is a PhD Candidate in archaeology. Her research focuses on the role of place and landscape in religion, specifically at a site in northwest Mississippi with connections to Cahokia.
Research Interests
Religious expression; identity formation; household construction; ritual complexes; landscape; ceramics; New Materialism
Education
M.A., Anthropology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2020
B.A., Anthropology and Religion, University of Southern Mississippi, 2014
Grants
2023 Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grant
2022 Medieval Studies Program summer research grant
Awards and Honors
2021 Demitri B. Shimkin Award Honorable Mention
2020 The Forest N. Baker Award for American Archaeological Research
2019 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (Anth 220: Introduction to Archaeology)
Courses Taught
Anth 246 ONL: Forensic Science
Highlighted Publications