Profile

Molly’s current research is focused on the archaeology of southern coastal Alaska. Part of this research involves working with local communities who have contemporary and ancestral ties to the regional cultural landscape. Molly has a background in cultural resource management (CRM) and is currently involved in public land management in Alaska and Oregon. CRM-related interests include historic preservation law, museum collections care and management, tribal collaboration and consultation, and archaeological ethics. Other focus areas include the North Pacific Rim and High Arctic and topics of study include the Holocene, maritime adaptations, North American migrations, paleoecology, and zooarchaeology.