AIA Committees

Research and Academic Affairs Committee

Overseeing Officer: Dimitri Nakassis, Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs

Chair: Dimitri Nakassis, (ex officio)

Staff Liaison: Kevin Mullen, kmullen@archaeological.org

The Committee on Research and Academic Affairs aims to promote the health and vibrancy of the discipline of archaeology in research and higher education. It will support, advocate for, and monitor educational training, research opportunities, and professional ethics as they relate to research and academic affairs.

Members


Emily Anderson, (Jan 2026 - Dec 2028) Term 3

Allison Emmerson, (Jan 2024 - Dec 2026) Term 1

Jennifer Gates-Foster, (Jan 2025 - Dec 2027) Term 1

Maryl Gensheimer, (Jan 2026 - Dec 2028) Term 3

Elizabeth M. Greene, (Jan 2025 - Dec 2027) Term 3

Lissette Jiménez, (Jan 2023 - Dec 2026) Term 1

SeungJung Kim, (Jan 2025 - Dec 2027) Term 2

Lynne A. Kvapil, (Jan 2026 - Dec 2028) Term 1

Margaret Laird, (Jan 2025 - Dec 2027) Term 2

Vivian Laughlin, (Jan 2024 - Dec 2026) Term 2

Joanne Murphy, (Jan 2024 - Dec 2026) Term 2

Dimitri Nakassis, (Jan 2023 - Dec 2025) Term 2

James Newhard, (Jan 2025 - Dec 2027) Term 2

Najee Olya, (Jan 2024 - Dec 2026) Term 1

John Papadopoulos, (Jan 2024 - Dec 2026) Term 2

Candace Rice, (Jan 2023 - Dec 2026) Term 1

Betsey Robinson, (Jan 2024 - Dec 2026) Term 2

Daniel Schowalter, (Jan 2025 - Dec 2027) Term 2

Monica Smith, (Jan 2024 - Dec 2026) Term 2

Charles Speer, (Jan 2025 - Dec 2027) Term 2

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