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Scott Van KeurenView profile

Assistant Professor

• North American archaeology
• ancient societies of the US Southwest
• ceramic decoration and technology
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Scott Van Keuren is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, University of Vermont, specializing in North American archaeology with a focus on the US Southwest and ceramic analysis. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona (2001) and previously served as Curator of North American Archaeology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Education: B.A. in Art History and B.S. in Anthropology from Southern Methodist University M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona His research explores ritual practices, material culture, preservation archaeology, and the interplay between technology and decorative styles in prehistoric ceramics. He investigates Ancestral Pueblo societies, particularly their economic/political organization and responses to environmental changes like the Sunset Crater eruption. Key trends in his publications (15 most recent) include ceramic specialization, ritual closure of sacred sites, and settlement pattern analysis. His work combines geoarchaeological methods, chemical analysis of artifacts, and theoretical frameworks from social practice theory. Dr. Van Keuren teaches courses such as Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology and various special-topic seminars. His fieldwork spans the U.S. 89 Project area, integrating environmental and cultural data to reconstruct prehistoric adaptations.

Jesse JonkmanView profile

Assistant Professor

• Political Anthropology
• Resource Extraction
• Infrastructure Studies
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Jesse Jonkman is an Assistant Professor in International Development Studies at Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences, specializing in political and environmental anthropology. His research examines resource extraction, state formation, and infrastructure politics, primarily in Colombia. Core research themes: Resource extraction and territorial governance Subterranean politics and materiality Infrastructural improvisation and autonomy Transnational mining networks Recent publications (2018-2025) reveal three dominant clusters: ethnographic examinations of small-scale mining (53%), methodological reflections on resource studies (20%), and critical analyses of sustainable extraction discourses (13%). His work consistently engages with Latin American political ecology and decolonial approaches. Honors: JC Ruigrok Award from Royal Dutch Society of Sciences FSW Dissertation Prize for outstanding PhD thesis Current Projects: NWO-Veni grant on gold supply chain transparency (2024-2028) Postdoctoral research on material practices in mining regions

Paul IngenbleekView profile

Associate Professor

• Sustainable Development
• Developing Countries
• Marketing Systems
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Paul T.M. Ingenbleek is Associate Professor at the Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group of Wageningen University & Research. His work focuses on applying strategic marketing to sustainable development in developing and emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Research spans value chain innovation , animal welfare systems , and subsistence marketplace dynamics . Education : MS in History, PhD in Marketing (Tilburg University, 2002) Current Role : Associate Professor, full-time academic (since 2011) Previous Role : Part-time researcher at Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI) His research integrates small-scale producers into global systems, addressing market orientation in pastoralist communities and institutional arrangements for sustainable practices. Projects include: ClearFarm : Animal welfare assessment software Transformative Change for Biodiversity & Equity (TCforBE) Bio-based Production in developing countries Subsistence Marketplaces theory development Recent publications emphasize precision livestock farming , smallholder integration , and pricing strategies for sustainable outcomes. He serves the Association for African Business and Development and Subsistence Marketplaces Movement .

• Zooarchaeology
• Stable Isotope Science
• Animal Domestication
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Prof. Dr. Cheryl Makarewicz is a Professor of Protohistoric Archaeology and Social Archaeology at the Institute of Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology , Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel . She is actively involved in the CRC 1266 Scales of Transformation and the ROOTS Cluster of Excellence , focusing on human-animal-environment interactions in prehistoric societies. Her research expertise spans zooarchaeology , stable isotope science , and bioarchaeology , with fieldwork conducted in Jordan, Mongolia, South Africa, Italy, and Inner Asia. She investigates early animal domestication, pastoral economies, Neolithic subsistence, and methodological rigor in isotopic analysis. Her recent publications reveal a strong trend in isotopic methodologies applied to diverse contexts: from reconstructing Neolithic foddering practices and urban elite provisioning to understanding hominin habitat use and ancient climate dynamics. Her work integrates multi-proxy data, including n-alkanes, collagen, and enamel isotopes, to achieve high-resolution reconstructions of past lifeways. She has contributed to major journals such as Scientific Reports , Journal of Archaeological Science , PLoS One , Antiquity , and Quaternary International , often in collaborative, international teams. Scientific Leadership and Methodology: Develops best practices in isotope archaeology Pioneers high-resolution intra-tooth and biomarker analyses Integrates ethnoarchaeological and geoarchaeological methods As a principal investigator, she leads or contributes to projects such as the El-Hemmeh Project in Jordan and studies on Trypillia mega-sites, Xiongnu elites, and Afanasievo pastoralism. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks (e.g., Marxist value theory) with empirical data, advancing understanding of social complexity in early agricultural societies. Laboratories and Teams: Works within the Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology at Kiel Collaborates with international teams across Europe, North America, and Asia Engages in multidisciplinary clusters including ROOTS and CRC 1266

Warren BernauerView profile

Assistant Professor

• Political Economy
• Political Ecology
• Indigenous Studies
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Dr. Warren Bernauer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment & Geography at the University of Manitoba, affiliated with the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. His research focuses on political economy, political ecology, and Indigenous studies, with a particular emphasis on resource conflicts and environmental governance in northern Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Geography from York University (2019). His work examines colonial continuities in resource use and governance, particularly around critical mineral extraction, nuclear waste disposal, and energy projects in Nunavut. He collaborates closely with Indigenous communities to study non-extractive economic alternatives such as harvester support programs and small-scale fisheries. Recent publications analyze environmental assessment practices, uranium mining legacies, and Inuit rights in resource-dependent regions. His scholarship highlights systemic inequities in Canada's transition away from fossil fuels and advocates for Indigenous-led governance models.

Robert ShuppView profile

Associate Professor

• Experimental Economics
• Agricultural Economics
• Behavioral Economics
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Robert Shupp is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University (MSU), affiliated with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Appointed in the tenure system, his work bridges experimental economics and agricultural policy, with a focus on development economics and behavioral decision-making. Education: Ph.D., Economics, Indiana University Bloomington M.A., Economics, Indiana University Bloomington B.A., Economics, College of William and Mary Research Interests span experimental economics, trust dynamics in social dilemmas, agri-environmental service markets, risk perception in development contexts, and contest theory applications. His projects include Collective Entrepreneurship for Small and Medium-Sized Farms and Using Markets to Coordinate Agri-Environmental Services . Publication Trends from 2013-2020 reveal a focus on experimental designs applied to agricultural economics, behavioral responses to risk/disaster, and institutional mechanisms in public goods provision. Key topics include seed quality valuation in Sub-Saharan Africa, phosphorus abatement incentives, overbidding in agri-markets, and trust dynamics post-disaster. Teaching includes courses in environmental economics, ecological economics, and introductory macroeconomics. He directs the MSU Agricultural Economics Experimental Lab.

Tamar DayanView profile

Professor

• Conservation Biology
• Community Ecology
• Evolutionary Ecology
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Prof. Tamar Dayan serves as the founding Chair of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Curator of Terrestrial Vertebrates at the museum, and Professor of Zoology at Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology. She also holds the prestigious Robert Raynor Chair for Environmental Conservation Research, reflecting her significant contributions to the field. Dr. Dayan earned her PhD from Tel Aviv University in 1989, followed by postdoctoral research with renowned ecologist Daniel Simberloff at Florida State University and with evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould at Harvard. She returned to Israel in 1991 to join the faculty at Tel Aviv University, where she has remained ever since. Her research program integrates theoretical and applied approaches across community ecology, evolutionary ecology, and conservation biology. Prof. Dayan investigates fundamental questions about ecological community structure, with particular emphasis on body size evolution and activity rhythms. Her applied work addresses pressing conservation challenges related to global change drivers including land transformation, biological invasions, light pollution, and climate change impacts on biodiversity patterns and ecosystem services. Prof. Dayan has established herself as a leader in conservation policy through roles including Chair of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Chair of Israel's Man and Biosphere UNESCO committee, Chair of the Open Landscapes Institute, and Chair of the Biodiversity and Conservation Forum of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. She also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Oceanographic and Limnological Institute. Her laboratory brings together researchers from diverse disciplines to address complex ecological questions using innovative approaches that integrate field studies, experimental work, and theoretical modeling. The Dayan Research Group maintains strong connections with conservation practitioners and policy makers to ensure research findings directly inform real-world conservation efforts across Israel and beyond.