Diane Hanson

Diane Hanson is an Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alaska. Previously, she served as Senior District Archaeologist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She holds a Ph.D. in Archaeology from Simon Fraser University (1991).

Her research focuses on late pre-contact societies in coastal Alaska, particularly zooarchaeology and North Pacific coastal archaeology. Current projects include upland site surveys on Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands. She actively contributes to the Alaska Consortium of Zooarchaeologists and the Alaska Anthropological Association, having held leadership roles in both organizations.

Her teaching emphasizes cultural resource management (CRM), aligning with her professional experience in agency archaeology. Courses she offers support CRM training for students.

Publications span archaeological methodologies, subsistence studies, and CRM practices in Alaska, with contributions to journals like Arctic Anthropology and Canadian Journal of Archaeology.