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Jessi Halligan is an Associate Professor and Endowed Professor in the Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A&M University, serving as its Associate Director and Archaeology Program Coordinator. Her research focuses on geoarchaeological methods applied to submerged landscapes, Paleoindian adaptations, and Holocene environmental change. She specializes in integrating lithic analysis, GIS, and underwater archaeology to study early human settlement in Florida and the southeastern United States.
Education: Ph.D. in Anthropology (Texas A&M University), A.B. in Anthropology (Harvard University). Courses taught include Archaeological Theory, Lithic Artifact Analysis, and Underwater Archaeology Techniques.
Research interests span geoarchaeology, submerged landscape preservation, karst geomorphology, and resilience theory. Current projects include investigating Late Pleistocene landscapes in Florida and reevaluating submerged site identification guidelines in the Gulf of Mexico.
Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining geospatial technologies with traditional archaeological methods. Notable contributions include the Page-Ladson site research, demonstrating 14,550-year-old human occupation in Florida.
Labs/Teams: Active member of the Center for the Study of the First Americans, leading field projects in submerged environments and karst regions.
