Leslie Reeder-Myers

Leslie Reeder-Myers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Temple University, where she serves as director of the Anthropology Laboratory and Museum. She also holds a Research Associate position at the Smithsonian Institution. Her work spans Historical Ecology, Coastal Archaeology, and Climate Change Impact Studies.

Her research focuses on socio-ecological systems in coastal environments, particularly examining how Indigenous societies developed sustainable fisheries through millennia of climate change. Key study areas include Chesapeake Bay, northeastern Honduras, and California. She employs GIS modeling, oxygen isotope analysis, and zooarchaeological methods to reconstruct ancient shorelines and human-environment interactions.

Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to coastal resource management, with articles analyzing millennial-scale oyster fisheries, megastorm impacts on archaeological sites, and cultural landscapes in Honduras. Her work emphasizes preservation strategies for threatened coastal heritage and modern sustainability applications from prehistoric practices.