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Ramie Gougeon
Position: Director of the Archaeology Institute, Chair, Professor
  • Department: Anthropology
  • Office Location: Building 13, Room 121

Dr. Ramie Gougeon, professor, teaches courses in archaeological and anthropological theory; historic preservation, policies and practice in archaeology; and area courses in North American prehistory.

Nicole Grinnan
Position: Assistant Director
  • Department: Archaeology Institute
  • Office Location: Building 89, Room 8

Nicole Grinnan currently works as Assistant Director of the University of West Florida’s Archaeology Institute.

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Christina L. Bolte
Position: Collections Manager and Faculty Research Associate
  • Department: Archaeology Institute
  • Office Location: Building 89

Christina L. Bolte is the Collections Manager and Faculty Research Associate at UWF Archaeology Institute. She manages archaeological material holdings and conducts collections-based research, exhibition, and education.

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April Holmes
Position: Senior Faculty Research Associate
  • Department: Archaeology Institute
  • Office Location: Building 89, Room 110

April Holmes is a faculty research associate with the UWF Archaeology Institute.

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Jennifer Melcher
Position: Senior Faculty Research Associate
  • Department: Archaeology Institute
  • Office Location: Building 89, Room 109

Jennifer Melcher is a faculty research associate with the UWF Archaeology Institute. Her research covers contact period indigenous populations of the northern Gulf coast through historic cemeteries.

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Cathy Parker
Position: Research Associate, Faunal Specialist
  • Department: Archaeology Institute
  • Office Location: Bldg 13, rm 302

Cathy Parker is a Research Associate specializing in faunal analysis

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Margo Stringfield
Position: Research Associate
  • Department: Archaeology Institute
  • Office Location: Building 89, Room 12

Margo Stringfield is a faculty research associate with the UWF Archaeology Institute

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William Wilson
Faculty Research Associate/ Maritime Archaeologist

William Wilson, maritime archaeologist, assists with UWF underwater investigations. Specializing in geophysical survey methods, he uses new technology to locate shipwrecks and inundated archaeological sites. He is currently helping to characterize the magnetic signatures of the Emanuel Point Shipwrecks, with the hopes of aiding in the discovery of similar vessels.