Jennifer Melcher
- Position: Senior Faculty Research Associate
- Department: Archaeology Institute
- Office Location: Building 89, Room 109
- jmelcher@uwf.edu
- Campus: 850.857.6326
Biography
Jennifer Melcher is a faculty research associate with the UWF Archaeology Institute. Melcher provides database, GIS, mapping and graphic support for faculty and students in the Department of Anthropology and the Archaeology Institute. In addition, she conducts geophysical surveys and analysis, as well as the facilitation of 3D scanning and printing of archaeological models for research, education and outreach.
In addition to her extensive digital work, Melcher’s research interests focus on Native Americans at the time of contact with an emphasis on cultural exchange. She teaches GIS for Anthropology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, serves on graduate student committees, and offers workshops for students on topics including surveying, and geophysical methods.
Most recently Melcher has been working with historic cemeteries, both marked and unmarked in the Pensacola area, including work on AME Zion & Magnolia Cemeteries, St. Michael's Cemetery, Miraflores Park, the Escambia County Poor farm.
Melcher is a member of multiple archaeological associations to include Pensacola Archaeological Society, Florida Anthropological Society, Florida Archaeological Council, Southeastern Archaeological Society and Society for American Archaeology.
Degrees & Institutions
Melcher received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Anthropology from the University of West Florida.
Classes Taught
ANT 4853C GIS for Anthropology
Publications
2025 submitted to state for review- Results of Data Recovery and Monitoring around the Barkley House (8ES119 and 8ES2952) UWF Archaeology Institute Report of Investigations No 232
2025 submitted for review - 2007 Investigations at the Lee House Lot (8ES115) UWF Archaeology Institute Report of Investigations No. 241
2023 Letter Report submitted to the Mobile Police Department for GPR work.
2023 Letter Report submitted to the City of Pensacola for Archaeological Data Recovery related to AT&T Equipment Removal
2023 Final Report on Archaeological Monitoring, Data Recovery, and Documentation for the Pensacola Underground Network Conversion Project on State Lands in Pensacola Florida. UWF Archaeology Institute Report of Investigations No 229
2023 Report of Remote Sensing for the UWF Historic Trust Train Canopy Project UWF Archaeology Institute ROI 227
2022 Escambia County Poor Farm Cemetery/ Potters Field (8ES4626) UWF Archaeology Institute ROI 218
2020 5th Author – with Ramie A. Gougeon, Jeffery Robinson, Kara Wallace, and Emily Talbert. Archaeological Testing at Butcherpen Mound Complex, Naval Live Oaks Reservation, Gulf Islands National Seashore. UWF Archaeology Institute ROI 212.
2020 4th Author – with Ramie A. Gougeon, Jenni Baggett and Kara Wallace. Phase I Cultural Resources Assessment Survey of the Campground Area and Maintenance Compound, Naval Live Oaks Reservation, Gulf Islands National Seashore. UWF Archaeology Institute ROI 211
2020 4th Author with John E. Worth, Elizabeth D. Benchley, and Janet R. Lloyd The Discovery and Exploration of Tristán de Luna y Arellano's 1559-1561 Settlement on Pensacola Bay
2019 Search for Haugen Family Cemetery (8WL1625) GPR Survey of 20 Garden Bay Court, Walton County, Florida UWF Archaeology Institute ROI 209
2017 Contributing Author “Open Science in Archaeology” article submitted to Society for American Archaeology Advances in Archaeological Practice.
n.d. 2nd author with John E. Worth Annual Report 2009 Archaeological Evaluation Mission San Joseph de Escambe (8ES3473)
n.d. 2nd author with John E. Worth Revised Typology for Historic Period Native American Ceramics in Northwest Florida, Article submitted to Southeastern Archaeology.
Keywords: Historical Archaeology; Contact Period; GIS; Remote Sensing; Colonial Pensacola; Missions; Native Ceramics; 3D Scanning and Printing; Cemeteries
