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MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY

  1. Institution Name:
    Monmouth University
  2. Department Title:
    Graduate Program in Anthropology
  3. Faculty in Historical/Underwater Archaeology:
    1. Veronica Davidov, Ph.D. Anthropology, New York University, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Graduate Program Director. Research Interests: Human-nature relations, and the cultural, political processes involved in their formation and negotiation.
    2. Hillary DelPrete, Ph.D. Anthropology, Rutgers University. Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Research Interests: Modern evolution and human variation, pelvic change, environmental variation.
    3. Geoffrey Fouad, Ph.D. Geography, San Diego State/UC Santa Barbara. Assistant Professor of Geography. Research Interests: GIS, Data Visualization, Environmental Modeling.
    4. Stanton Green, Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Professor of Anthropology. Research Interests: Ireland, European Prehistory, GIS, Landscape Archaeology, Baseball and American Culture
    5. Adam R. Heinrich, Ph.D. Anthropology, Rutgers University. Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Research Interests: Historical Archaeology, Zooarchaeology, Taphonomy, Mercantile systems, Commemoration, Material Culture
    6. Gerard P. Scharfenberger, Ph.D. Anthropology, City University of New York, Adjunct Professor of Anthropology. Research Interests: North America, Historical Archaeology, Military-Sites Archaeology, Religious-Sites Archaeology
    7. Karen Schmelzkopf, Ph.D. Geography, Penn State University Associate Professor of Geography. Research Interests: North America, Tourism, Urbanization, Political and Cultural Geography
    8. Richard Veit, Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Anthropology, Department Chair. Research Interests: North America, Historical Archaeology, North American Prehistory, Jamaica, Material Culture, Commemoration and Gravemarkers, Vernacular Architecture, Military Sites Archaeology, Culture Contact and Personal Identity
    9. Melissa Ziobro, M.A. History, Monmouth University, Specialist Professor in Public History. Research Interests: Museum Studies, Exhibit Design, Public History, Military History
  4. General Statement:
    The program in Anthropology at Monmouth University offers an M.A. degree with a focus on historical archaeology. Research emphasis is the historical archaeology of eastern North America, with particular strengths in military sites archaeology, vernacular architecture, monuments and commemoration, and domestic site archaeology. Ongoing projects include fieldwork at 17th, 18th, and 19th century sites in the Delaware Valley and in eastern New Jersey. Resources include a GIS laboratory, substantial artifact collections dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, and extensive library resources. Summer 2020 field school will be held at the 1719 William Trent House.  Recent Projects have includedarchaeological surveys at Orange Valley Plantation, Jamaica;  Morristown National Historical Park; Sandy Hook Lighthouse; Joseph Bonaparte’s Point Breeze Estate, Bordentown, New Jersey; Cedar Bridge Tavern, Barnegat, New Jersey; and the Lazaretto in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  5. For More Information Contact:
    Richard Veit, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1898 USA; phone 732-263-5699; email: rveit@monmouth.edu; Web page: http://www.monmouth.edu/academics/schools/humanities/graduate_programs/anthropology/default.asp