Originally from Cold Spring, New York, I received my BA in History and Anthropology with a specialization in archaeology from the University of Rhode Island. I have conducted academic fieldwork in Bermuda, Belize, Norway, and professional fieldwork in cultural resource management in Staten Island, New York. My research interests lie within the use of material culture to answer greater socioeconomic status and class comparative issues within historical archaeology. During the summer of 2005 I will be conducting field research for my thesis at a 19th century domestic structure located on the West Point Foundry site.