Dr. Sharyn R. Jones - Professor
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Human-environmental interactions, tropical island chiefdoms, public archaeology, peace and conflict resolution, resource exploitation, foodways, hierarchy, political economy, zooarchaeology, ethnoarchaeology, gender; Fiji and Polynesia, the Caribbean, India.
I am a Professor of Anthropology at Â鶹¹ú²ú¾«Æ·. I have conducted fieldwork in the tropical Pacific Islands, North America, India, Japan, and the Caribbean. My current research employs ethnography, archaeology, and history and focuses on issues including: food, sustainable farming, identity, and gender. I have authored (or co-authored) dozens of peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and several books which I often use in my courses. I have lived and worked closely with native Pacific Islanders, especially in the remote Lau Island group of Fiji for two decades. On personal and professional levels, I am deeply interested in the dialogue between anthropologists, native peoples, and the general public. Moreover, I feel that the most important contributions that scientists can make are to effectively and skillfully communicate the value of our work to the public and to address pressing social issues. These ideals drive a recent research project I am collaborating on that explores archaeological and archival data from what was likely the first multi-racial and coeducational school in North America, the Parker Academy (founded in 1839; see: ).
