Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute

MAI Faculty & Staff

Faculty

J. M. Adovasio, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Provost;
Senior Counselor to the President;
Dean, The Zurn School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics;
Director, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute

Andy Breckenridge, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Geology

Raymond Buyce, Ph.D.
Director, Geoarchaeological Research
Department of Geology

Dennis C. Dirkmaat, Ph.D., D.A.B.F.A.
Professor, Anthropology
Chairperson, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences
Director, Master of Anthropology: Forensic and Biological Anthropology Program

David C. Hyland, Ph.D.
Professor, Anthropology and Biology
Chairperson, Department of Biology

Nicholas Lang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Geology

Scott McKenzie, B.S.
Instructor, Geology
Curator, Sincak Museum of Natural History

Stephen Ousley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Applied Forensic Sciences and Anthropology

Mary Ann Owoc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Anthropology

Steven A. Symes, Ph.D., D.A.B.F.A.
Associate Professor, Applied Forensic Sciences and Anthropology

Research Staff

Allison Byrnes, M.A.
Lithic Technology Specialist
Director, Lithic Analysis Laboratory
Department of Anthropology/Archaeology

J. Michael Campbell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biology

Edward J. Hess, B.S.
Director, Sponsored Research

Jeff Illingworth, B.S.
Director, Curation and Conservation

David Pedler, B.A.
Editor and graphics specialist
Director, GIS laboratory

Allen Quinn, B.A.
Director, ceramic laboratory
Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology

Judith Thomas , M.A., R.P.A.
Director, historic laboratory
Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology

Luis Cabo-Pérez, M.S.
Director, Forensic and Bioarchaeology Laboratory
Director, Graduate Student Research
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences

J.L. Yedlowski, M.A., R.P.A.
Archaeology Field school Instructor

Adjunct Faculty

Jamie Borowicz, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology

Erin Chapman, M.S.
Research Assistant and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences

Sgt. Dennis Donovan, P.S.P., Retired
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences

Gregory O. Olson, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences

Frank Vento, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, Geology

Administrative Staff

Mia Bruno, M.S.
Executive Assistant to the Provost
Office Manager, Department of Anthropology/Archaeology

Julie M. Irene, B.A.
Administrative Assistant, Office of Sponsored Research

Anna M. Varhola, B.A.
Administrative Assistant, Department of Applied Forensic Sciences

Affiliated Research Staff, Texas

Sam Gardner, M.S., project archaeologist
Karl Kleinbach, B.A., project archaeologist
Marilyn Shoberg, M.A., project archaeologist
Gavin L. Smith, B.A., project archaeologist
Kristen E. Wenzel, B.A., project archaeologist
Michael Collins, Ph.D., research professor of anthropology/archaeology
Andy Hemmings, Ph.D., research professor of anthropology/archaeology
Jon C. Lohse, Ph.D., research professor of anthropology/archaeology
D. Brigham Madsen, Ph.D., research professor of anthropology/archaeology, E-mail: dmadsen@mercyhurst.edu
D. Clark Wernecke, Ph.D.

Consultants

Killis Almond, B.S., historic architect
Kathy Cushman, Ph.D., consulting paleobotanist
Gary Cooke, M.S., consulting geologist
Jack Donahue, Ph.D., consulting geologist
Bruce J. Humphrey, B.A., consulting chemist and conservator
Wallace Miller, M.S., Somerset County Coroner, Somerset, PA.
Olga Soffer, Ph.D., University of Illinois, consulting scholar

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