I am an anthropological archaeologist that studies the interactions between ancient complex societies and their environments with regional interests in the Near East and the United States. My methodological focus is on archaeological applications of remote sensing with an emphasis on near-surface geophysics. My research is generally spatial in nature and draws from multiple disciplines outside of anthropology including geomorphology, ecology and history. I currently contribute to multi-year research projects in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt and here at home in the United States.

I am presently a doctoral candidate in the Environmental Dynamics Program at the University of Arkansas, a joint degree in the departments of Anthropology and Geosciences, where I am completing my dissertation: "Ancient Human Ecodynamics at Three Archaeological Sites in the Rub’al-Khali Desert, Dubai, UAE.”  My dissertation research examine the relationships between settlement systems and environmental change in prehistoric southeast Arabia (~8,000 - 300 BC) in what are now the desert reaches of the UAE. To do this, I'm using data from both traditional archaeological methods and from remote sensing sources, specifically from ground-penetrating radar surveys.

Please take the time to browse some of my research detailed here, and be sure to check out some of the links! Thank you for visiting.

- Jason