Kathleen (Kathy) Fine-Dare is professor emeritus of anthropology and gender/women’s Studies at Fort Lewis College (FLC), in Durango, Colorado.
Kathleen Fine-Dare
Fort Lewis College
Lisa Nagaoka
Research Associate; University of North Texas
Lisa is a zooarchaeologist interested in archaeological method and theory,
philosophy of science, conservation biology, and biogeography.
Tessie Naranjo
Katie Richards
2019 Lister Fellow
Katie’s research centers on the social and political organization of the Fremont people and the relationship between the Fremont and Pueblo cultures.
Robin Lyle
Independent Researcher; Lab Volunteer
Robin is a poultry research scientist interested in ancient agriculture, turkey husbandry, and material cultures of the past.
Cathy Cameron
University of Colorado at Boulder
Sarah Seaberg
2019 Field Intern
Sarah is a recently graduated anthropology student, interested in traditional ecological knowledge and human-environment interactions over time.
Ricky R. Lightfoot
Chair of the Board; Research Institute Advisor
Ricky directed Crow Canyon’s excavations at the Duckfoot site and Castle Rock Pueblo and has published numerous books and articles on Southwestern archaeology. He joined the Board in 1998 and currently serves as its Chair. Ricky has played an important role in the leadership and vision of Crow Canyon since 1984. He lives in Mancos, Colorado.
Emerson McDaniel (they/them/theirs)
American Indian Initiatives Intern
Emerson graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2021, and since then has been focusing on building a career at the intersection of archaeology, linguistics, and uplifting Indigenous voices.
Davina Two Bears
Swarthmore College
Davina Two Bears is Diné (Navajo) originally from Birdsprings, Arizona on the Navajo reservation.
John Kantner
1997 Lister Fellow
John is interested in the interplay of cooperation and competition in human society, especially the role of these behaviors in the development of sociopolitical complexity and economic inequality, and in the application of neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory to these problems.
Jill Blumenthal
Mesa Verde National Park
Jill Blumenthal, Education Coordinator and Volunteer Program Manager, Mesa Verde National Park
