Melissa Powell

Biography
Melissa Powell is the Curator of Collections and an Assistant Research Professor at the School for Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC), where she directs the activities of the Center for Archaeology and Society Repository, including museum collections management and archaeological research projects. Powell serves on the faculty for the archaeology and museum studies programs.
Prior to joining ASU in 2018, Powell was an archaeologist with the Repatriation Office of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, where she worked with tribes from the US Southwest, Northwest, and Alaska Native communities. She was previously Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/ Laboratory of Anthropology in New Mexico.
Powell's research interests include the archaeology and prehistory of the North American Southwest, ceramic production and exchange, technological organization and craft specialization, museum anthropology, and consultation and collaboration with tribes and descendant communities. Powell has curated museum exhibitions and prepared publications on Huichol art and culture and on the archaeology of Casas Grandes in northern Mexico.
Education
- Ph.D. Anthropology, University of New Mexico
- M.A. Anthropology, University of New Mexico
- B.A. Anthropology, University of Virginia
Research Interests
Archaeology and prehistory of the North American Southwest, museum anthropology, ceramic production and exchange, technological organization and craft specialization, ceramic sourcing studies, consultation and collaboration with tribes and descendant communities, curation of exhibitions and collections
Courses
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 572 | Museum Collection Management |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
ASB 493 | Honors Thesis |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 584 | Internship |
ASB 590 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 591 | Seminar |
ASB 592 | Research |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
ASB 792 | Research |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
ASB 790 | Reading and Conference |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASB 484 | Internship |
ASB 572 | Museum Collection Management |
ASB 580 | Practicum |
Professional Associations
Society for American Archaeology
Novel coronavirus information
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