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Aiuvalasit, Michael John
Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Archaeologist
Address and Contact Information
23 East Stadium Drive
M/C 571
Champaign, IL 61820Education
Ph.D. 2017, Anthropology, Southern Methodist University
M.A. 2012, Anthropology, Southern Methodist University
M.A. 2006, Anthropology (focus on Archaeological Geology), Texas A&M University
B.A. 2001, Anthropology, History, and Archaeological Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests
Dr. Aiuvalasit joined ISAS as an Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Archaeologist in 2019. His research focuses on understanding how social institutions, built infrastructure, and land management practices influence the resilience of communities - both cultural and natural - to climate change. Using geoarchaeological methods and geospatial analyses, his interdisciplinary research incorporates archaeological, ethnographic, geological, and paleoenvironmental datasets. He has twenty years of experience working on applied and academic research projects across the Eastern U.S., Texas, and New Mexico, as well as in Central Mexico.
Professional Affiliations
Register of Professional Archaeologists
Society for American Archaeology
Geological Society of America
Illinois Archaeological Survey