Todd J. Braje (B.A. 1998, Beloit College; M.A. 2003, University of Florida; Ph.D. 2007, University of Oregon) is an adjunct assistant professor of anthropology at the UO during the fall and winter of 2007 and at Oregon State University in spring 2008.  Todd Braje is an anthropological archaeologist who specializes in the archaeology and historical ecology of North American Pacific Coast maritime societies. Braje’s research interests center on historical ecological approaches to understanding complex coastal hunter-gatherer-fishers, particularly the effects of human predation on terrestrial and nearshore ecosystems. He has conducted field research in Oregon, California, Florida, and Belize, published over 25 scholarly articles, and received grants from the National Science Foundation, Western National Parks Association, the Mia Tegner Foundation, and the National Park Service to conduct his research.  Research and teaching interests include historical ecology, archaeological method and theory, hunter-gatherer-fisher studies, coastal adaptations, dating methods in archaeology, North American archaeology, and Channel Islands archaeology.

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