Douglas J. Kennett (B.A., 1990; M.A., 1994: Ph.D. 1998, University of California at Santa Barbara) has been an assistant professor at UO since 2001.  Douglas J. Kennettis an archaeologist studying prehistoric maritime societies of the Pacific and Pacific Rim. He has done field research in California, Mexico, Oceania, and Peru and currently has active field projects in Chiapas, Mexico and Rapa, French Polynesia. Theoretical interests include evolutionary and ecological approaches to hunter-gatherers and agriculturalists, particularly the behavioral ecology of prehistoric coastal foragers and farmers. Methodological specializations include archaeometry, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and quantitative analysis. He has authored or co-authored 20 peer-reviewed papers and has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society and the National Park Service to conduct his research. A revised version of his dissertation "Behavioral Ecology and the Evolution of Hunter-Gatherer Societies on the Northern Channel Islands, California" is currently under consideration by UC Press and he is in the process of editing a volume entitled "Foraging Theory and the Transition to Agriculture" with Bruce Winterhalder from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Contact Information: (541) 346-5237.

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