Academic interests
Historical archaeology, popular culture, race and racism, and modern material culture; urban Midwest, Finland
Awards
Society for Historical Archaeology John L. Cotter Award 2000; IUPUI Chancellor's Faculty Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement 2006; President, Society for Historical Archaeology 2012-2013; Fulbright Scholar University of Oulu (Finland) 2012
Publications
Include: author, Race and Affluence: An Archaeology of African America and Consumer Culture (1999); Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut (2008) ;
The Archaeology of Consumer Culture (2011);
and numerous journal articles and book chapters
Service
Past-President, Society for Historical Archaeology (2012-2013)