Biography

Lucy Burgchardt's background in archaeology informs her current research into how archaeological findings are taken up in public life and used toward political ends. Her award-winning dissertation, completed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, investigated the history of preservation advocacy on behalf of ancestral Indigenous landscapes in the Southwestern United States. Her next project is an analysis of organizational rhetoric at sites like Mesa Verde National Park and Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

Previous Education

Ripon College