Representative Publications

2000 The Precontact Iroquoian Occupation of Southern Ontario. Journal of World Prehistory 14: 415 - 466.

1996 Evolution of the Iroquoian Longhouse. In People Who Lived in Big Houses: Archaeological Perspectives on Large Domestic Structures, edited by G. Coupland and E.B. Banning, pp. 11-26. Monographs in World Archaeology No. 27. Prehistory Press, Madison.

1995 Introduction. In Origins of the People of the Longhouse: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Symposium of the Ontario Archaeological Society, edited by A. Bekerman and G.A. Warrick, pp. 1-3. Ontario Archaeological Society, Toronto.

1992 Iroquoiens et taux de croissance preindustriels. Recherches Amerindiennes au Quebec 22: 24-26.

Bio
I was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. A Grade 11 ancient history course sparked my interest in archaeology and prompted me to attend McMaster University, where I studied first Classics and later Anthropology, specializing in Iroquoian archaeology. In addition to southern Ontario, I have worked in the Canadian Arctic and the mountains of B.C. I was and continue to be attracted to archaeology not for its popular appeal of exotic places and beautiful artifacts but because of a desire to learn what everyday life was like for the common person of the past. Prior to graduating with a Ph.D. in Anthropology from McGill University, I accepted a position as Regional Archaeologist with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and applied my academic training in the public sector for several years before returning to university teaching. While archaeologists tend to live and breathe their discipline even after the work day is done, my leisure time is spent camping and travelling with my two children, bike riding, playing ice hockey, and reading non-fiction and historical novels.