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About Jerald Ek

Jerald Ek is an archaeologist with research interests in community-based participatory research, indigenous archaeology, human-environmental interactions, political organization and urbanism. After spending most of his career focusing on the Maya Lowlands region of Mesoamerica, he has shifted focus to the Salish Sea region.  Jerry is the co-director of two field research projects. The x̌ʷiq̓ʷix̌ʷalqʷuʔ (Blue Water) Project is an indigenous-led archaeological project conducted in partnership with the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians. He is also the director of the Proyecto Arqueológico Champotón, a study of human-environmental dynamics and political, economic, and social change within a region with three millennia of continuous human occupation. Jerry has also served the director of the Western Washington University Archaeological Field School. 

Positions

2014 - Present Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Western Washington University ‐ Department of Anthropology
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Present Faculty Member, Western Washington University ‐ Western Libraries
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2011 - 2012 Visiting Lecturer, Skidmore College ‐ Department of Anthropology
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2007 - 2008 Visiting Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche ‐ Centro de Investigaciones Históricas y Sociales
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2006 - 2007 Adjunct Instructor, State University of New York at Albany ‐ Department of Anthropology
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Curriculum Vitae

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Honors and Awards

  • 2009 Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation.
  • 2007-2008 Fulbright Research Grant, Institute of International Education.
  • 2005 Research Grant, Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.

Education

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2015 Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany ‐ Department of Anthropology
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2000 M.A., University College London ‐ Institute of Archaeology
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1999 B.A., Western Washington University ‐ Department of Anthropology
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Contact Information

Arntzen Hall, Room 356
Department of Anthropology
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (518) 316-1429

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Journal Articles (7)

Book Contributions (8)