Research Faculty
Boyce N. Driskell
Research Professor & Director, Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: bdriskel@utk.edu
Archaeology (Prehistoric): cultural resource managment; lithic technology; basketry technology; eastern U.S. and Near East
Kandace D. Hollenbach
Research Assistant Professor, Laboratory Manager, Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: kdh@utk.edu
Archaeology (Prehistoric): paleoethnobotany; hunter-gatherers, foodways; eastern U.S.
Elizabeth Kellar DeCorse
Research Assistant Professor & Associate Director, Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: ekellard@utk.edu
Archaeology (Historical): plantations & slaver; public ed/outreach; Southeast U.S. & Caribbean.
Research Staff
Michael G. Angst, MA
Senior Archaeologist, Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: mangst@utk.edu
Gail L. Guymon, MA
Architectural Historian, Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: gguymon@utk.edu
Bradley A. Creswell, BA
Archaeologist III,
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: paleoBC@aol.com
Stephen Yerka, MA
IT Specialist II,
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: syerka@utk.edu
Jennifer McDonough, BA
Archaeologist II/Curation
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: jennimc@utk.edu
Stacey Savidant, BS
Archaeologist II/Curation
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: savidant@utk.edu
Howard Haygood, BA
Archaeologist I
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: hhaygood @utk.edu
Jessica Vavrasek, MA
Graduate Student
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: jvavrase@utk.edu
Kenneth Cagle
Undergraduate Student
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: kcagle1@utk.edu
Matthew D. Gage, MA
Senior Archaeologist, Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: mgage1@utk.edu
Howard Cyr, MA
Geoarchaeologist,
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: hcyr@utk.edu
Juliette Vogel, MA
Archaeologist III,
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: jvogel1@utk.edu
Daniel Brock, BS
Archaeologist II/GIS Technician
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: dbrock4@utk.edu
Charles Susano III, BA
Archaeologist II
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: csusano@utk.edu
Jessie Duncan, BA
Archaeologist I/GIS Technician
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: jduncan8@utk.edu
Erik Johanson, BA
Archaeologist I
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: johanson@utk.edu
Mandy Barton, BA
Graduate Student
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: abarton@utk.edu
Katherine McMillan, MA
Graduate Student
Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: kmcmill3@utk.edu