Lisa Young

Lisa Young is a Teaching Professor and Lecturer IV in the department of anthropology. She is an anthropological archaeologist with research interests in the American Southwest and the history of museum collections. Her research and project-based
teaching emphasize community engagement and the use of digital technology for knowledge sharing. She is currently working on projects restoring connections between ethnobotanical collections in the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology with Indigenous communities in North America, especially the Hopi community in northeastern Arizona. Her collections-based research supports community-led initiatives for food sovereignty, seed rematriation, and language revitalization.