ABOUT MEGAN
Megan is currently a PhD student in the Nautical Archaeology Program of the Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M University and a Texas A&M Association of Former Students Fellow (2020-2025). She holds an M.A. in Public History from Duquesne University (2020) and B.A. in History.
Megan studies a variety of topics dealing with public archaeology, conservation, and commemoration in an underwater and maritime context. She is specifically interested in religion, human rights, ancient Rome, and modern Africa, and she likes to incorporate community-based research like oral history, as well as public engagement and dissemination, into every project. Over the past four years, she has worked as a consulting preservationist and conservation technician with Pfaffmann + Associates AIA/AICP, Centro di Conservazione Archaeologica, and Carnegie Museum of Natural History. She is also the 2020 recipient of a National Council on Public History graduate student travel award and 2019 Duquesne University Award for Excellence in Graduate History. A lifelong swimmer, she was a 2018 NCAA DIII Scholar All-American. Outside of research, she enjoys art, travel, cooking, and spending time with loved ones.
Megan studies a variety of topics dealing with public archaeology, conservation, and commemoration in an underwater and maritime context. She is specifically interested in religion, human rights, ancient Rome, and modern Africa, and she likes to incorporate community-based research like oral history, as well as public engagement and dissemination, into every project. Over the past four years, she has worked as a consulting preservationist and conservation technician with Pfaffmann + Associates AIA/AICP, Centro di Conservazione Archaeologica, and Carnegie Museum of Natural History. She is also the 2020 recipient of a National Council on Public History graduate student travel award and 2019 Duquesne University Award for Excellence in Graduate History. A lifelong swimmer, she was a 2018 NCAA DIII Scholar All-American. Outside of research, she enjoys art, travel, cooking, and spending time with loved ones.
