Wagner, Gail E.

Research Affiliate

My field of interest is the interrelationships between people and plants, both past and present (and, one could argue, the future).

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Anthropology
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Archaeology, Southeast, Ethnobotany, Paleoethnobotany, Foodways, Anthropogenesis, Ethnoecology, Biocultural Diversity, Chiefdoms, Homegardens, Botanical knowledge, Vegetables
Institutional Focus Areas
Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Ethnobotany; Paleoethnobotany of the eastern United States, Archaeology of the Chiefdom of Cofitachequi in central South Carolina, Biocultural diversity, including botanical knowledge

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1975 Miami University Oxford, Ohio B.A. Anthropology
1978 Washington Univ. St. Louis, MO M.A. Anthropology/archaeololgy
1987 Washington University St. Louis, MO Ph.D. Anthropology/archaeology

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
1986 - 1989 Principal Investigator (archaeology), Center for American Archaeology Kampsville, IL
1989 - 1995 Assistant Professor, tenure track, Archaeology, Dept. of Anthropology University of South Carolina
1995 Associate Professor, tenured, Archaeology, Dept. of Anthropology University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1995 Award Outstanding Service Award, Archaeological Society of South Carolina University of South Carolina
2000 Award Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Awards University of South Carolina
2018 Award Garnet Apple Award University of South Carolina
2018 Award Distinguished Ethnobiologist (lifetime acheivement award) Society of Ethnobiology
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