Theresa McReynolds

Instructor

Most of Theresa's research is related to the prehistory and history of the Carolinas. Her dissertation project combines artifact spatial analysis and multi-elemental soil chemistry analysis to identify activity areas at an early nineteenth-century Catawba Indian town in the South Carolina backcountry. Theresa has also recently been involved in a collaborative ceramic sourcing project that identified regional sources of clays and tempers used to manufacture Woodland-period (ca. 1000 B.C. – A.D. 1600) pots found in the Fort Bragg region of the North Carolina Sandhills.

In addition to her research, Theresa is dedicated to sharing archaeology with the public. She is particularly interested in the use of inquiry-based archaeological activities to teach social studies, science, math, language arts, and art in K-12 classrooms. To this end, Theresa facilitates workshops and other professional development opportunities for K-12 educators and develops educational resources geared toward the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.