Emily  Schumacher

Biography

Dr. Emily R. Schumacher is a anthropological archaeologist with an expertise in the historical archaeology of the Atlantic World and a Visiting Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies. Her research explores how physical, cultural, and social landscapes intersect with material culture to reflect political power, social and economic control, identity, and agency. 

She has additional applied anthropological experience working in refugee resettlement. Previously, she served as a Cultural Orientation Instructor for the Refugee Resettlement Office at The Synagogue | Congregation B'nai Emunah in Tulsa, OK and was active member of The University of Tulsa chapter of the national campus refugee resettlement initiation Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR).

In her spare time, Dr. Schumacher loves to eat amazing food, read just about anything fiction, and watch Asian dramas and horror movies (domestic and International).

Research, Presentations & Publications

PUBLICATIONS

• (Under Review) Schumacher, Emily R. "Colonial Defense on the Edge of a Scandinavian Empire: A look at Danish St. Croix. In Military Sites Archaeology in the Caribbean", eds. Todd Ahlam, Zachary J.M. Beier, and Gerald F. Schroedl. Berghahn Books, New York, NY.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

• “To Build or Not to Build: An Historical Archaeological Examination of Fort Louise Augusta and the Role of Sovereign Perceptions and Interests in the Construction and Maintenance of Danish West Indian Fortifications." 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024
• "Unraveling Fort Louise Augusta: A Historical Archaeological Examination of a Danish West Indian Fortification." Oklahoma Archaeology Conference. 2024
• "Shifting Sovereignties in a Discontinuous Frontier: The Case of Saint Croix and the Danish West Indies." Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology. 2024
• "Overview and Preliminary Results from the 2022 Excavation at Fort Louise Augusta, St. Croic, US Virgin Islands." 88th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2023
• "The Military Landscape of St. Croix. Danish West Indies (1733-1917)." 87th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2022
• "Danish Defense of St. Croix." Confrence on Historical and Underwater Archaeology. 2020
• "It's a Date: Pipe Stem and Ceramics Relative Dating at Chistiansted National Historical Site." 84th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2019
• "Hidden Baneath the Mahogany Tree: Archaeological Overview and Results From the CHRI-92 Tree Stump Removal Project." 27th Congress of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology. 2017

PANELS & GUEST SPEAKING

• "Resettlement Campuses & Student Engagement: Advocacy, Reseach, & Resource Creation." The Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR) Gathering. 2023
• "Archaeology at Johnson's Island: Reconstructing Life at a Civil War Military Prison."  September Meeting of the Tulsa Archaeological Society. 2020
• "Digging It Up: Archaeology at Christiansted National Historic Site." February Meeting of the Tulsa Archaeological Society. 2020