Patrick McCutcheon, PhD

Interests & Expertise

Archaeology, Evolutionary Theoretical Perspectives, Fieldwork, and Laboratory Methods, Archaeometry, Lithic Analysis, Cultural Resource Management, North American Prehistory, American Indian Studies

Archaeological Field Experience

• Approximately 23 archaeology field seasons in cultural resource management and research contexts in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Missouri, Arkansas, and Georgia.
• Extensive work in the western United States in interior, mountainous, and coastal settings.
• Work in plow-zone settings in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas for Dissertation fieldwork.

Teaching Experience

• Professor, Central Washington University, 2010 to Present.
• Associate Professor, Central Washington University, 2003 to 2010.
• Assistant Professor, Central Washington University, 1999 to 2003.
• Lecturer in Anthropology, Central Washington University, 1997 to 1999.
• Lecturer in Anthropology, Western Washington University, 1997.
• Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Washington, 1992 to 1996.

Graduate School Participation

Full Faculty member of CWU Graduate School, 2000 to Present.

Currently Advising five graduate students enrolled in Resource Management Program, all working on MS thesis research in Mount Rainier National Park and central Washington.

Curriculum Vitae