Dr. Georgia Fox
Dr. Georgia Fox is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Chico, where she serves as Graduate Coordinator and teaches courses in anthropology. She directs the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology and Museum Studies Program and is Director of the Heritage Resources Conservation Laboratory. She received her B.A. in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Texas A&M University. Her academic interests and specializations include the archaeology of British colonization of the New World and the African Diaspora, maritime and underwater archaeology, material culture and museum studies, the conservation and preservation of archaeological and ethnographic materials, and the care and protection of cultural heritage. Dr. Fox has conducted archaeological and conservation work in Greece, Turkey, and Israel, Netherlands, California, and the Caribbean.