The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) together with the Brazil Initiative at LACS feature presenters from diverse disciplines. LACS organizes and sponsors more than 50 public lectures, workshops, performances, and conferences over the course of the academic year.
In addition to our yearly programming, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) and the Brazil Initiative at LACS are happy to consider funding requests to co-sponsor lectures, events, performances, and activities that coincide with the center's mission to promote a broad and deep understanding of the region. Request to co-sponsor an event »
International Institute Career Event: Conversation with Dr. Allison Davis
Dr. Allison Davis, Cultural Property Analyst for the Cultural Heritage Center of the U.S. Department of State
Students are invited to have lunch and talk to U-M alum Dr. Allison Davis about her career in Latin America, where she works on conservation and preservation of archaeological sites. Students should RSVP using this link:
http://bit.ly/2mL216M
Allison Davis is a Cultural Property Analyst in the Cultural Heritage Center of the U.S. Department of State. She works to reduce looting and trafficking of cultural property from Latin America. Before joining the Cultural Heritage Center, Allison carried out archaeological research in Peru for 15 years. She has also excavated in Italy and the United States. Allison taught archaeology and anthropology as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University. Allison is an alumna of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in Peru. She holds an A.B. cum laude in anthropology from Dartmouth College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan.
Allison Davis is a Cultural Property Analyst in the Cultural Heritage Center of the U.S. Department of State. She works to reduce looting and trafficking of cultural property from Latin America. Before joining the Cultural Heritage Center, Allison carried out archaeological research in Peru for 15 years. She has also excavated in Italy and the United States. Allison taught archaeology and anthropology as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University. Allison is an alumna of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in Peru. She holds an A.B. cum laude in anthropology from Dartmouth College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan.
| Building: | School of Social Work Building |
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| Event Type: | Workshop / Seminar |
| Tags: | International, Latin America |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from International Institute, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
