Jaime Kennedy (MS, 2010; PhD, 2018; University of Oregon) is the Director of the Archaeological Research Division at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. The division works with its state and federal agency partners to support cultural resource management efforts throughout the state, operates archaeological field schools, and conducts grant-supported archaeological research. Jaime’s primary research interests are in the archaeology of the Great Basin and Pacific Northwest, with an emphasis on the relationships between people and plants. She has analyzed archaeological plant remains from numerous sites in California, Oregon, and Washington, and published several of these studies in regional and national academic journals.