Anthropology

• Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress
• M.S. Museum and Field Studies, University of Colorado – Boulder, 2024
• B.A. Anthropology, Purdue University 2022

Subfield

Chair

Dr. Michelle LeFebvre 

Research Interests

Caribbean Archaeology, Museums, Archaeological Synthesis, Landscape Archaeology

The research topics I am interested in as part of my dissertation work involve understanding the persistence of land use throughout the island of Puerto Rico. Particularly, I am interested in how these patterns relate to the natural and built environment through which people create the perception of heritage and ecological knowledge. My research interests build off of the work I pursued in my master’s thesis where I explored the relationship between archaeology, cultural institutions in Puerto Rico and the conceptions of Indigenous heritage.

Selected Publications

Quintero-Bisono, D. (2024) Broadening Narratives About the Indigenous Past in Puerto Rico: Digitization of Archaeological Heritage at Centro Ceremonial Indígena Tibes in Ponce. : University of Colorado Boulder. https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/zc77sr73f

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

• 2024, University of Colorado – Boulder, Museum of Natural History Collie Fund Award ($1000.00)
• 2023, University of Colorado – Boulder, Museum Research Award ($ 299.00)
• 2022, University of Colorado – Boulder – Graduate School Diversity Recruitment Fellowship ($2,500.00 award)
• 2022, 3rd place poster Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference ($100.00 award)
• 2021, NSF-REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates)
• 2021, 3rd place poster Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference ($100.00 award)
• 2020, 1st place poster Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference ($100.00 award)
• 2019 – 2020, Margo Katherine Wilke Internship, Purdue University ($500.00 award)