People


NAGPRA Working Group

NameTitle
Ryan ClasbyCurator of Global Indigenous Art and Lifeways
John CurranVice Chancellor and Chief Risk Officer
Nico Franz

Krishtalka Director — Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum

Professor — Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Megan GanonHusch Blackwell Higher Education Law Fellow
Carlton Shield Chief GoverAffiliate Faculty, Indigenous Studies; Assistant Professor, Anthropology; Assistant Curator, Archaeology Division, Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
Kara KellyCollection Manager - Archaeology,  Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum
Katie McClureCollections Assistant - Archaeology, Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum
Melissa Peterson

Acting Associate Vice Chancellor and Assistant Research Professor, Office of Sovereign Partnerships

Affiliate Faculty, Indigenous Studies

Josie Sneed-GilliamCollection Manager, Spencer Museum of Art
Celka StraughnDeputy Director for Public Practice, Curatorial and Research, Andrew W. Mellon Director of Academic Programs, Spencer Museum of Art
Patrick WatersAssociate General Counsel

NAGPRA Committee

NameTitle
Ryan ClasbyCurator of Global Indigenous Art and Lifeways
John CurranVice Chancellor and Chief Risk Officer
Jill HummelsDirector of Communications
Addison Keegan-HarrisDirector of Impact & Belonging
Kara KellyCollection Manager, Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum
Katie McClureCollections Assistant - Archaeology, Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum
Melissa Peterson

Acting Associate Vice Chancellor and Assistant Research Professor, Office of Sovereign Partnerships

Affiliate Faculty, Indigenous Studies

Sydney Pursel (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska)Curator of Public Practice, Spencer Museum of Art
Carlton Shield Chief GoverAffiliate Faculty, Indigenous Studies; Assistant Professor, Anthropology; Assistant Curator, Archaeology Division, Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
Josie Sneed-GilliamCollection Manager, Spencer Museum of Art
Celka StraughnDeputy Director for Public Practice, Curatorial and Research, Andrew W. Mellon Director of Academic Programs, Spencer Museum of Art
Patrick WatersAssociate General Counsel