Field Station Director, Dr. Shannon Boomgarden
Dr. Shannon Arnold Boomgarden, RPA, Dr. Shannon Boomgarden is the Director of the Range Creek Field Station, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, and teaches the University of Utah’s Archaeological Summer Field School. She began working in archaeology over two decades ago and has been involved in the work in Range Creek Canyon since the early 2000s. Shannon’s research focuses on using actualistic experiments to study prehistoric subsistence practices in arid environments including, food storage techniques and maize farming. The experiments are designed to collect quantitative data on the costs and benefits of these activities. Working with reconstructions of Range Creek Canyon’s environment around 950 years ago, and using experimentally derived data on the constraints of irrigation farming techniques in Range Creek, Shannon has developed a formal model that predicts when and where irrigation is expected. This general model is applicable to studying prehistoric farmers throughout the semi-arid regions of the world.
Field Station Manager & Resident Archaeologist, Corrine Springer

Laboratory Manager, Jamie Greenland
Jamie Greenland recently returned to the realm of museum archaeology after working as a cultural resource management specialist and archaeologist since 2018. She has five years of archaeological laboratory and museum collections experience. Before embarking on a career in archaeology, she received a BFA in Theatre from the University of Utah, co-founded a theatre company on the east coast, and received a Master’s degree in sociocultural anthropology from Columbia University. Jamie also volunteered for several years at NHMU as gallery interpreter and as an anthropology collections volunteer. As Range Creek Laboratory Manager, she supports research and education efforts through the management of data and metadata, artifact processing, and permitting.
Emeritus Professor, Dr. Duncan Metcalfe
Dr. Duncan Metcalfe was U of U Associate Professor of Anthropology and Curator at the Natural History Museum of Utah for 40 years. Duncan worked tirelessly to foster an multi-diciplinary and inclusive approach to the research effort in Range Creek. Research teams from a number of universities, colleges, consulting firms, and community groups have joined the collaboration. Duncan's research interests include archaeological method and theory, evolutionary ecology, and prehistoric cultures of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau. In his spare time Duncan enjoys piloting a drone, gardening, and remodeling and fixing cars.