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Laura White , PhD, RPA

Visiting Professor

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Department:
School of Liberal Arts (SOLA) | Anthropology
Office Location: Garaventa 307

Professional Overview

Laura White is a Visiting Professor at Saint Mary's College of California. Prior to this appointment, she was an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Dr. White has been an archaeologist since 2007, and has worked on land sites in the United States and the United Kingdom and on underwater sites and with shipwreck materials in Sri Lanka, Spain, Florida, Cyprus, Italy, and more. Laura specializes in ancient ships and shipwrecks, and enjoys material culture, archaeological science, and artifact conservation. Laura is also a open water diving instructor, an AAUS scientific diving instructor, and a DAN instructor trainer.

SCHOLARLY INTERESTS: 
Creative arts in maritime cultures
Maritime and nautical culture, history and archaeology
Materials use and exploitation in antiquity 
Archaeological field methods and lab methods
Diving safety and scientific diving

Education

2023: PhD, Anthropology, Texas A&M University
2011: MS, Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford
2008: BA, Maritime Studies, Texas A&M University
          BS, Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University