Hello! My name is Claire Cathers and I am a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut, where I studied ancient archaeobotanical remains from Syria, Turkey, and Kurdistan. This fall, I am joining Dr. Wang and Dr. McLeester's lab as a post-baccalaureate fellow in archaeology. I am arriving from an AmeriCorps archaeology education internship with the National Park Service at Fort Frederica National Monument. I also have previously worked as an Archaeobotany Research Specialist for Dr. Alexia Smith at UConn, and for the Department of Energy as an archaeology intern at the Idaho National Laboratory. My hobbies include long hikes in National Parks, thrifting, birdwatching, and knitting!