Alisha Marie Ragland
Lecturer, Social Sciences Division Tribal Liaison
M.A. San Jose State University, 2018
Expertise:
Applied anthropology, Indigenous archaeology, bioarchaeology, sex and gender, abolition,
decolonization, Native American studies, community-based participatory and action
research.
Clark Hall 404N
408-924-5703
alisha.ragland@sjsu.edu
Alisha Marie Ragland (she/her/hers) is an Applied Anthropological Archaeologist in
the greater Bay Area. Her work centers an Indigenous archaeological approach, and
community based participatory research. Her experience ranges from museum exhibit
design and curation, pre-colonial osteological excavation and laboratory analysis,
to CRM and historical artifact analysis.
In addition to lecturing, Ms. Ragland serves as the Social Sciences Division Tribal
Liaison, working closely with the NAGPRA Coordinator to fulfill the University's requirements
under AB275. In this role, she is accountable to California Native American Tribes
in returning ancestral remains and their associated belongings to their respective
communities. Ms. Ragland received her MA in Applied Anthropology in 2018 from San
Jose State University, and has been a professional California archaeologist since
2016.
