Rebecca L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Dr. Johnson is an Assistant Information Specialist in the Life Sciences Research Organization, where she assists in maintaining the library, responding to requests for reports, and organizing the scientific literature required by staff scientists for sponsored projects. Previously, she developed and maintained statewide archaeological databases for the state of Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist.
Dr. Johnson received her B.A. degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and her Ph.D. in anthropology, with a concentration in archaeology, from the University of Iowa. Her dissertation research examined dietary change between two Native American villages in southeastern Iowa during the period 1600 BC - 1950 AD, through an examination of fatty acid residues extracted from pottery. Her fieldwork has covered the U.S., Great Britain and Poland.
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