Caitlin Whitaker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Geography and Anthropology Department
Ph.D., University at Buffalo, 2017
- PHONE:
- (262) 595-3244
- EMAIL:
- curtisc@uwp.edu
Caitlin’s research interests include participatory mapping, GIS applications to social questions, cultural heritage studies, community engagement in heritage management, and sustainability. At the University at Buffalo, she received her PhD in Anthropology with specialization in Archaeology in 2017, and her MA in Geography with specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in 2012. In addition to her longstanding archaeological and heritage research in Turkey, she is also currently developing an educational outreach project at an Armenian archaeological site. She is excited to bring these projects and research interests into the classroom to engage students at the forefront of heritage and GIS.
Areas of Expertise
- Participatory mapping & GIS
- Community engagement
- Cultural heritage studies
- Neolithic-Chalcolithic archaeology of Turkey
- Sustainability
- (2022) Narratives Around Audiences: Creating Relationships between Çatalhöyük and Different Publics. British Institute at Ankara, 18 pp.
Research/Creative Awards
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(2023)
Outstanding Partnership Award — Alan E. Guskin Center for Community & Business Engagement
"In recognition of the depth of partnership and the high quality outcomes of the Quilts on Barn project, the Community & Business Engagement office is excited and proud to award the <b>Outstanding Partnership Award</b> to the Racine Arts Council and the GIS and Communities course."
ANTH 201 - Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 300 - Topics-Data Collectn/Analysis:
ANTH 320 - Heritage and Tourism
GEOG 108 - Culture/Environ Sustainability
GEOG 323 - Climate Change
GEOG 410 - GIS and Communities
GEOG 460 - Introduction to GIS Analysis
GEOG 465 - Advanced GIS Applications
GEOG 494 - Internship in Geography
MSST 301 - Introduction to Museums