TEACHING
I am faculty in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina. I teach undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from Primates, People & Prehistory (an introduction to evolution) to Principles of Archaeology (an introduction to archaeology) to Food and Culture to Ethnoecology. Thus, I teach both archaeological and cultural anthropological courses. I supervise Ph.D., Masters, and undergraduate theses and research projects.
I have an extensive teaching resume that includes grants awarded, giving workshops, organizing sessions, presenting papers, and attending educational workshops. In 2000 I was the first in my department to be awarded the University of South Carolina Michael J. Mungo award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
I am faculty in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina. I teach undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from Primates, People & Prehistory (an introduction to evolution) to Principles of Archaeology (an introduction to archaeology) to Food and Culture to Ethnoecology. Thus, I teach both archaeological and cultural anthropological courses. I supervise Ph.D., Masters, and undergraduate theses and research projects.
I have an extensive teaching resume that includes grants awarded, giving workshops, organizing sessions, presenting papers, and attending educational workshops. In 2000 I was the first in my department to be awarded the University of South Carolina Michael J. Mungo award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
RESEARCH
Archaeological. I co-direct the long-term Wateree Archaeological Research Project (WARP), which studies the archaeology of the Wateree River Valley in central South Carolina, in the vicinity of Camden, SC.
Archaeological. I co-direct the long-term Wateree Archaeological Research Project (WARP), which studies the archaeology of the Wateree River Valley in central South Carolina, in the vicinity of Camden, SC.
Paleoethnobotanical. I conduct paleoethnobotanical research in the southeastern United States, focusing on the Mississippian period (A.D. 900-1600), the transition from Late Woodland to Mississippian, and the early Colonial period (up to 1730). I take on occasional contracts to identify plant remains from other projects.
Ethnobotanical. In conjunction with my undergraduate (and occasional graduate) students, I run a number of projects mostly concentrating on the ethnobotany of South Carolina or of the southeastern United States. Projects have included South Carolina Homegardens; What is a Vegetable?; Botanical Knowledge; Biocultural Diversity; and Snacking (this last is a cultural rather than ethnobotanical project).
Ethnobotanical. In conjunction with my undergraduate (and occasional graduate) students, I run a number of projects mostly concentrating on the ethnobotany of South Carolina or of the southeastern United States. Projects have included South Carolina Homegardens; What is a Vegetable?; Botanical Knowledge; Biocultural Diversity; and Snacking (this last is a cultural rather than ethnobotanical project).
SERVICE
Public. In my capacity as a speaker on the South Carolina Humanities Council Speaker's Bureau, since 1992 I have been traveling around the state to speak to various groups about archaeology, ethnobotany, paleoethnobotany, or ecoliteracy. Early in my career at USC I gave a number of 1-3-hour plant walks/talks at State Parks around the state. I also visited and spoke with a number of chapters of the Archaeological Society of SC (ASSC). Photo by Nan McCrarry
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I have served on two state boards, the South Carolina State Board of Review, National Register of Historic Places
(2006-2010), and the South Carolina Heritage Trust Advisory Board (2002-2004, appointed by the Governor).
Since 1978, I have helped organizations and individuals re-create prehistoric eastern North American Indian gardens.
Professional Society.
I have been actively involved as an officer and in committees in the Society for Economic Botany, Society of Ethnobiology, International Society of Ethnobiology, and the American Anthropological Association.
University. I have been actively involved at both the departmental and university level, most notably chairing the very active Courses and Curricula Committee that reviews all course and program changes at the university. I not only served as a Faculty Senator, but during my tenure as a committee chair, was a member of the Faculty Senate Steering Committee.
(2006-2010), and the South Carolina Heritage Trust Advisory Board (2002-2004, appointed by the Governor).
Since 1978, I have helped organizations and individuals re-create prehistoric eastern North American Indian gardens.
Professional Society.
I have been actively involved as an officer and in committees in the Society for Economic Botany, Society of Ethnobiology, International Society of Ethnobiology, and the American Anthropological Association.
University. I have been actively involved at both the departmental and university level, most notably chairing the very active Courses and Curricula Committee that reviews all course and program changes at the university. I not only served as a Faculty Senator, but during my tenure as a committee chair, was a member of the Faculty Senate Steering Committee.
contact information:
Gail E. Wagner, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
Office: 432 Gambrell Phone: 803.777.6548; Fax: 803.777.0259 Email: gail.wagner AT sc.edu http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/anth/gail-wagner
Office: 432 Gambrell Phone: 803.777.6548; Fax: 803.777.0259 Email: gail.wagner AT sc.edu http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/anth/gail-wagner
© Gail E. Wagner, 2014. The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. The contents of the page have not been reviewed or approved by the University of South Carolina. Page last updated 15 January 2017.