Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, Ph.D.
Chair & Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1999
SAC 251
(989) 463-7186
Office Hours: MWF 9:15-10:15 am; T, TH 8:55-9:55 am
Education
- Ph.D. (anthropology), 1997, The Pennsylvania State University
- M.A. (anthropology), 1990, The Pennsylvania State University
- M.B.A., 1983, University of Connecticut
- M.A.T. (social sciences), 1974, Duke University
- B.A. (anthropology - with distinction), 1973, The University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
Paleoethnobotany especially Mississippian and other late prehistoric through early historic native American cultures; Ethnobotany; Human ecology
Recent Courses Taught
- Food, Culture, and Identity. FYS 08.
- Introduction to Archaeology. SOA 213.
- Introduction to Anthropology. SOA111.
- Research in Anthropology. SOA 399, 499.
- North American Archaeology. SOA 115.
- Introduction to Anthropology. SOA 111.
- Ethnobotany: Plants and People.
Directed Student Presentations and Achievements
- An Analysis of Artifacts from Holly Township Park Heritage Farmstead, Michigan
- A Soldiers Perspective on Iraqui Culture
- The Use of Anthropology by the American Government in World War II
Selected Book Publications
Selected Articles
- with H. Thomas Foster. "A Paleoethnobotany of Muskogee Creek Indian Agricultural and Garden Systems in Southeastern North America." The Archaeology of Crop Fields and Gardens. pp. 42-53 January 1, 2007.
- with Thomas J. Pluckhahn, J. Matthew Compton. "Archaeological Correlates of Small-Scale Feasting: Insights From An Unusual Assemblage From the Woodland Period Site of Kolomoki (9ER1) in Georgia." The Journal of Field Archaeology. December 2006.
- with J.A. Kurland.. "Tit-for-Tat Among the Iroquois: A Game Theoretical Perspective On Inter-Tribal Political Organization." Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 1994, 13: 278-305. 1994.
- with L.E. Raymer. "Archaeobotanical Analysis, in Archaeological Excavations in Barstow Valley.." Early Georgia. 2000, 28(2):74-91
- "An Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Two Maize Cob-Filled Pits." Early Georgia. 2005, 33 (2): 131-141 2005 Fall.
- with Kari-Jo Johnson and Aimmi Knarr. "Assimilation or Adaptation? Late Historic Chippewa Subsistence Strategies in Central Lower Michigan.." Michigan Archaeologist. 2002, 48 (1,2): 117-148
Selected Reviews
- Review of Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods. The Sacred Realm of Chocolate in Mesoamerica, by Meredith L.Dreiss and Sharon Edgar Greenhill. Economic Botany. 2010, 65 (1) June 2010.
- Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, Ph.D.. Review of Paleoethnobotany of Princess Point, Lower Great Lakes Region, Southern Ontario, Canada, by Della Saunders. Economic Botany. 2009. 63(4) 2009 12.
- Review of It Will Live Forever. Traditional Yosemite Indian Acorn Preparation, by Beverly R. Ortiz and Julia F. Parker. Economic Botany. 63 (4), forthcoming December 2009.
- Review of Benjamin Smith Barton: Naturalist and Physician in Jeffersonian America, by Joseph Ewan and Nesta Dunn Ewan. Economic Botany. 2008, 62(3): 633
- Review of Canyon Gardens. The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest, by V.B. Price and Baker H. Morrow (eds.). Economic Botany. 2008, 62(1): 102-103 2008.
- Review of Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao, by Cameron L. McNeil. Economic Botany. 61(4):401-402 December 1, 2007.
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Recent Presentations
- Leslie Branch-Raymer. "The Care and Feeding of Archaeobotanical Samples: From Sampling to Shipping." Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Mobile, Alabama. 5 November 2009.
- with Leslie E. Branch-Raymer. "It's All in the Bones: Patterns of Faunal Exploitation from South Florida Black Dirt Midden Mounds." Society for American Archaeology. Atlanta, GA. 24 April 2009.
- with Leslie Branch-Raymer. "No More Square Seeds." Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters , Annual Meeting. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. 20 March 2009.
- "An Anthropological Perspective on Vocation." Alma College Faculty Forum. 21 November 2008.
- with Leslie Branch-Raymer. "New Perspectives on Middle Woodland Subsistence in Northwest Georgia." Southeastern Archaeological Conference. Charlotte, NC. 13 November 2008.
- Workshop organized by Linda Lyons. "Cordage Session: Workshop on Ethnobotanical Laboratory Activities." Society for Economic Botany. Duke University, Durham, NC. 5 June 2008.
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Awards, Honors, Recognitions
- Faculty Small Grant
- Faculty Small Grant
- Faculty Small Grant
- Faculty Research Grant
- Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
- Discovering Vocation Service Learning Faculty Fellow in Social Science
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Professional Memberships
- Sigma Xi, The Science Research Society
- Southeastern Archaelogical Conference - life member
- Society for Historical Archaeology
- Society for Georgia Archaeology
- Society of Ethnobiology
- Society for Economic Botany
- Society for American Archaeology
- Register of Professional Archaeologists
- Michigan Archaeological Society
- Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters
- American Anthropological Association
Service to the College
- Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Human Research Subjects Committee
- President's Diversity Advisory Council, Chair
- Chair, Deparment of Sociology and Anthropology
- Communications Committee
- Election Committee
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Service to the Community
- Troop Committee, Boy Scout Troop 610
- Lector, Saint Mary Parish, Alma, MI.
- Forest Hill Nature Area Advisory Council
- Guest Interpreter, Forest Hill Nature Area
- Volunteer Coordinator, Boy Scout Trooop 410
- Archaeology Badge Counselor and Advancement Chair, Boy Scout Troop 610
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Service to the Profession
- Associate Editor, Michigan Academician
- Referee, Journal of Field Archaeology
- Executive Committee Member-At-Large, Anthropology Section Chair, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters
- Referee, Michigan Academy of Arts, Science, and Letters
- President, Sigma Xi Research Society, Central Michigan Chapter
- President, Sigma Xi Research Society, Central Michigan Chapter
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