MA, Anthropology, University of Cincinnati
PhD Candidate, The University at Albany, State University of New York
Elizabeth Hoag is an archaeologist and anthropologist with nearly 30 years of professional experience. She has worked at pre-contact and historical archaeological sites throughout the Great Lakes, Midwest, and Northeast, and spent several years working in Veracruz, Mexico. She has been at the CIA for over a decade. teaching various social and natural science elective classes on topics including cultural anthropology, gender, urban anthropology, human evolution, and the history and cultures of Indigenous peoples in the New World.
Her current research interests include gender and motherhood experiences in the field of archaeology, and pedagogy and best practices for teaching hands-on curriculum in the natural and social sciences.
Elizabeth is the past president of the Ohio Archaeological Council, a board member of the Cleveland Archaeological Society, and the Archaeological Advisor to the Shaker Historical Society.
She holds a Master of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Cincinnati and is currently completing her PhD (ABD) at the State University of New York at Albany.
Areas of Specialization & Technical Knowledge: Anthropology, Archaeology, Gender and Motherhood, Mesoamerican Archaeology, Register of Professional Archaeology (RPA # 4619)
Awards: 2021 Winner of the Dan Tranberg Excellence in Teaching Award
Publications:
- Hoag, Elizabeth and Kathleen Von Jena. 2025. Kids in the Trenches. In Mothering and Archaeology: Past and Present Perspectives, edited by Laura Seifert and Suzanne M. Spencer-Wood. Routledge.
- Hoag, Elizabeth A. 2025. “Hearing What They Don’t Say”: Cultivating New Perspectives Through Teaching and Learning Anthropology at a College of Art and Design. Teaching and Learning Anthropology Journal 7(2): 1-23.
- Levin, Maureece J., Elizabeth Hoag, Christina Sampson, Jenny Evans, and Riley Rist. 2024. “Experiential Learning and High-Impact Practices.” The Archaeological Record 26: 28-33.
Work:
Building a Ceramic Kiln in San Isidro Texcaltitlan, Veracruz, Mexico; On Display in the 2024 CIA Faculty Exhibition.
