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ALEX E.MORRISON,PH.D. <br /> MANAGER,SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST, <br /> PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR <br /> IA <br /> FEBRUARY 2024 <br /> Alex E. Morrison is a Manager and Principal Investigator at International Archaeology, LLC (IA) and <br /> International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc. (IARII). He has served as a Project Manager at IA <br /> and IARII since 2014. From 2007 to 2014,Dr.Morrison served as a Project Director and GIS Specialist at <br /> IARII. Dr. Morrison has 20 years of archaeological experience, the majority of which has been spent <br /> conducting research in the Pacific region. He has supervised, managed, and directed dozens of <br /> archaeological projects in the Hawaiian Islands, Samoa, the Cook Islands, and Rapa Nui. Dr. Morrison's <br /> interests and specialties include Geographical Information Systems (GIS), spatial modeling, faunal <br /> analysis, and coastal geomorphology. <br /> Research Interests <br /> Historic preservation compliance including NEPA and Section 106 compliance, remote sensing, digital <br /> archaeology,human ecology, and public archaeology <br /> Education <br /> Ph.D.,Anthropology,University of Hawaii at Manoa,2012 <br /> M.A.,Anthropology,University of Hawaii at Manoa,2005 <br /> B.A.,Anthropology,University of California, Santa Barbara,2001 <br /> Professional Positions <br /> IA/IARII Manager/Principal Investigator,International Archaeology,LLC,Honolulu,2023—present <br /> Applied EarthWorks Principal Archaeologist, San Luis Obispo, California 2021-2023 <br /> IA/IARII Project Manager/Senior Archaeologist,International Archaeology,LLC,Honolulu,2014-2021 <br /> IARII Project Director/GIS Specialist,IARII,Honolulu,2007-2014 <br /> Affiliate Faculty,University of Hawaii-Manoa,Honolulu, 2015—present <br /> Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland, 2014—present <br /> Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland,2012-2014 <br /> Summary of Experience <br /> Principal Investigator/Project Manager,over 50 projects in Hawaii <br /> Project Director,over 20 projects in Hawaii <br /> 22 years of active research in the Pacific Region; 20 years of archaeological experience <br /> Authored or co-authored over 50 technical reports; published ca. 35 scientific journal articles and book <br /> chapters <br /> Role in Recent Pacific Islands Projects <br /> Principal Investigator/Project Manager,LSM EIS,Cultural Resources Support,Pearl Harbor,O`ahu,2023— <br /> present <br /> Principal Investigator/Project Manager, CJMT Reconnaissance Verification Survey, Tinian, Mariana <br /> Islands,2023—present <br /> Principal Investigator/Project Manager, Pacific Missile Range Facility AIS and CIA in support of an EIS <br /> for Land Retention. Kauai,2023—present <br /> Principal Investigator/Project Manager, Pacific Missile Range Facility Archaeological Monitoring, Kauai, <br /> 2023—present <br /> 1 of 1 <br />