Interview: Katie Jarriel and Allyson Dinwiddie

Dr. Katie Jarriel is a Clinical Associate Professor in the John Martinson Honors College, as well as the director of the Computing for Community Collaboratory (C3) Research Generator. Her research combines archaeology and computer modeling to better understand the histories of human– environment interaction. Project oCEANIC (Computing Environmental Adaptation and Navigation in Island Communities) applies these methodologies to a study of traditional maritime navigation in Oceania. Undergraduate student researcher Allyson Dinwiddie, who has contributed to this research, is interviewed along with Jarriel.