Biography
Mike Searcy is a professor of anthropology and is currently serving as the chair of the Anthropology Department.
Research Interests
Casas Grandes cultural tradition of northwest Mexico; causes linked to transitions in sociopolitical organization; social theory; long-distance interaction; iconographical analysis; ground stone analysis; ethnoarchaeology; Fremont archaeology; UAVs/drones; ancient DNA.Teaching Interests
Symbolic anthropology, Field School of Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, Southwestern Archaeology, Anthropological Theory, Archaeoinformatics, Heritage Resource Management, Current Archaeological Method and TheoryEducation
- Anthropology, Archaeology , University of Oklahoma (2010)
- Anthropology, Archaeology , Brigham Young University (2005)
- Journalism, Advertising , University of North Texas (2000)
Licenses and Certifications
- Register of Professional Archaeologists, Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) (2012 - Present)
Honors and Awards
- Martin B. Hickman FHSS Excellence in Teaching, College of Family, Home and Social Sciences (2020 - 2020)
- Butler Young Scholar Award in Western Studies, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies (2015 - 2018)
Administrative Assignments
- Department of Anthropology: Department Chair (2022 - Present)
- New World Archaeological Foundation: Director (2017 - 2025)
Memberships
- Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (2012 - Present)
- Utah Professional Archaeological Council (2012 - Present)
- Society for American Archaeology (2004 - Present)
- American Anthropological Association (2018 - 2018)
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Chair, Southwest Symposium Archaeological Conference (2020 - Present)
- Board Member, Mimbres Pottery Images Digital Database (2015 - Present)
- Board Member, Amerind Foundation (2022 - 2025)
- Conference-Related Role, Southwest Symposium Archaeological Conference (2023 - 2025)
- Committee/Council Member, Society for American Archaeology Government Affairs Committee (2020 - 2023)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Weber State University (2022 - 2022)
- Committee/Council Member, Utah Country Historic Preservation Commission (2017 - 2021)
- Board Member, Southwest Symposium (2016 - 2020)
- Officer, Utah Professional Archaeological Council (2013 - 2015)
- Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Utah Archaeology, Utah Professional Archaeological Council (2012 - 2015)